Security News > 2020 > April > PPE, COVID-19 Medical Supplies Targeted by BEC Scams

Now, the FBI is warning that threat actors are taking advantage of efforts to procure PPE and critical equipment such as ventilators with new business email compromise and other scams aimed at defrauding those seeking the supplies.

These so-called "Advance-fee schemes" are among several new fraud campaigns the feds have observed, alongside more typical BEC scams.

Other efforts to shield organizations include having a trusted, independent party ensure that the items for sale are physically present - and verifying that contact information such as email addresses match the actual sender of the messages, according to the FBI. Scams aimed at healthcare facilities continue to ramp up.

Recent research shed light on two recently uncovered malware campaigns: One targeting a Canadian government healthcare organization and a Canadian medical research university, and the other hitting medical organizations and medical research facilities worldwide.

The emails sent to these unnamed organizations purported to send COVID-19 medical supply data, critical corporate communications regarding the virus or coronavirus details from the World Health Organization - but actually aimed to distribute ransomware, infostealer malware and more.

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https://threatpost.com/ppe-covid-19-medical-supplies-bec-scams/154806/