"Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19-Themed Attacks"

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Microsoft permission to seize control of malicious domains used in COVID-19-themed attacks, such as those executed against Office 365 accounts, that have become common over the past several months. According to the company, COVID-19-themed Business Email Compromise attacks (BEC), involving millions of phishing emails, have been observed targeting Microsoft business users in over five dozen countries. The massive scale and persistence of these attacks prompted Microsoft to seek legal action. Threat actors are increasingly exploiting the fear and concern surrounding the coronavirus outbreak to improve the success of email and social engineering lures. Attackers have registered thousands of COVID-19-themed domains in the past several months to trick unsuspecting Internet users into giving up their personal data, credentials, or sensitive other information. This article continues to discuss the rise in coronavirus-related attacks and Microsoft's complaint filed against COVID-19-themed (BEC) attacks. 

Dark Reading reports "Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19-Themed Attacks"