Russian APT Hackers Used COVID-19 Lures to Target European Diplomats
The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT29 targeted European diplomatic missions and Ministries of Foreign Affairs as part of a series of spear-phishing campaigns...
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NYC school platform outage complicating COVID-19 tracing efforts
A digital education platform used by dozens of New York City schools is still struggling to get systems back up and running after reporting...
Services Australia brushes off vulnerability concerns in COVID-19 digital certificates
Image: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images During Australia’s federal Budget Estimates last year, Services Australia was grilled by senators about various initiatives under its remit, from...
Brazilian Ministry of Health suffers cyberattack and COVID-19 vaccination data vanishes
Websites under Brazil’s Ministry of Health (MoH) have suffered a major ransomware attack that resulted in the unavailability of COVID-19 vaccination data of millions...
Hackers using concern about Omicron strain of COVID-19 to attack US universities
Researchers with cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered a new phishing attack leveraging concern about the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 to steal...
Black market traders cash in on fake COVID-19 vaccination records
Researchers have uncovered a lively trade online in the sale of fake vaccination records and passports. COVID-19 prompted panic buying and price hikes for...
Cybercriminals threaten to hack EU hospitals in latest COVID-19 vaccine scam
Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a new COVID-19 vaccination scam involving hackers tricking victims into providing their personal information under the assumption that cybercriminals can...
New Android Malware Targeting US, Canadian Users with COVID-19 Lures
An “insidious” new SMS smishing malware has been found targeting Android mobile users in the U.S. and Canada as part of an ongoing campaign...
Ransomware groups continue assault on healthcare orgs as COVID-19 infections increase
Ransomware groups have shown no signs of slowing down their assault on hospitals, seemingly ramping up attacks on healthcare institutions as dozens of countries...
New York State fixes vulnerability in COVID-19 passport app that allowed storage of fake vaccine credentials
New York state has fixed an issue with the Excelsior Pass Wallet that allows users to acquire and store COVID-19 vaccine credentials. The issue...