Hackers aproveitam temores de coronavírus por forragens em caça submarina e esquemas de desinformação: As coronavirus infections surge globally, hackers and nation-state actors are weaponizing information about the COVID-19 virus to spread malware and disinformation, according to security researchers and the State Department. Russian actors, linked with Moscow through “state proxy websites,” for instance, have been using “swarms of online, false personas” to spread misinformation about the new coronavirus online, according to the Global Engagement Center, the State Department section meant to combat information operations around the world. Some of the fake narratives have allegedly been propagated by official state media, Lea Gabrielle, the center’s special envoy and coordinator, told lawmakers Thursday. Threat actors have also begun sending messages laced with malicious software to targets in Italy, where coronavirus infections have surged in recent weeks, according to new research unveiled this week from security firm Sophos. The attackers have been sending messages with a Microsoft Word document that appears to contain recommendations for preventing …
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