{"id":590,"date":"2020-03-16T18:37:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T18:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/?p=590"},"modified":"2020-03-16T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T18:47:00","slug":"coronavirus-online-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/coronavirus-online-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus online scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"590\" class=\"elementor elementor-590\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b7487f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b7487f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03db976\" data-id=\"03db976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c3987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c3987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The global media narrative is dominated by the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p><p>I covered the coronavirus aspects of <a href=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/26\/osint-resources-for-tracking-the-spread-of-coronavirus\/\">OSINT resources for tracking the disease&#8217;s spread<\/a> back in January, and I revisited the topic last month in the context of <a href=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/16\/coronavirus-and-disinformation-warfare\/\">disinformation warfare<\/a>.<\/p><p>This time I want to focus on the digital threat vector associated with the coronavirus.<\/p><p>The raging pandemic has spawned numerous online scams, frauds and cyber attacks, targeting both the corporate sector and individual users all around the world.<\/p><p>So without any further delay, let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e0ec5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e0ec5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ee0110\" data-id=\"7ee0110\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f28903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f28903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sale of coronavirus related items - online auction scams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6a325a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6a325a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80d3d60\" data-id=\"80d3d60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43269e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43269e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dishonest and greedy vendors on just about any online marketplace are hoping to capitalise on the fear and panic amongst the general population.<\/p><p>Exorbitantly priced items include:<\/p><ul><li>facial masks used for painting re-advertised as medical supplies guaranteed to protect from covid-19;<\/li><li>hand sanitizers, priced 5 times more than they would normally cost;<\/li><li>covid-19 &#8220;survival kits&#8221;;<\/li><li>paper suits;<\/li><li>fake covid-19 testing kits;<\/li><li>various inhalers and pseudo-medical paraphernalia.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b68ce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b68ce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0c0fd\" data-id=\"5b0c0fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c899917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c899917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-masks.png?fit=768%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-masks.png?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-masks.png?resize=300%2C280&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-masks.png?resize=768%2C717&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">source: DoneDeal.ie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10b7db8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10b7db8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8ced1d\" data-id=\"f8ced1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2769699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2769699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, the darkweb markets are also full of coronavirus themed products, from masks, suits, sanitary products of unknown origin (more than likely stolen in bulk), to various drugs advertised as &#8220;coronavirus antidepressants sale&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4abfd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4abfd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf1b97f\" data-id=\"cf1b97f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c27d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c27d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market.jpg?fit=891%2C724&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market.jpg?w=891&amp;ssl=1 891w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market.jpg?resize=768%2C624&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">source: Empire Market<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84066d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84066d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6c4ad3\" data-id=\"a6c4ad3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43799c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c43799c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some cases, clearnet sellers just pocket the money and don&#8217;t ship any items at all.<\/p><p>In the darkweb, it&#8217;s free for all. It&#8217;s where scammers scam other scammers unscrupulously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76dddff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76dddff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3d628b\" data-id=\"d3d628b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02febd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02febd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UK&#8217;s Action Fraud warned that since February 2020 the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau received numerous reports of fraud where coronavirus was mentioned, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionfraud.police.uk\/alert\/coronavirus-scam-costs-victims-over-800k-in-one-month\">victim losses exceeding\u00a0 \u00a3800k<\/a>.<\/p><p>Scammers know well that the police departments in Europe and elsewhere are currently put under serious pressure and are unlikely to prioritise responding to online fraud cases under the current circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b3ed32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b3ed32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f42650\" data-id=\"6f42650\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc11f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc11f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market2.jpg?fit=889%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market2.jpg?w=889&amp;ssl=1 889w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market2.jpg?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-empire-dark-web-market2.jpg?resize=768%2C380&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">source: Empire Market<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b3295e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b3295e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fb3fd2\" data-id=\"3fb3fd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9411b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9411b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bogus Android apps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce3420c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce3420c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b65e2fd\" data-id=\"b65e2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e749e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e749e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Google Play Store has always been infamous for unverified, potentially dangerous apps.<\/p><p>The pandemic resulted in an outbreak of scammy Android applications that intercept users&#8217; data, track their movements or install malware or spyware on their devices.<\/p><p>These apps typically masquerade as:<\/p><ul><li>coronavirus trackers<\/li><li>coronavirus maps<\/li><li>coronavirus checker apps<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76868bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76868bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbe5da2\" data-id=\"fbe5da2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9e14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc9e14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most notable recent example of such app was &#8220;AC19&#8221;, an app developed by the Iranian government to keep track of the coronavirus infections.<\/p><p>All it was doing, however, was keeping track of users who downloaded it and harvesting their data.<\/p><p>Google removed the app from the Play Store, as it does daily with dozens of malicious applications &#8211; more details on that story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/spying-concerns-raised-over-irans-official-covid-19-detection-app\/\">can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be91788 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be91788\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231ed82\" data-id=\"231ed82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f202f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f202f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake and malicious websites<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a0d1c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a0d1c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-074e506\" data-id=\"074e506\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f3e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f3e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Newly activated domains containing &#8220;coronavirus&#8221; in the URL should be treated as suspicious and generally avoided.<\/p><p>Remember, the best sources of information are the official government websites or reputable ones, with verified medical information, advice and updates.<\/p><p>One of the most popular maps for tracking the coronavirus spread was created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) and is available <a href=\"https:\/\/gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>This is what it looks like:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c818f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c818f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0802900\" data-id=\"0802900\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c046d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c046d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-map.jpg?fit=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-map.jpg?w=1362&amp;ssl=1 1362w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-map.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-map.jpg?resize=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-map.jpg?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9409cc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9409cc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a16252c\" data-id=\"a16252c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8317f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb8317f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, this website has been copied and emulated by a number of malicious sites.<\/p><p>This is one of the websites I stumbled upon &#8211; it is still live and posing a real threat to anybody using it:<\/p><p><strong>coronavirus-map[.]com<\/strong><\/p><p>For safety, you should refrain from visiting this site directly, unless you know what you are doing and what the risks are.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can safely navigate the Wayback Machine snapshots though:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200314175546\/https:\/\/coronavirus-map.com\/\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200314175546\/https:\/\/coronavirus-map.com\/<\/a><\/p><p>This is what the cloned website, hosted in Romania, looks like:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83a039d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83a039d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f7b90e\" data-id=\"3f7b90e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7530419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7530419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-covid-map.jpg?fit=1024%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-covid-map.jpg?w=1889&amp;ssl=1 1889w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-covid-map.jpg?resize=300%2C128&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-covid-map.jpg?resize=1024%2C439&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-covid-map.jpg?resize=768%2C329&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-covid-map.jpg?resize=1536%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee2ea1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee2ea1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03839d8\" data-id=\"03839d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20b0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b20b0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of tabs that bring you to dubious content, paired with ads and various trackers.<\/p><p>The site also contains a number of social media platform buttons which redirect to phishing links that load up fake login pages, ready to harvest your login credentials:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f53e16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f53e16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211c471\" data-id=\"211c471\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ffc2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06ffc2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-link-e1584355613851.jpg?fit=768%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-link-e1584355613851.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-link-e1584355613851.jpg?resize=300%2C103&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-link-e1584355613851.jpg?resize=768%2C263&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52c4b56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52c4b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c50c319\" data-id=\"c50c319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f58bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f58bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This website is already recognised as malicious by Virus Total and you can find the detailed information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virustotal.com\/gui\/domain\/coronavirus-map.com\/relations\">here<\/a>, including subdomains, URLs, IP addresses and more.<\/p><p><em>(Want to start learning how to do website-oriented OSINT? <a href=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/05\/osint-me-tricky-thursday-4\/\">Read this post<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b7394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b7394\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-287add8\" data-id=\"287add8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba4f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dba4f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phishing emails and malicious attachments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c841d47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c841d47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-671ecae\" data-id=\"671ecae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3b7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3b7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a well known fact that an email can be sent from a spoofed email address and made look like it originated from a legitimate sender.<\/p><p>Right now there are tens of thousands of malicious emails in circulation and they attempt to exploit the users&#8217; fear as well as their efforts to stay informed.<\/p><p>Below are some examples of emails that can redirect users to phishing sites or that contain malicious attachments that can result in malware infections if donwloaded:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54f2f2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54f2f2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0af27a5\" data-id=\"0af27a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7acd37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7acd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-emails.jpg?fit=772%2C252&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-emails.jpg?w=772&amp;ssl=1 772w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-emails.jpg?resize=300%2C98&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phishing-emails.jpg?resize=768%2C251&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c41121 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c41121\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01c8f87\" data-id=\"01c8f87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6c050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f6c050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/malicious-email.jpg?fit=967%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/malicious-email.jpg?w=967&amp;ssl=1 967w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/malicious-email.jpg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/malicious-email.jpg?resize=768%2C303&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c28f88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c28f88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5febca2\" data-id=\"5febca2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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wp-caption-text\">.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5a8fb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5a8fb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51bc565\" data-id=\"51bc565\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f4be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f4be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9bbc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The notably positive development is the fact that since the pandemic was announced, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others have all taken steps to combat fake news, conspiracy theories and the general coronavirus misinformation.<\/p><p>Social media has been misused for the above purposes for a long time and the stream of false content has been spreading everywhere.<\/p><p>Now it seems at least some content verification is taking place and users are being warned before they play videos or start browsing through photos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13cd4b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13cd4b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cdd33a\" data-id=\"7cdd33a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7523c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f7523c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fake-news-FB.jpg?fit=1024%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" 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Verify. 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