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Researchers with IBM X-Force and Kasperky have discovered that hackers are sending spam emails to people in the hopes of infecting smartphones and computers with malicious software.
The malware is disguised as legitimate information about coronavirus.
The emails sent to people in Japan claim that the respiratory illness has infiltrated the country and urge the receiver to open an email attachment to learn more information. If the receiver opens the file, malicious software harvests personal data and can inject other inflammatory software.
IBM's report focuses primarily on Japan, though there could be an uptick in malicious coronavirus-related scam emails in the U.S., too.
It was bound to happen.
The malware is disguised as legitimate information about coronavirus.
The emails sent to people in Japan claim that the respiratory illness has infiltrated the country and urge the receiver to open an email attachment to learn more information. If the receiver opens the file, malicious software harvests personal data and can inject other inflammatory software.
IBM's report focuses primarily on Japan, though there could be an uptick in malicious coronavirus-related scam emails in the U.S., too.
Hackers are using coronavirus fears to send you a computer virus: How to stop them
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, a malicious strain of software is seeking to take advantage of people's fears.
www.usatoday.com
It was bound to happen.
