US and British cybersecurity agencies warned Wednesday that foreign
government-backed hacking groups are using coronavirus themes to ply
their way into computers and networks.
The groups are sending phishing emails and setting up websites with
COVID-19 virus subjects, aiming to lure users to click on links that
will expose their computers to penetration or introduce malware.
Some use email and SMS subject lines like "2020 Coronavirus updates"
or "Coronavirus outbreak in your city(Emergency)", while others might
offer an attached file with purported updates on national policies to
deal with the pandemic, said an alert jointly issued by the US
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and Britain's National Cyber
Security Center.
"APT groups are using the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their cyber
operations, they said, referring to the "Advanced Persistent Threat"
designation that Western intelligence agencies use for hacking
operations tied to governments in Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.
"These cyber threat actors will often masquerade as trusted
entities... Their goals and targets are consistent with long-standing
priorities such as espionage and “hack-and-leak” operations."
In addition, the two cybersecurity agencies said, "cybercriminals are
using the pandemic for commercial gain, deploying a variety of
ransomware and other malware."
They released 2,500 web addresses tied to the scams, warning that the
situation is "fast-moving" so that the list is not exhaustive.
They gave examples of an SMS sent to phones in announcing coronavirus
payments to residents and saying to click on a link that is then used
to harvest personal and banking information.
A number of phishing emails in multiple languages pretend to come from the World Health Organization.
One sent to Italians purports to be from a senior WHO doctor and has
an attached document detailing "precautions necessary to fight
infection."
The attachment introduces a batch file onto the computer which opens the way for a bot to permeate the user's computer system.
One fake website pretends to be an official British government page
for applying for COVID-19 relief to steal personal and financial account
data.
In addition, the two cybersecurity groups said, hackers, are trying
to take advantage of the kinds of networking services millions of people
are using to work from home.
They warn of the popular use of VPN tools that appear to offer
security but in fact are commonly exploited by hackers, including
products from Citrix, Pulse Secure, Fortinet and Palo Alto.
And the hackers have targeted conferencing apps like those of Zoom and Microsoft Teams, they noted.
"Malicious cyber actors are hijacking online meetings that are not
secured with passwords or that use unpatched software," they said.
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