Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Hackers are using coronavirus fears to send you a computer virus:



As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe sickening thousands of people in its wake, a malicious strain of software is seeking to take advantage of people's fears. 
Researchers with IBM X-Force and Kasperky have discovered that hackers are sending spam emails to people in the hopes of infecting smartphones and computers with malicious software.
The malware is disguised as legitimate information about coronavirus.
The emails sent to people in Japan claim that the respiratory illness has infiltrated the country and urge the receiver to open an email attachment to learn more information. If the receiver opens the file, malicious software harvests personal data and can inject other inflammatory software.
That means hackers can gain access to your personal files and copy them.
Learn More
 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/02/03/hackers
 https://www.techrepublic.com/article/hackers-using-coronavirus-scare-to-spread-emotet-malware

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