Hackers are spreading misinformation including fake live maps of areas hit by Coronavirus disaster to spread Azorult malware.
There is probably no such calamity or crisis that cybercriminals would spare from exploiting for their personal gains and health disasters have become their most valuable commodities of late. Previously, we witnessed cybercriminals exploiting global events such as the Football World Cup, Christmas or disasters like missing Malaysia Plane (MH-370) to spread malware or misguide masses.
However, the Coronavirus health epidemic is the current favorite of cybercriminals. In January this year, HackRead.com’s Waqas reported how cybercriminals were using the Coronavirus disaster to spread fear and infect users’ devices with Emotet banking trojan.
Now, according to the IT security researchers at Reason Labs, hackers are exploiting the growing trend of researching and finding out more about the COVID-19 disease, aka coronavirus. They are using this curiosity to drop malware.
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In a blog post, researchers explained that hackers are launching attacks through infected websites offering information on the disease. The sites are infected with Azorult malware, which is a ..
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