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Covid-19 - Malicious apps, sms and fake news... - hacxx - 03-18-2020
Malicious apps, SMS asking for money or false donation collections alerts National Cybersecurity Center. Since the beginning of February 2020, there have been a series of cyber attacks associated with the spread of the coronavirus, warn the National Cybersecurity Center.
Crisis contexts of international proportions have traditionally been exploited by hostile cyberspace actors to sustain their cyberattack campaigns in social alarmism and global media attention on the topic. The current pandemic associated with the spread of the COVID-19 virus has not been an exception, with this topic being selected by a large number of cyber-threat agents as coverage for their cyber attack campaigns.
Common threats
- Emails, SMS or distribution of malicious files
- Ransomware - Apps that block devices
- False donation collection campaigns
- SMSs asking for money
RE: Covid-19 - Malicious apps, sms and fake news... - mothered - 03-18-2020
Quote:Malicious apps, SMS asking for money or false donation collections alerts National Cybersecurity Center.I've read a number of reports about this.
Precautionary measures must be taken to prevent falling victim.
RE: Covid-19 - Malicious apps, sms and fake news... - @bcd3 - 03-18-2020
https://www.reddit.com/r/blueteamsec/comments/fiy0i8/master_thread_covid19corona_threat_actor_campaigns/
heres a masterthread on this coronavirus malware. yesterday I saw a thread about the ransomware, a user reverse engineered the apk and found the decryption code in plaintext. cant seem to find it again though, but its out there