Hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to spread malware

in #engrave5 years ago

Coronavirus information dashboards similar to the one made by John Hopkins University — have become an incredibly helpful approach to monitor how the dangerous infection is spreading over the globe.

Be that as it may, reports indicate that hackers are now using fake dashborads such as the one mentioned above to spread malicious software.

Cybersecurity expert Shai Alfasi at Reason Labs found that hackers have begun utilizing these dashboards to extract sensitive data from users, these data could potentially lead to serious damages and losses for the user.

The malware keeps itself alive as it filters through peoples' records utilizing Windows' "Task Scheduler".

As the coronavirus keeps on spreading and more applications and innovations are created to screen it, we will probably be seeing an expansion in malware of this variant well into the not so distant future.

Endeavor to stay safe online please.


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