Google is warning that nation-backed hackers are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to target health care organizations and entities involved in the fight against the pandemic. Googles Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has identified more than a dozen state-sponsored groups using the lures. Attacks include fake solicitations for charities and NGOs, messages that try to mimic employer communications to employees working from home, and websites posing as official government pages and public health agencies. The IT giant also announced to have blocked more than 240 million spam messages related to the ongoing outbreak.”]
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