Fake Coronavirus Web Maps Are Spreading Malware

Jonathan Crowe — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:59:26 +0000

Hackers have created fake coronavirus map websites that install malware on users’ computers. According to Reason Security’s analysis, the websites resemble the coronavirus map dashboards produced by legitimate organizations, but prompt users to download an application: the application activates a known malicious piece of malware called AZORult, which collects browser information (cookies, browser histories, IDs and passwords). Not terribly surprising that bad actors are trying to exploit a crisis, but depressing all the same. More at Business Insider, The Hacker News and TechRadar.

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Fake Coronavirus Web Maps Are Spreading Malware