{"id":214370,"date":"2021-03-29T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fake-vaccines-certificates-being-sold-on-darknet\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:39:04","slug":"fake-vaccines-certificates-being-sold-on-darknet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fake-vaccines-certificates-being-sold-on-darknet\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fake vaccines, certificates being sold on darknet"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Fake vaccines, certificates being sold on darknet<\/strong>”
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Cybercriminals\u00a0have begun to traffic in fake\u00a0vaccines\u00a0and certificates, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

The darknet \u2013 a part of the internet that isn\u2019t visible to search engines and requires a special browser to access it \u2013 has seen a 300 percent spike in ads for fake vaccines in the last three\u00a0months under the guise of brands such as Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Sputnik and SinoPharm, according to\u00a0Check Point Research<\/a>\u00a0(CPR), an IT security\u00a0firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear to us that the target audience for darknet vaccine vendors are actually dealers, not necessarily the public at large,\u201d Ekram Ahmed, spokesperson at Check Point, told Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vendors seem to be interested in setting up long-term relationships, where they deliver vaccines in large quantities over a long time period. Prices for the vaccines range between $500 and $600.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vendors want foot soldiers on the ground, in multiple geographies, to distribute the full-spectrum of coronavirus services: vaccines, vaccination certifications and negative COVID tests,\u201d Ahmed said.<\/p>\n

And the boom in vaccine-related business on the darknet is recent, according to CPR.<\/p>\n

Check Point attempted to buy a vaccine. The vendor first insisted on using an end-to-end encrypted service. Then Check Point began a dialogue with vendor, who assured Check Point that they would get the vaccine and it would be temperature regulated during shipping.<\/p>\n

Then the vendor asked for payment via Bitcoin. \u201cWe paid them. They gave us a FedEx tracking number. The transaction was made last week and we have yet to get the vaccine we ordered,\u201d according to Ahmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And activity on the darknet has expanded to include fake vaccination cards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0for $200 per card, CPR said.<\/p>\n

Other Darknet activity includes fake negative COVID-19 tests sold as \u201cbuy two get the third for free\u201d deals and a do-it-yourself version of a negative COVID-19 test that can be generated in less than 30 minutes for $25.<\/p>\n

One hacking forum indicated that \u201cWe do negative COVID tests for travel<\/a>ers abroad and for getting a job. Everything is done within 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission issued an advisory on COVID vaccine scams.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t pay to sign up for the vaccine. Anyone who asks for a payment to put you on a list, make an app<\/a>ointment for you, or reserve a spot in line is a scammer,\u201d the FTC said.<\/p>\n

And always ignore sales ads for the COVID-19 vaccine because that\u2019s simply not how you get the vaccine, the\u00a0FTC<\/a>\u00a0said. The vaccine is only available at federal- and state-approved locations.\n <\/div>\n

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