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Be careful, there is malware infiltration of the spread of COVID-19

Be careful, there is malware that infiltrates the map of the spread of COVID-19

JAKARTA – The world is worried about the spread Coronavirus or COVID-19. John Hopkins University has also succeeded in making a map on line, in detail showing the area of ​​the spread of the corona virus around the world.

Unfortunately, the popularity of this online map was later exploited by hackers to create fake maps that had been planted with malicious programs of sorts malware. Later a kind of notification that forces the accesser to install illegal applications.

Reporting from TNW, security researcher from Reason Labs, Shai Alfasi, found that hackers used a map of the spread of the corona virus to steal information from its users. Malware This is downloaded automatically when displaying a map of the distribution of the COVID-19 virus.

In appearance, malware it does show a map on line distribution related coronavirus, the number of patients in each country and the casualties incurred. At that time Malware AZORult type will pull a number of sensitive information owned by its users, be it passwords, credit card numbers and other information stored on browser.

“This technique is very commonly used to steal browsing history, cookies, ID or password, cryptocurrency and much more. The goal is to collect sensitive data from infected computers, “wrote Alfasi.

Furthermore, Alfasi’s analysis via the Reason Security blog explains the actions of these hackers by circulating a website link named Corona-virus-Map.com or coronavirus-real-map.com and others.

To avoid malware Users are advised to stick with the officially licensed COVID-19 map and check the URL that uses arcgis.com as the website domain. The original site can be accessed via THIS site.

As previously reported, cybersecurity company Kaspersky has also found malicious files related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The files, which are disguised as pdf, mp4 and docx formats, make video instructions on how to protect yourself from the Corona virus, the latest information about virus threats, even virus early detection procedures.

The malicious file is sent by hackers via email, and when opened, it will infect cellphones as well as computer devices. Even worse, this file can also be sent via instant messages such as WhatsApp and other instant messaging services.

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