Rewterz Threat Alert – Malicious Covid-19 URLs

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

COVID-19 is being used in a variety of malicious campaigns including email spam, BEC, malware, ransomware, and malicious domains. As the number of those afflicted continues to surge by thousands, campaigns that use the disease as a lure likewise increase. COVID-19 is being weaponized for scare tactics by threat actors for conducting malicious activity utilizing different Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP). Threat actors are luring using lure documents and malicious lookalike URLs to lure users to visit malicious websites and asking for their credentials and other personal information which can be later misused against the victim.

Impact

• Credential theft 
• Exposure of sensitive data

Indicators of Compromise

URL

• http[:]//microsoftcovid19[.]com
• http[:]//twitterlogincoronavirus[.]com
• http[:]//coronavirusupdategoogle[.]com
• http[:]//linkedincovid[.]com
• http[:]//googlecoronavirus2[.]com
• http[:]//covid19adidas[.]com
• http[:]//apple-coronavirus[.]com
• http[:]//applecoronaviruses[.]com
• http[:]//twittercovidhelp[.]com
• http[:]//xmyaccount9-facebookcovid19petition[.]ga
• http[:]//googlecoronavirus[.]tech
• http[:]//applecoronavirus[.]net
• http[:]//applecoronavirus[.]tech
• http[:]//scotia-c0vid19[.]com
• http[:]//1scotia-c0vid19[.]com
• http[:]//scotia0nline-c0vid19[.]com
• http[:]//covidapple[.]com
• http[:]//covidmicrosoft[.]com
• http[:]//covidfacebook[.]com
• http[:]//covid19pfizer[.]com
• http[:]//covid19-pfizer[.]com
• http[:]//covid19facebookhelp[.]com
• http[:]//covid-19appleinc[.]com
• http[:]//applecoronavirus[.]top
• http[:]//applecoronavirus[.]icu
• http[:]//covid-19santander[.]co
• http[:]//netflix-covid-19[.]com
• http[:]//chasecovid19[.]com
• http[:]//applecovid-19sensor[.]com
• http[:]//santandercoronavirus[.]com
• http[:]//pfizercovid19[.]com
• http[:]//pfizer-covid19[.]com
• http[:]//coronamask[.]space
• http[:]//covid-19facebook[.]com
• http[:]//apple-covid19[.]com
• http[:]//googlestopcovid19[.]com
• http[:]//googlestopcovid-19[.]com
• http[:]//amazonstopcovid19[.]com
• http[:]//amazonstopcovid-19[.]com
• http[:]//coronarhapsodyrhyoutube[.]com
• http[:]//covid19-googleplay[.]com
• http[:]//netflix-covid[.]com
• http[:]//coronawire[.]com
• http[:]//coronawire[.]in
• http[:]//paypalcovid19[.]com
• http[:]//covid-19santander[.]com
• http[:]//coronavirusinstagram[.]com
• http[:]//covid-19ebay[.]com
• http[:]//sirencly-amazoncovid-19[.]com
• http[:]//www[.]tobeatcovid-19[.]com
• http[:]//nr06petitieonline-covid19byfacebook[.]gq
• http[:]//xnr04petitieonline-covid19byfacebook[.]ga

Remediation

• Block all threat indicators at your respective controls. 
• Always be suspicious about emails sent by unknown senders. 
• Never click on links/attachments sent by unknown senders. 
• Search for IOCs in your environment.