336% Increase In Phishing Domains Found Since First UK/global Pfizer Vaccine Dose>
Information Security Buzz – Nick Emanuel
In the month following the first UK/global Pfizer vaccine dose was given to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan, Webrootâs Real-Time Anti-Phishing protection system found a rise in malicious URLs and terms to target vulnerable people, using subjects like the vaccine, COVID Cures and travel to compel them to click on malicious links and open illegitimate emails. This includes:

Over 4,500 new suspicious domains found, which contained a combination of words relating to âCOVID-19,â âCorona,â âVaccine,â âCure COVIDâ and more 934 domains specifically included the word âVaccineâ within the title 611 domains contained a miss-spelling of the word âVaccineâ 2,295 contained âCOVIDâ in the title 622 domains contained the words âTestâ or âTestingâ in their title Domain titles were extremely concerning, including titles such as: âCOVID Validator,â âTesting Update,â âCOVID Travelcard,â âPrivate Vaccine,â among others.
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