This post includes the details of the COVID-19 themed attacks launched from December 19, 2020– January 02, 2021.
25 December, 2020 – North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the COVID-19 research
The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has recently launched cyberattacks against at least two organizations involved in COVID19 research.
30 December, 2020 – US Treasury warns of ransomware attacks on COVID19 vaccine research
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warns of ransomware attacks on COVID-19 vaccine research organizations.
January 1, 2021 – Alleged docs relating to Covid19 vaccine leaked in darkweb
Experts from threat intelligence firm Cyble have found documents relating to Covid19 vaccine of European Medicines Agency in the Darkweb
