Scammers Could Target COVID-Status Certification, Cyber Experts Warn

Scammers Could Target COVID-Status Certification, Cyber Experts Warn
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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As the UK prepares to trial “COVID-status certification” in some domestic settings, cyber-security experts warned that a certificate could be hard to authenticate, and could leave people vulnerable to scammers.

In a review published on April 5, the UK government said it would begin to trial COVID-status certification in certain settings, including at large events.