Stay informed on the latest COVID-19 cyber threats and infosec trends. Protect your data from pandemic-related cyber attacks with our news and insights.
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COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for a global pandemic starting in 2020. The pandemic triggered widespread changes in work and communication, including rapid adoption of remote work and digital services, which altered the cybersecurity landscape.
In information security, COVID-19 increased risks such as phishing campaigns exploiting pandemic-related themes to steal credentials or deliver malware, and attacks on healthcare organizations critical to pandemic response. The sudden shift to remote work often led to misconfigured systems and weaker endpoint security, expanding attack surfaces. Organizations had to prioritize securing remote access, updating threat intelligence to detect COVID-19-themed scams, and reinforcing user awareness to mitigate these targeted threats.
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A previously unknown threat actor named Hydrochasma has been targeting shipping and medical laboratories involved in COVID-19 vaccine development and treatments. [...]
A new attack method named COVID-bit uses electromagnetic waves to transmit data from air-gapped systems isolated from the internet over a distance of at least two meters (6.5 ft), where its captured by a receiver. [...]
COVID-19-themed phishing messages are once again spiking in the U.S. following a prolonged summer hiatus that appears to be over. [...]
Lincoln College, a liberal-arts school from rural Illinois, says it will close its doors later this month, 157 years since it was founded and following a hard hit on its finances after the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent ransomware attack. [...]
Roughly two-thirds of test digital vaccination applications commonly used today as safe passes and travel passports exhibit behavior that may put users' privacy at risk. [...]