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The U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a warning to financial institutions to be alert to the threat of fraud, ransomware and other types of criminal activity targeting COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution.
The warning, issued Monday , states that COVID-19 vaccine fraud may include the sale of unapproved and illegally marketed vaccines, counterfeit versions of approved vaccines and the illegal diversion of legitimate vaccines. FinCEN claims that fraudsters are already offering to provide potential victims with a vaccine sooner than otherwise available for a fee.
Ransomware is specifically mentioned. The notice says operators will continue to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that there are current ransomware campaigns directly targeting vaccine research. FinCEN notes that it’s likely that similar attacks could be launched to disrupt the vaccine supply chain and delivery operations.
Posted: Dec 24, 2020 5:05 PM ET | Last Updated: December 25, 2020
The SolarWinds logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas on Dec. 18, 2020. (Sergio Flores/Reuters)
Canada s cybersecurity unit is urging Canadian users of SolarWinds Orion software to investigate whether their systems have been compromised in a far reaching hack revealed earlier this month.
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said in an alert released Thursday It is believed that government agencies and a variety of organizations in Canada and abroad may be affected by the hack, which was carried out by a highly sophisticated threat actor.
The centre, which is a unit of the Communications Security Establishment, one of Canada s key security and intelligence organizations, did not specify which organizations or government entities may have been affected by the hack.
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Posted: Dec 17, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Before hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses landed in Canada and started being shipped across the country, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service briefed industry players on emerging security threats. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)