Spanish hospitals targeted with coronavirus-themed phishing lures
in Netwalker ransomware attacks
By Computing News
Published: 2020-03-24 · Archived: 2026-04-05 13:17:35 UTC
Computing News
24 March 2020 • 2 min read
Groups behind Netwalker switched phishing baits to coronavirus last week - as other ransomware groups
pledged to avoid medical facilities
Hospitals in Spain have been targeted with coronavirus-themed phishing lures by attackers looking to lock-down
their systems with Netwalker ransomware.
Local reports indicate that medical centres have been receiving emails purporting to offer "information on
COVID-19", but with PDF attachments that activate the ransomware, commonly associated with computer crime
groups in Eastern Europe.
Information has been passed to Spain's National Police.
Spain has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus COVID-19, with the fourth-largest outbreak in
the world
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Source: https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4012969/hospitals-coronavirus-ransomware
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