INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The recent surge in coronavirus-based cybercrime has gotten so serious that security officials from the US and UK have issued a joint
advisory warning that they're currently tracking over 2,500 coronavirus-themed threats.The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have compiled a database of malicious websites and email addresses that are using the coronavirus
outbreak as a lure to trick users into falling for a variety of scams online.In their advisory, the agencies also warned about a rise in
video conferencing hijacking or zomb-bombing as well as phishing emails which include malicious files
They have even detected hackers scanning for vulnerabilities in VPN software and other remote working tools from companies such as Citrix,
Pulse Secure, Fortinet and Palo Alto.Assistant director for cybersecurity at the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Bryan
threats, be on the lookout for suspicious emails and look to trusted sources for information and updates regarding COVID-19
continually updated by both agencies and you can find it under the Indicators of Compromise section in the DHS warning.The sites listed in
the database appear to offer information or products that would appeal to those who are concerned about the ongoing pandemic
Some examples from the list include covid19-ventilator.com, covid19designermasks.com and covid-19finance.co.uk.Many of the email addresses
in the database appear to come from official bodies such as the WHO
Some examples include who.int-covid19-communityspread@whoint.us and diseasecontrol@who.org.The NCSC recommends that all uses look out for
emails that claim to be from someone official, are overly emotional, offer something that is currently in short supply such as masks or
require recipients to respond within a certain time frame.Via Forbes
