Prosecutors said the men created a website that resembled that of Moderna, the biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that in December won federal approval to distribute its COVID-19 vaccine. The genuine website is modernatx.com, and the website created by the men, which authorities have since seized, was modernatx.shop. Prosecutors said the source code of the fake domain showed that its creator had used a tool to copy the real Moderna website. “As the public seeks vaccines to protect themselves and their families from COVID-19, fraudsters are waiting to take advantage of their desperation,” said James Mancuso, a special agent from Homeland Security Investigations. “We want to remind the public to exercise extreme caution online, especially when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and protective equipment.”© 2021 The New York Times Company

Source: bd News24 February 13, 2021 14:03 UTC