The memo from PLDT-Smart’s Cyber Security Operators Group labeled Zoom as a “malware”, adding that its blacklisting is necessary to avert a “privacy disaster”.
In its most recent advisories, the SEC urged the public to stop investing in MAGINVESTKA.ONLINE (MIK.O), which purportedly trades Bitcoin against the US dollar, and Azenzo-Online, which supposedly operates as an independent crowdfunding platform.
Researchers from security firm Kaspersky said cybercriminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic by actively using the topic in spreading malware such as backdoors and spyware in the past few weeks.
The government agencies said now is the worst possible time to fall victim to online fraudsters as they can steal sensitive data, cause financial, and reputational damages, and make devices unusable.
Named MonitorMinor, the software enables stalkers to covertly access any data and track activity on devices they are surveying, as well as the most popular messaging services and social networks.
In terms of the data involved, most incidents saw leakages of customer-related details such as personally identifiable information (53%), authentication credentials (33%), payment or credit card specifics (32%), account numbers (27%), and other personal particulars (26%).
In Asia Pacific, Kaspersky has detected 53 coronavirus-related malware in the Philippines, 93 in Bangladesh, 40 in China, 23 in Vietnam, 22 in India, and 20 in Malaysia.
