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Nation-state hackers as well as cybercriminals are now attempting to use phishing emails with themes tied to the global COVID-19 crisis to spread malware, according to recent security reports.
World Health Organization @WHO has declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency, hackers with apparent links to the governments of China, Iran and other nations are using the crisis to create phishing emails designed to lure victims, according to news source.
These emails contain malicious attachments that are then used to spread malware strains, including TrickBot, Lokibot and AgentTesla, which all capable of stealing data from infected systems, according to the Recorded Future report.
And as the COVID-19 crisis spreads, so will the efforts by these threat groups to take advantage of the situation for their own means, the report states.
"We assess that as the number of COVID-19 cases, as well as publicity around the virus, rises globally, both cybercriminals and nation-state actors will increasingly exploit the crisis as a cyber attack vector, confirmed the report.
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