The global epidemic is raging, and the emergence of the mutant virus Omicron has caused countries to strengthen epidemic prevention measures one after another. But a recent study by Check Point Research (CPR) of software technology company Check Point found that long-dormant pass-forgery scams have become more active in the past few weeks.
Since July last year, many countries in Europe and the United States have implemented the new crown vaccine passport program, and the global tourism industry is highly dependent on vaccination and testing passes. For example, countries such as Germany will require those who have completed the vaccination to show negative PCR/antigen test results at the same time.
Liad Mizrachi, a security expert at Check Point software technology company, said that due to the high spread of the variant virus Omicron and the insufficient supply of test kits, criminals have an opportunity to trick them into testing positive, refusing to be tested, unwilling to get vaccinated, etc. person. He believes that there needs to be a centrally managed vaccine testing and certification system for protection, and reminds governments around the world that they need to take immediate action to combat these illegal transactions, otherwise there will be more fake passports in the future.
The CPR found that these fraudulent syndicates, and at least one of the fraudulent syndicates that have suspended their activities, have become active again, and have significantly increased the price of vaccine passes on the black market, from 75-100 US dollars (about HKD 585-780) to soared to 200-600 US dollars (about HKD 1560-4700), an increase of up to 600%.
materialsource:Ming Pao
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