Set as Homepage - Add to Favorites

【Watch Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Online】

Source：Steady Information Network Editor：Shopping Time：2025-06-26 15:05:23

Exploiting a public health crisis for personal gain is Watch Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Onlinethe dastardly crime of our times.

The research arm of security firm Check Point has found that cybercriminals around the globe have launched phishing and other malware deployment schemes that ride on people's thirst for information about the coronavirus.

In its most recent report, it found that coronavirus-related websites created in January and February of this year are "are 50% more likely to be malicious" than other websites created in the same time period. That means that if you search for information about the coronavirus, you could stumble onto a website that has the sole aim of stealing your information.

Criminals have also sent out email phishing campaigns purporting to contain coronavirus information. One campaign in Italy masqueraded as an official email from the World Health Organization. In truth, it contained a malicious attachment — and got sent to 10 percent of organizations within Italy.

"Concerns about COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, seem to have become as contagious as the virus itself," Check Point's report reads. "Cyber-criminals are quick to take advantage of these concerns for their own gain."

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

According to the report, "there have been over 4,000 coronavirus-related domains registered globally." Researchers found that 3 percent of those sites were malicious and an additional 5 percent were labeled as suspicious. That means that there were about 320 sketchy websites lurking online, ready to take advantage of people's fears.

A recently created Russian website offered deeply discounted coronavirus testing kits alongside a heat map of infections. The products were bogus and the website was not secured, meaning hackers could use it as a way to spy on your activity and glean your personal details.

Check Point says the best way to protect yourself is to be wary of lookalike URLs and email addresses, and to not open attachments or download anything from an unfamiliar source. Additionally, with a shortage of coronavirus tests and no known cures, buying discounted coronavirus tests and cures is really not a thing.

"'An exclusive cure for Coronavirus for $150' is usually not a reliable or trustworthy purchase opportunity but most likely fraud," the report reads. "At this point of time there is no cure for the coronavirus and even if there was, it definitely would not be offered to you via an email."

Stay safe out there, kids.

Watch: How Twitter is responding to coronavirus disinformation

Topics Cybersecurity Health COVID-19

Previous：U.N. aims to make carbon emissions cost money at COP 25 climate talks

Next：Samsung Unpacked stream is set for May 12, 2025

Related Articles
Related Recommendations
Categories
Latest Articles
Popular Articles
Hot Recommendations
Featured Column

Quick Links

J.K. Rowling's response to this tweet about Quidditch gets very brutal, very fastThe most Googled 'can I get pregnant if' questions, answeredThe 'Same Energy' meme oddly makes perfect senseBanksy's shredded art stunt is a beautiful meme nowTesla inches closer to recall as NHTSA probes autopilot softwareParamount+ 'Players' review: An esports drama with heartSamsung Wallet combines Pay and Pass to keep your credit cards and crypto safeYellowstone National Park closed by extreme floods, helicopter footage showsThe 'Same Energy' meme oddly makes perfect senseBrettKavanaugh.com links to resources for sexual assault survivorsMeta and Quest launch parental controls for virtual realityGoogle to pay $118 million settlement of pay equity caseTributes pour in for late Microsoft coAre you obligated to talk in the UberPOOL?Jamie Lee Curtis claps back at Fox News' misguided tweets on guns8 best gardening apps, so you can stop killing all of your plants'Heartstopper' author Alice Oseman shares some truly adorable cast selfiesThe curious case of a stolen photo, turned into a fake tweet, then an adLana Del Rey and Azealia Banks are feuding on Twitter and it is something elseWatch this dog reunite with his owner after 3 years on the streets America the Lovely Karl Wirsum’s Casting Call Writing a Memoir of Difficult Women John H. Johnson and the Black Magazine by Dick Gregory Annabelle: A Ghost Story by Sadie Stein Little Red and Big Bad, Part 7 Teaching Them to Speak: On Juan Pablo Bonet and the History of Oralism Eating the Fruit Reading and Eating Paris by Jennifer Burek Pierce Looking Back on Sam Shepard’s Dynamic Women John Gardner’s Tangled Legacy #ReadEverywhere Photo Contest John Ashbery, 1927–2017 Anthony Madrid’s H.D. Notebook (Part 2) Little Red and Big Bad A Friend with a Heart At Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, 22nd & 5th Ave “The Exodus (August 3, 1492),” by Emma Lazarus: An Illustrated Adaptation ‘Neil the Horse’ Rides Again Reading J. A. Baker’s ‘The Peregrine’ in Fall

1.8065s , 10109.84375 kb

Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Online】,Steady Information Network  

Sitemap

Top

Quick Links