Covid-19 fraudsters

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Dr Gareth Owenson reports on the rise of fake vaccine cards on the Dark Web

While political and social debate caused by the proposed use of COVID Vaccine Cards (CVCs) raged across traditional and social media platforms, underground networks of cybercriminals found new ways to exploit public fear and unease for financial and strategic gain.This article reviews some key findings from Searchlight Security’s report, which investigates the dark web demand for CVCs by analysing listings on popular Dark Web markets. The result of analysis of over 3-million listings from more . . .

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