Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2020

Online communication platforms such as Zoom are essential instruments at the time of Coronavirus outbreak, and crooks are attempting to exploit their popularity. Check Point pointed out that crooks are also targeting other applications widely adopted during this period due to the Coronavirus epidemic, such as Google Classroom.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

The Tor Project cut a third of its staff due to the economic impact of the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, 13 staffers out of 35 left the team. The ongoing Coronavirus outbreak has a significant impact on the Tor Project that was forced to cut a third of its staff due to the economic impact of the pandemic.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, threat actors started to actively deploy opportunistic campaigns using Coronavirus lures. COVID-19 themed attacks peak in the first two weeks of March, when several nations were taking action to limit the outbreak. ” reads a post published by Microsoft. ” continues the report.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 2, 2020

As coronavirus cases increase around the world, businesses are struggling to support the productivity of a growing employee base who are required to work from home in an effort to contain the outbreak. How do companies that have traditionally been rooted in offices accelerate this sudden shift to a remote workforce?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

Crooks continue to exploit the attention on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, TrickBot operators target Italian users. A new spam campaign is targeting users in Italy by exploiting the interest on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the attempt of delivering the TrickBot information-stealing malware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

Researchers spotted a new Coronavirus-themed attack, the messages pretend to be sent from the World Health Organization to deliver Lokibot infostealer. Security experts at FortiGuard Labs discovered a new Coronavirus-themed campaign using alleged messages from the World Health Organization (WHO) to deliver the LokiBot trojan.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

WhatsApp implements limitations on message forwarding to curb the spread of misinformation about the Coronavirus pandemic. WhatsApp implements a new policy on message forwarding to curb the spread of misinformation about the Coronavirus pandemic. SecurityAffairs – Fake News, Coronavirus). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from April 26 to May 02, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

The Coronavirus outbreak is sustaining an unprecedented demand in hygiene products, surgical masks, and drugs that could care the COVID infection. The Europan agency has seized €13 million in drugs that were illegally offered for sale to users concerned about the C oronavirus outbreak. . SecurityAffairs – Coronavirus, Europol).

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Outbreak of the coronavirus and personal data privacy. The fast-spreading coronavirus (Covid-19) has infected thousands of people in China and in over 20 other countries. Our global teams are actively advising clients in relation to the Covid-19 outbreak. How we can help?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

Experts uncovered a new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) -themed campaign that is distributing a malware downloader that delivers the FormBook information-stealing Trojan. Experts at MalwareHunterTeam uncovered a new malspam campaign exploiting the fear in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to deliver malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking,Coronavirus).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

Despite threat actors are exploiting the current coronavirus pandemic to target users, last week Microsoft reported it hasn’t observed any spike in malware activity in this period, it only observed a change of lures. Earlied March, while the COVID-19 outbreak exploded in Italy, a new spam campaign was targeting users in the same country.

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Hanzo Learning Center

MARCH 12, 2020

On January 30th, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID-19, a “public health emergency of international concern.”

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Let me share with you the result of a one-night long analysis of major black marketplaces searching for anything related to the coronavirus epidemic. Immediately following the outbreak of the number of coronavirus infections worldwide, certain goods became victims of looting and financial speculation. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

While the Coronavirus outbreak is threatening the world, the INTERPOL warns that crooks are increasingly targeting hospitals with ransomware. The INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organisation) is warning of ransomware attacks against hospitals despite the currently ongoing Coronavirus outbreak.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation campaigns continue to proliferate around the world, with potentially harmful consequences for society. “ Reports indicate that there are continued efforts at deflecting blame for the outbreak of the pandemic, involving both overt and covert tactics. said Pompeo.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Are Maze operators behind the attack on the IT services giant Cognizant? Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Info Source

MAY 29, 2020

However, the advent of the coronavirus is currently undermining Egypt’s recovery, not just in terms of its disruptive impact generally but more so in terms of sharply reduced global demand. million low wage workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, and decreasing taxes. Already Q1 is down 14% compared with Q1 a year earlier.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns for cyber cyber attacks that have targeted Czech hospitals involved in the fight against the Coronavirus. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns for cyber cyber attacks that recently hit Czech hospitals involved in the fight against the Coronavirus. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

APRIL 7, 2020

In a rare public statement , the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has issued a warning over the threat of coronavirus-related scams. The post National Cyber Security Centre warns public about coronavirus scams appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Experts observed Coronavirus-themed attacks launched by the group since March. The coronavirus outbreak forced many individuals worldwide to work from home, including employees at state enterprises and institutions. SecurityAffairs – DarkHotel, Coronavirus). Pierluigi Paganini. adrotate banner=”13″].

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 19, 2020

The National Cyber Security Centre (the NCSC) has warned that businesses and the public face an increased threat from attacks seeking to exploit COVID-19 (coronavirus), particularly given the move to home-working as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Security researchers warn of malspam campaigns aimed at spreading malware that exploit s media attention on the coronavirus epidemic. Unscrupulous cybercriminal groups are attempting to exploit media attention on the coronavirus to infect systems worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by IBM.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 13, 2020

On March 11, the Word Health Organization officially characterized the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. These sorts of phishing attacks could provide attackers with opportunities to infiltrate the organization’s networks and systems.

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IT Governance

MARCH 17, 2020

Cyber security experts have found that the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to a surge in phishing scams , with both individuals and organisations at risk. Scammers are cashing in on coronavirus. It’s no surprise that cyber criminals are rolling out coronavirus-themed phishing emails. NOW IT’S FOR REAL.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 20, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has dramatically changed the economy and working landscape of the United States and many other countries across the world. For more information on the legal implications of this global health emergency, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 19, 2020

The GPA brings together data protection regulators from over 80 countries and its membership currently consists of more than 130 data protection regulators around the world, including the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and the data protection regulators for all EU Member States.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Attackers behind these phishing campaigns that take advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak have been using both financial and fear-inducing baits to make their targets respond to their requests. The malware scanners implemented by Google are able to block over 99.9% of all spam, phishing, and malware messages sent to Gmail users.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Meanwhile, there were whispers in Asia that cyber criminals were launching attacks based on a virus outbreak in Wuhan. Hackers exploit coronavirus fears as cyber attacks soar. Everything from emails regarding hygiene protocols to coronavirus conspiracy theories became cause for suspicion. More on that later. And so it began.

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Archive-It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The Internet Archive’s Archive-It service is collaborating with the Internet Preservation Consortium’s (IIPC) Content Development Group (CDG) to archive web-published resources related to the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The Internet Archive is a co-founder and longtime member of the IIPC.

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Throughout the pandemic the value of inter-personal relationships has become even clearer, and as we move towards a world that’s become increasingly digital the relationships fostered in a pre-COVID world have had to pivot to survive and thrive online. Hear from Marta in this short video. Lloyds Banking Group. Further reading.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

Immediately after the pandemic started criminal organizations attempted to monetize their efforts with Coronavirus-themed attacks and by selling COVID-19 products in the underground markets. However, law enforcement should be prepared to be able to respond to the warning signals as the world deals with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 1, 2020

We currently live in a world where the rapid spread of COVID-19 has provoked the urge to initiate the search for an effective vaccine or medicines to fight against it.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

We in law enforcement will not let hackers off the hook just because they’re halfway around the world.” ” At a time when increasingly combative trade relations with China combined with public fears over the ongoing Coronavirus flu outbreak are stirring Sinophobia in some pockets of the U.S.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 19, 2020

The world is facing unprecedented challenges in its fight to contain Coronavirus (COVID-19). Various countries are in lockdown and emergency measures being implemented to contain the pandemic, with European countries currently at the epicentre of the outbreak. Regulatory Updates.

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CILIP

MARCH 12, 2020

This allows others to build upon existing work and also means that any claims can be checked for accuracy before they are released to the world. However you define it locally it is simply the act of information professionals using their skills and knowledge to help researchers address the new demands of working in an open research world.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Group-IB’s CERT-GIB analyzed hundreds of coronavirus -related phishing emails and discovered top malware strains in COVID-19 campaigns. Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team ( CERT-GIB ) analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails between February 13 and April 1, 2020. Hacker underground split over coronavirus.

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