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Tor, Fraudsters, Vaccines and Face Masks

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52577776
Criminals hope a heightened sense of fear will make people rush to buy these products, and as a result these items are not cheap; an Australian Institute of Criminology report found the average fake vaccine was being sold for about $370 (£300), while one supposedly sourced from China was selling for between $10-15,000 (£8-12,000).
A year ago they'd have offered you stolen airmiles.

They also pretend to be NHS workers or represent companies like Apple and or services like LinkedIn.
Right, some people use the dark web to blame Bill Gates for creating Well, they love conspiracy theories.

Two ransomware groups had said they would not attack any hospitals or healthcare organisations during the pandemic, but as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab outlined in a recent press briefing, there is evidence that criminal gangs are actively targeting national and international organisations that are responding to the pandemic - including hospitals.

What they forgot to tell you is that many of them might still be running on Windows 7 which has no free support.