Continuing Surge of COVID-19 Threats and Malware

guest · Nov 8, 2020

Continuing Surge of COVID-19 Threats and Malware
November 5, 2020
https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-...inuing-surge-of-covid-19-threats-and-malware/

The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team today published the McAfee Labs Threats Report: November 2020.

In this edition, we follow our preceding McAfee Labs COVID-19 Threats Report with more research and data designed to help you better protect your enterprise’s productivity and viability during challenging times.
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What a year so far! The first quarter of 2020 included a rush of malicious actors leveraging COVID-19, and the trend only increased in the second quarter. For example, McAfee’s global network of more than a billion sensors registered a 605% increase in total Q2 COVID-19-themed threat detections. It’s an example of updated pandemic-related threats you can track on our McAfee COVID-19 Threats Dashboard.
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McAfee Labs Threats Report - November 2020
(PDF): https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/assets/reports/rp-quarterly-threats-nov-2020.pdf

Bad actors have retargeted increasingly sophisticated techniques toward businesses, governments, schools, and a workforce still dealing with the challenges presented by COVID-19 restrictions and potential vulnerabilities of remote device and bandwidth security.

Six months later, it remains crucial for employees to follow security protocols and remain vigilant of attackers. Be wary of clicking external email attachments and unverified links phishing for entry points through which ransomware, RDP exploits, and other malware can be delivered and initiated.
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OneDrive Phishing Awareness
There are number of ways scammers use to target personal information and, currently, one example
is, they are taking advantage of the fear around the virus pandemic, sending phishing and scam emails to Microsoft OneDrive users, trying to profit from Coronavirus/COVID-19.
Fake Government Email Baits Victims
Scammers pretend to be from government offices and deliver documents that contain the latest live
questionnaire regarding COVID-19.
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guest · Dec 6, 2021

Phishing actors start exploiting the Omicron COVID-19 variant
December 2, 2021

Phishing actors have quickly started to exploit the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and now use it as a lure in their malicious email campaigns.

Threat actors are quick to adjust to the latest trends and hot topics, and increasing people’s fears is an excellent way to cause people to rush to open an email without first thinking it through.
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A phishing campaign targeting the UK
UK’s consumer protection organization ‘Which?’ published two samples of new phishing emails pretending to be from the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) warning about the new Omicron variant.
These emails offer recipients a free Omicron PCR test that will allegedly help them get around restrictions.

Finally, they are requested to make a payment of £1.24 ($1.65), which is supposed to cover the delivery cost of the test results.
The purpose of this is not to steal the amount itself but the payment details of the victim, like the e-banking credentials or their credit card details.
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