Blueliv Intelligence Briefing
Your cybersecurity news summary
Welcome to today’s intelligence briefing, covering noteworthy items on the cybersecurity news agenda.
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New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada
New ransomware CryCryptor has been targeting Android users in Canada, distributed via two websites under the guise of an official COVID-19 tracing app provided by Health Canada. ESET researchers analyzed the ransomware and created a decryption tool for the victims. CryCryptor surfaced just a few days after the Canadian government officially announced its intention to back the development of a nation-wide, voluntary tracing app called COVID Alert. Learn more >