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Coinfirm Report Shows Fake Covid Certificates, Stolen Vaccines Sold on Darkweb for Bitcoin
Summary: According to a report on Thursday from blockchain analytics company Coinfirm, Falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificates, stolen vaccines, and falsified doctors’ signatures are being sold on the dark web for bitcoin. Vendors have been selling the certificates and vaccines for a range of cryptos including bitcoin, ether, dash, litecoin, tron, monero and zcash. The company says ...
According to a report on Thursday from blockchain analytics company Coinfirm, Falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificates, stolen vaccines, and falsified doctors’ signatures are being sold on the dark web for bitcoin. Vendors have been selling the certificates and vaccines for a range of cryptos including bitcoin, ether, dash, litecoin, tron, monero and zcash.
The company says these particular types of crypto are being chosen either due to their ubiquitousness in global crypto trade or because of the anonymity afforded as privacy coins.
One particular dark web vendor, known as the “COVID-19 Vaccine Shop,” appears to be selling vaccines in bulk ranging from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BionTech, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Sputnik V. “It is for these reasons that every obliged entity should institute rigorous KYC policies,” Coinfirm said.
By Amy Liu
Tags: Bitcoin,Coinfirm,Covid Certificates,Dark Web,Vaccines
Link: Coinfirm Report Shows Fake Covid Certificates, Stolen Vaccines Sold on Darkweb for Bitcoin [Copy]
