Coronavirus Themed Phishing, Malware, and Ransomware on the Rise - ThreatWire

Published: March 17, 2020, 5 p.m.

Government agencies are experiencing COVID19 related attacks, phishing and malware scams ramp up as coronavirus becomes a pandemic, and Microsoft fixes an SMB flaw! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5

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Links:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-16/u-s-health-agency-suffers-cyber-attack-during-covid-19-responsehttps://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-target-us-health-agency-during-coronavirus-crisis/https://www.zdnet.com/article/hhs-targeted-by-hackers-as-it-responds-to-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/https://www.cyberscoop.com/hhs-cyberattack-coronavirus-ddos/

https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/coronavirus-maps-covid-19.htmlhttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/live-coronavirus-map-used-to-spread-malware/https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-phishing-ad-fraud-clearview-security-news/https://www.cnet.com/how-to/online-coronavirus-scams-are-here-watch-out-for-these-red-flags/https://threatpost.com/coronavirus-apt-attack-malware/153697/https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-fake-app-ransomware-malware-bitcoin-android-demands-ransom-domaintools-2020-3https://www.zdnet.com/article/coronavirus-themed-phishing-attacks-and-hacking-campaigns-are-on-the-rise/https://www.zdnet.com/article/state-sponsored-hackers-are-now-using-coronavirus-lures-to-infect-their-targets/

https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/patch-wormable-smb-vulnerability.htmlhttps://thehackernews.com/2020/03/smbv3-wormable-vulnerability.htmlhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/microsoft-delivers-emergency-patch-to-fix-wormable-windows-10-flaw/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/windows-has-a-new-wormable-vulnerability-and-theres-no-patch-in-sight/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-patches-smbv3-wormable-bug-that-leaked-earlier-this-week/

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