{"id":13126,"date":"2020-10-16T17:22:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/?p=13126"},"modified":"2020-10-16T17:24:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:54:20","slug":"covid-19-inspired-malware-means-theres-more-than-one-virus-to-worry-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/covid-19-inspired-malware-means-theres-more-than-one-virus-to-worry-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Inspired Malware Means There\u2019s More Than One Virus To Worry About"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the coronavirus pandemic creating havoc across the world, cybercriminals are rapidly taking advantage of the situation to spam the public and spread copycat computer viruses. As stress levels rise, fraudsters and scammers are attacking unsuspecting individuals and spreading malicious content. Links, messages, emails, and click-worthy content related to the Covid-19 pandemic have been forwarded to people around the world, looting millions of their personal information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cyber-attacks<\/b><\/h3>\n

Cybercriminals have only increased in number during pandemic, launching recording numbers of cyberattacks. A cyberattack can be defined as a malicious and deliberate attempt to breach the private information of another individual or organisation. There are many different types of cyber-attacks; criminals may carry out damage through infected domains, malware downloaded onto a computer or eavesdropping on a device to steal personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n

A surge in cyberattacks<\/b><\/h3>\n

A sudden surge seen in cybercrime was noted from March 2020 onwards, around the same time that the Covid-19 pandemic began to spread across the world. Attackers impersonated global organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and UNICEF in order to spread computer viruses and malware. Sectors that were heavily targeted included healthcare, governmental organizations, educational institutes, hospitality, retail and transportation. These industries were actively engaging with vulnerable sectors of the population and cybercriminals quickly took advantage of this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coronavirus-inspired malware attack<\/b><\/h3>\n

Many of the coronavirus-inspired <\/span>malware attacks<\/b><\/a> took place on victims suspected of being infected by Covid-19. Examples of this include:<\/span><\/p>\n