Phish Bowl Alerts
The COVID-19 virus is being used in phishing attacks to lure victims looking for information about the pandemic -- don't fall for it!
The following malicious email spoofs a World Health Organization email and pretends to provide recommendations to the victim, but is actually used to deliver particularly nasty malware. See the end of this post for related articles with other examples.
From: World Health Organisation <info@who.org>
To: xxx
Subject: CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS
Dear Sir / Madam,
Following the vertiginous spread of the CORONAVIRUS epidemic, which has
already left more than 4,200 people dead and 119,000 cases worldwide; we
recommend these sanitary measures.
Download these measures [1]
Kind Regards,
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Avenue Appia 20
1202 Geneva
Swiss
Phone: + 41-22-7912111
Links:
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[1] hxxp://bit[.]ly/2W1eAvU (The shortened link redirects to an URL that serves a malicious Word document.)
See also:
- FBI Sees Rise in Fraud Schemes Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
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- WHO chief emails claiming to offer coronavirus drug advice plant keyloggers on your PC
- FBI warns of COVID-19 phishing scams promising stimulus checks, vaccines
- Fake Coronavirus ‘Vaccine’ Website Busted in DoJ Takedown
- COVID-19 Themed Multistage Malware