COVID-19 Vaccine Spear-Phishing Attacks Jump 26 Percent
As Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson roll out COVID-19 vaccines cybercriminals are preying on the those hungry to get in line for …
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#COVID19 Vaccine Phishing Scams Surge 26% in Three Months
Vaccine-related phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attempts jumped 26% in a recent three-month period, as scammers ramped up …
NHS Phishing Scam Promises #COVID19 Vaccine
Security experts are warning of a new COVID-19 vaccine phishing scam, this time using NHS-branded emails to trick users into handing over …
North Korea Allegedly Targets Pfizer to Steal #COVID19 Vaccine Data
South Korea’s National Intelligence Agency has briefed law makers about the alleged cyber-attack, although it is unclear whether any data …
Three Charged Over Fraudulent Vaccine Website
Three men in Baltimore County have been accused of impersonating Massachusetts pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna to sell …
COVID-19 Vaccine Themes Persist in Fraud Schemes
Researchers at the security firm Proofpoint are tracking several fraud schemes leveraging COVID-19 vaccine-themed emails. See …
Leaked #COVID19 Vaccine Data “Manipulated” to Mislead Public
Official COVID-19 vaccine data stolen and leaked online by threat actors had been changed prior to publication in what could be a …
European Regulator: #COVID19 Vaccine Data Leaked Online
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed that cyber-criminals who raided the organization in December have leaked some of those …
Hackers Leak Stolen Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Data
On the heels of a previously-reported cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA), cybercriminals have spilled compromised data …
Vaccine rollout and remote working will make 2021 a prosperous year for cybercriminals
As society continues to navigate through the ongoing pandemic, hackers are honing in on new targets and new means to access sensitive data. …
Defending the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain
I’ve sat in front of computer screens for over 15 years in the intelligence community and private sector, facing off against foreign …
FBI Warns of COVID-19 Vaccine Fraud Schemes
The FBI is warning that fraudsters are exploiting the recent news surrounding the availability of COVID-19 vaccines to launch schemes to …