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to COVID-19 or remote work. Another
recent study determined that 10,000
Coronavirus-related domains are created
every day, with roughly 10 of these either
malicious or attempting to generate sales
of fake products. With attackers also taking
advantage of changing online behaviours
arising from the pandemic, another trend
we’ve seen is the proliferation of the keyword
‘Zoom’ in some of the unpopular domains
that bypassed traditional tools, as attackers
leverage the video conferencing platform’s
recent rise in usage.
I recently wrote a blog post on the idea of
‘fearware’ and why it’s so successful. Right
now, people are desperate for information
and attackers know this. Cybercriminals
play into fear, uncertai
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have since seen a varie
attempts to engage re
range from fake ‘virus
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claiming an unmanag
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registration’ of the rec
details should they wis
Domain name p
A vicious cycle
Purchasing thousand
and sending maliciou
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cybercriminals have b
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