Security News > 2021 > May > Dark Web Getting Loaded With Bogus Covid-19 Vaccines and Forged Cards

Bogus COVID-19 test results, fraudulent vaccination cards, and questionable vaccines are emerging a hot commodity on the dark web in what's the latest in a long list of cybercrimes capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic.

"As a result, illegal COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination records are in high demand on darknet marketplaces."

The growing demand and the race towards achieving herd immunity means at least a dozen underground marketplaces are peddling COVID-19 related merchandise, with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines purchasable for $500 per dose from top-selling vendors who rely on services like Wickr, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Gmail for advertising and communications.

Darknet listings for the supposed vaccines are being sold for anywhere between $600 to $2,500, enabling prospective buyers to receive the product within two to 10 days.

Another unnamed seller on a different dark web market is offering counterfeit German COVID-19 certificates for a mere $22.35.

Fake negative COVID-19 test results and vaccine passport certificates are being sold for $25 and $250 respectively, with darknet ads for COVID-19 vaccines surging by over 300% to surpass 1,200 in number in the first three months of 2021, the company said.

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