The American Medical Association warns that a malicious website pretending to be the live map for Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University is circulating on the internet waiting for unwitting internet users to visit its website. Visiting the website infects the user with the AZORult trojan, an information stealing program which can exfiltrate a variety of sensitive data. It is likely being spread via infected email attachments, malicious online advertisements, and social engineering. Furthermore, anyone searching the internet for a Coronavirus map could unwittingly navigate to this malicious website.
Please make sure to exercise caution when opening emails from outside organizations even if those organizations may seem reputable. You can find additional information on this threat here and information on how to identify e-mail phishing and ransomware attacks here.
