New crypto token claims to “help” COVID-19 victims
Posted on
April 3, 2020
1:56 pm
Categories: COVID, Malware
Summary
Corona Virus crypto tokens sold on the website, claims to provide financial relief to the victims of the pandemic.
A newly launched website has released a crypto token called “Corona Virus Token.” Similar to other crypto tokens, it claims to be completely decentralized and that there is limited supply of 1 million tokens. The site displays “LET’S HELP THE VICTIMS OF THE CORONAVIRUS AROUND THE WORLD”, in an attempt to cash in on the sympathy for victims of the pandemic.
Usually when a new token or crypto coin is introduced, it is listed on popular exchanges such as Coin Market Cap or Coinbase to facilitate trading. However, Corona Virus Token is not listed.
Hosting Details
The website’s registration details:
Fig 1: Registration details of the site
It is notable that many other sites are hosted on the same network. And the IP address has been blacklisted multiple times.
Fig 2: The IP address has been reported multiple times
Given that “Follow” is spelt as “Fallow” on the website, there is reason to believe the threat actors are using a Dvorak layout keyboard, in which the ‘A’ and ‘O’ keys are adjacent to each other.
Fig 3: Misspelling indicates use of Dvorak-layout keyboard