Hackers believed to have links with North Korea launched a new attack on Wednesday trying to break into South Korean computers, using emails purporting to come from a local government agency fighting to contain the coronavirus.

Attackers suspected to be part of the Lazarus Group sent malicious emails claiming to come from the Incheon Communicable Diseases Center, Chinese cybersecurity firm QiAnXin warned on Thursday.

At the time of writing, the majority of antivirus software was unable to detect the threat, additional data compiled by cybersecurity company VirusTotal showed.

The malicious emails, spoofed to appear to come from [email protected], requested