Warning: Cybercriminals are targeting Zoom, Google Classroom and Teams

The demand for messaging services, online conferencing due to the spread of COVID-19 is causing the number of users of services such as Zoom, Teams . to increase rapidly. At the same time, it brings undesirable consequences, which is the growing attention of the global cybercrime community.

Popular online video conferencing applications such as Zoom, Teams or Google Classroom are increasingly being tampered with by malicious agents on the internet to create newly registered fake domain names, to deceive careless users or Not much experience using the above services. According to security firm Check Point, from January 1 to the end of March this year, an additional 1,700 newly registered domain names have the word "zoom" in their names. 25% of these are only registered in the last 7 days of March, and are expected to increase sharply in the near future, in line with the increase of 'genuine' Zoom users.

The same is true of Google Classroom (googleclassroom.com) in the context that more and more educational institutions are choosing this service as an online learning tool for students. The number of newly registered domain names under the "motif" form googloclassroom.com or googieclassroom.com also increases rapidly.

Omer Dembinskey, head of security intelligence at Check Point, said the fake domain name could be used in various forms of attacks, but the most common is spreading viruses / malicious code to the target. The target enters the victim's computer system. These include the case of distributing InstallCore PUA malware via fake Google Classroom URLs and Microsoft Teams.

During this time, pay special attention to the emails and messages you receive that contain invitations (links) to join unknown online classes. That is most likely, but the malicious link leads you to a fake hacker website. In addition, carefully review the domain name and website URL before visiting. Raising vigilance is the most effective way to prevent us from becoming a victim of deceptive tactics.