Coronavirus and Cyber security

Hackers always try to search for different ways to hack websites. The coronavirus pandemic is spreading day by day. Hackers are taking advantage of this situation as environment of fear is spread all over the world.

The number of malicious emails mentioning the coronavirus has increased significantly since end of January.They are forging emails mentioning the outbreak that appeared while opening the messages, unleashing malwares.

Various phishing mails are created in order to donate money for the treatment of virus affected people. In one such kind of phishing mail, hackers created a phishing mail by the name of WHO ie. World Health Organization. In that mail they created a donation form by the name of WHO. In this user fills the details of debit cards and eventually money are transferred to hacker's account.

Also are also various other cases of Cyber attacks discovered.

In one such type Android users are using app called CovidLock to track the coronavirus. The app is malicious as it installs ransomware on user's smartphone. Once the app has all the required permissions,it locks user's smartphones and asks them to pay a ransom of $100 in Bitcoin within 48 hours to unlock their smartphones.

The app also threatens users to erase contacts, pictures, videos available in user's phone.

So overall coronavirus is dangerous for human health and also for computer's health.

The common measures are

•Do not install apps other than play store

• Do not fill any private information regarding banks.

•Keep watch on spam emails

And as always,

Stay Secure From Digital Threats....