https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-cyber-iran-exclusi/exclusive-hackers-linked-to-iran-target-who-staff-emails-during-coronavirus-sources-idUKKBN21K1RL
By Joseph Menn, Christopher Bing, Raphael Satter, Jack Stubbs
Reuters.com
April 2, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Hackers working in the
interests of the Iranian government have attempted to break into the
personal email accounts of staff at the World Health Organization during
the coronavirus outbreak, four people with knowledge of the matter told
Reuters.
It is not clear if any accounts were compromised, but the attacks show how
the WHO and other organizations at the center of a global effort to
contain the coronavirus have come under a sustained digital bombardment by
hackers seeking information about the outbreak.
Reuters reported in March that hacking attempts against the United Nations
health agency and its partners had more than doubled since the beginning
of the coronavirus crisis, which has now killed more than 40,000
worldwide.
The latest effort has been ongoing since March 2 and attempted to steal
passwords from WHO staff by sending malicious messages designed to mimic
Google web services to their personal email accounts, a common hacking
technique known as “phishing,” according to four people briefed on the
attacks. Reuters confirmed their findings by reviewing a string of
malicious websites and other forensic data.
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