Scams for viruses: The special conditions it has caused around the world coronavirus pandemic are being exploited by cybercriminals, as ESET warns.
Global concern, vulnerable groups at high risk, excessive demand for goods that are no longer in stock and misinformation on social media - all of this equates to a huge opportunity for cybercriminals.
ESET researchers collected some of the most common forms of fraud and analyzes them, drawing attention to users.
Malicious news. Οι απατεώνες προσποιούνται ότι στέλνουν σημαντικές πληροφορίες από έγκυρους φορείς, όπως τον Π.Ο.Υ. (Εικ.1) ή από αξιόπιστους δημοσιογραφικούς οργανισμούς, όπως τη Wall Street Journal (Εικ.2), με στόχο να ξεγελάσουν τα πιθανά θύματα να κάνουν κλικ σε κακόβουλα link. Συνήθως, τέτοιοι σύνδεσμοι (Scams) μπορούν να εγκαταστήσουν κακόβουλο λογισμικό, να κλέψουν προσωπικές πληροφορίες ή να επιχειρήσουν να αποσπάσουν διαπιστευτήρια σύνδεσης και codeof access.
Exploitation of charity. In this form of scam, cybercriminals try to convince the victim to help fund a vaccine for children in China. Καθώς αυτή τη στιγμή εμβόλιο δεν υπάρχει, οι χρήστες τελικά καταλήγουν να στέλνουν bitcoin in walleta of fraudsters. The technique is only effective in a very small percentage of users, but it becomes respectable if you consider that it is done on a global scale.
Masks. In another type of fraud, cybercriminals send spam emails (Fig. 3) wanting to trick victims into ordering masks to keep them safe from the coronavirus. In fact, victims end up unknowingly disclosing sensitive personal and financial data. According to Sky News, fraudulent mask sellers snatched 800.000 1 ($ XNUMX million) from users in the UK in February alone.
ESET advises users to be aware of these and related scams and to be extremely careful by applying the following guidelines:
• Avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments in spam messages/texts from unknown sources or even from trusted sources, unless you are absolutely sure that the message it is authentic.
• Ignore communications that ask for your personal information. If you feel it is necessary to provide them, be sure to first verify the authenticity of the sender, using a different medium than the email itself (eg. search on Internet).
• Be especially wary of emails marked "urgent" or "attention" that urge you to take immediate action or offer vaccines or treatments for Covid.
Beware of charitable campaigns or crowdfunding campaigns that may be fraudulent.
• Use reliable software with multiple levels of security, which has protection against phishing.