Businesses remain closed in many major cities around the world as the coronavirus pandemic rages, but cybercriminals are still open for business, as they continue to use the crisis to serve their nefarious purposes.

Today's latest round-up of coronavirus threats includes a reported hacking attempt against the World Health Organization, a DNS hijacking attack designed to to spread a malicious COVID-19 app, and a bizarre plot to spread malware via a digital anti-virus solution.

Possible APT group targets the WHO

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