Cybercrime

Experts fear that coronavirus-themed threats will escalate to ransomware attacks, and such attacks will disrupt response efforts at hospitals and city, state and local governments.

While we struggle to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus worldwide, its impact is spreading rapidly across the globe.  Countries are shutting their borders and imposing isolation on cities and states, businesses are scaling back their operations, the entertainment world is going into hibernation and retailers worldwide are closing their doors.

https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/03/19/covid-19-impact-as-retailers-close-their-doors-hackers-open-for-business/#.XnvoGb_mVCo.twitter

Researchers at Malwarebytes have warned of an increasing volume of scam sites exploiting the Covid-19 coronavirus

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480520/Fake-antivirus-site-promises-coronavirus-protection-delivers-trojan

The Maze ransomware group has published personal and medical details of thousands of former patients of a London-based medical research company after a failed attempt to disable the firm's computer systems

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480425/Cyber-gangsters-hit-UK-medical-research-lorganisation-poised-for-work-on-Coronavirus

Proofpoint has urged users of streaming services to be alert to cyber criminals hijacking their accounts

Kaspersky and Bitdefender have both made various products and services available free to healthcare customers as the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic intensifies

Criminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to steal information from people in the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned.

https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/national-news/18325315.criminals-exploiting-coronavirus-pandemic-steal-information/?ref=twtrec

Did you know roughly 43 percent of cyber attacks target small businesses? That’s nearly half. You may think that large businesses are the most popular target because they have the most to lose, but it has been found that small businesses are a much easier target due to their lax security measures. Without processes and procedures in place to keep your small business safe, it remains vulnerable to malware, phishing and other forms of a cyber attack.

https://www.marconet.com/blog/protecting-businesses-in-the-cyber-era-with-it-security

One of the UK's intelligence agencies has made a rare announcement to warn the public about criminals who are using the coronavirus outbreak to launch online attacks.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-intelligence-agency-issues-public-warning-about-criminals-exploiting-outbreak-11958113

Security experts have warned that criminals are using people’s fears over the coronavirus crisis to target victims online.

https://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/national-news/18307077.cyber-criminals-looking-exploit-peoples-fears-coronavirus/?ref=twtrec