Security News > 2021 > August > Fake COVID vaccine card sales ramp up on Dark Web

Or you can spend money to buy a phony vaccine certificate from some anonymous and potentially untrustworthy cybercriminal on the Dark Web.

Sales and advertisements of fake vaccine cards have been spiking to new levels on the Dark Web, according to a report published Wednesday by cyber threat intelligence firm Check Point Research.

In March 2021, Check Point found that they were selling on the Dark Web for around $250. Since then, prices have been hovering at $100-$120. Cybercriminals look for a specific need or desire or fear among people and try to capitalize on it, and the phony vaccine card is a perfect example of this.

The irony here is that these same people who don't trust the government or scientists or even their own doctors willingly trust a cybercriminal on the Dark Web to sell them a seemingly legitimate-looking but counterfeit vaccine card.

Countries should create and manage a central repository of tests and vaccinated people to separate those who've gotten the shot from those who've obtained fake vaccine cards.

People with legitimate vaccine certificates would then be able to travel among countries, while those with fake cards would be detected.

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