Security News > 2020 > March > The dark web: Where coronavirus fraud, profiteering, malware, and scams are discussed

2020-03-30 19:00
Just as law-abiding people have been discussing COVID-19, so too have criminals on the dark web.
In a report published last week, Sixgill discussed the specific topics that the coronavirus has been generating on the dark web.
Some of the dark web discussions found by Sixgill focus on how to cut off a slice of the fraud money.
Social engineering and malware talk on the dark web.
Finally, social engineering and malware related to the coronavirus is a hot topic of conversation on the dark web.
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