Experts warn Covid vaccines being sold on darknet likely to be scams

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Experts warn Covid vaccines being sold on darknet likely to be scams

Doses bought online could be unsafe or ineffective, and buyers’ money or personal information stolen, Australia’s regulator says

Three major Covid-19 vaccines are being advertised for sale on the darknet – the part of the internet not visible to search engines and which requires specialised software to access, an analysis of 15 marketplaces has found.

Researchers at the global security company Kaspersky found advertisements for the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines, as well as sellers advertising unverified vaccines.

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