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Phishers impersonate WHO, exploit coronavirus-related anxiety - Help Net Security:
Media outlets are reporting daily on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan and the emergency repatriation of foreign citizens that found themselves in the thick of it.
As cases of the virus infection keep popping up across the world – demonstrating just how small (i.e., well-connected) our planet is – so do fake news and videos about the situation on social media, as well as malware, phishing schemes and other scams in people’s inboxes.
The latest example of the latter are fake emails purportedly coming from the World Health Organisation (WHO), which is, ironically, engeaged in fighting an “infodemic” of fake coronavirs-themed news online.
The email, spotted by the Sophos Security Team, uses a trick lately favored by phishers and scammers: “Click here to download safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.”
The link takes the potential victim to a compromised web page containing a frame that renders the legitimate WHO page, which currently and prominently sports a link to information about this novel coronavirus.
Unfortunately, it also shows a simple pop-up asking the potential victim to “verify” their email by entering their email address and password. Those who fall for the trick are redirected to WHO’s legitimate page, while their email login credentials end up in the phishers’ hands.
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Saturday February 08 2020, @05:03PM
They always pull this crap. Been expecting it since this hit the news :-\
В «Правде» нет известий, в «Известиях» нет правды
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 08 2020, @05:55PM (4 children)
This idea isnt half bad for a cheap hazmat suit:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor [wikipedia.org]
Obviously it is not as good as the modern design but it is probably better than nothing to filter the air you breathe through a long beak.
(Score: 2) by Mojibake Tengu on Saturday February 08 2020, @06:47PM (3 children)
Hazmat suit itself is not enough.
Michel de Nostredame had a complex herbal mixture to fill the beak, and he proved himself by using it while treating infected people, very effectively. So effectively, as he was noted even by elite.
Pity he is known to history as just a soothsayer.
Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 08 2020, @08:03PM (1 child)
What was in the herbal mixture?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 09 2020, @06:14AM
The text says "einen langen Schnabel voll wolriechender Specereÿ" - nothing specific, just some spices that smell nice. This was the day of thinking that bad air caused illness.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday February 08 2020, @09:46PM
Of course a herbal mixture works, duh. Nobody likes their veggies, why should the virus.
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(Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Saturday February 08 2020, @08:14PM
SoylentNews is social media. Says so right in the slogan. Soylentnews is people, not tech.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Bot on Saturday February 08 2020, @09:43PM
I herd you like virus, so I sent you a phishy email about coronavirus, so you can get infected while you get infected...
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 10 2020, @06:27PM
You know its not the WHO because they are sitting this one out to benefit their donors