Hoax COVID-19 vaccine website taken down
A fake website called freevaccinecovax.org, which claimed to be an official company developing a COVID-19 vaccine, has been seized by the US
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HMRC warn of COVID-19 scam text messages
Cyber criminals are continuing to exploit COVID-19 concerns – this time with scam text messages about a non-existent government grant.
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European Medicines Agency hacked – Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine documents taken
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been subject to a cyber attack and some documents relating to the regulatory submission
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IBM Uncovers Global Phishing Campaign Targeting the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, IBM Security X-Force created a threat intelligence task force dedicated to tracking down COVID-19 cyber
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NHS COVID-19 app has been downloaded over 10 million times
People in England and Wales have given an overwhelming response to calls for them to download the new NHS COVID-19
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Northern Ireland launches UK’s first COVID-19 tracing app (StopCOVID NI)
Most people with COVID-19 won’t know until they get symptoms. They could pass the infection without knowing they have it.
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Russian attacks on COVID-19 vaccine development exposed
This week, the NCSC exposed an ongoing campaign of malicious activity targeting coronavirus vaccine research and development globally. The UK,
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The myths around 5G and the coronavirus – Oh and what is 5G ?
There is a conspiracy theory that claims 5G is connected to the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). This is wrong.
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QNodeService – Node.js Trojan
QNodeService is a modular Node.js based information-stealing trojan delivered in a number of Covid-19 related campaigns. QNodeService is distributed as
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Twitter will warn users about misleading COVID-19 information
From 11th May 2020 Twitter are introducing new labels and warning messages that will provide additional context and information on
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