Thursday 19 March 2020, Poradnik bezpieczeństwa

Another coronavirus-based attack attempt by cybercriminals

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We have recently described to you attempts of phishing online banking data or theft of password to social media accounts utilizing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


The Trusted Third Party described the next attack scenario with coronavirus in the background. This time you can receive a text message from the “Ministry of Health”.


From the message we learn that every citizen is entitled to nutritional support in connection with the current coronavirus pandemic. To obtain such support you must click on the provided hyperlink https://mzgov.net


Link leads to a fake website of the Ministry of Health, where you can read the following message:
"Nutritional support - Coronavirus
Pursuant to the ordinance of the Ministry of Health, every citizen is entitled to nutritional support in connection with the Coronavirus epidemic.
Each person is entitled to:
20 liters of water
3.5 kg of cereals, cereal products, bread, potatoes, pasta and rice.
2.5 kg canned or bottled fruit and nuts
4 kg of dry legumes and canned vegetables or jars
2.6 kg of milk and dairy products
1.5 kg of meat, fish and eggs, possibly powdered eggs (fresh eggs have a shelf life of several days, powder several years)
0.4 kg fat and oil"


To receive such support, the victim is asked to confirm personal data with a trusted profile through one of the banks. If someone attempts to login, they must take into account interception of login credentials by cybercriminals and the loss of funds from their account.