Network Security

SC Stats: Coronavirus spurring thousands of new domains, many malicious

CheckPoint told SC Media that among new Coronavirus domains registered in past three weeks, about 1 percent,l are malicious and another 19 percent are considered suspicious. This is keeping in line with the normal rate, but the fact that so many new sites are appearing means more malicious sites are now online. Overall, 16,000 new Coronavirus-related domains have been registered since early January 2020.

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