CORONAVIRUS on the INTERNET?? | HOW HACKERS are using CORONAVIRUS to DESTROY you!! | COVID-19 SAFETY measures

After the outbreak of such a deadly virus called the CORONAVIRUS or COVID-19, the whole world is in a highly stressful situation and people are in terror and are indeed much afraid of it. In this panicky situation when people out of fear, are doing everything to be away and prevent themselves from this deadly virus but, there are a lot of things which are being unaddressed and no one is talking about it. 




In the present situation, there are plenty of hackers and other cyber criminals which have become very active recently and they are using this new trendy topic of "coronavirus", "how to prevent coronavirus", "how to cure coronavirus", etc. to make people fool and do wrong to the citizens. There are several ways in which these hackers are reaching out to the common people, playing tricks and effecting their computer, mobiles and other devices to steel there data.

Till now, many people are still unaware of the complete details about this virus and since this virus is spreading at such a high rate, people have become even more curious to know more and more about this and to try out all kinds of practices to prevent themselves from being affected by this virus. The cybercriminals and hackers are using this to do harm to the people. These cybercriminals are using the topic of "Coronavirus" to attack computers and mobiles. These cybercriminals make use of "curiosity of people to know more about coronavirus". The hackers are sending various kinds of phishing emails, messages to trick people. They send emails with captions like "ALERT!!", "YOUR CITY IS IN DANGER", "CLICK ON THIS LINK TO PROTECT YOURSELF", "CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GET FREE CORONAVIUS CHECKUP", etc. The innocent people, fall in their traps, they read such emails and messages, click on their links and then they are redirected to some phishing website, where they are asked to fill various private details and in this way, the innocent people send their complete information unknowingly to some unknown cybercriminal who use these pieces of information to hack their computer, steal data and then blackmail the host to pay them money (bitcoins).


These hackers often send some pdf files or documents which contain information about coronavirus, or how to deal with coronavirus, but actually, the truth is, such pdf files or word documents and nothing but dangerous ransomware which increases the vulnerability of the device. You may also come across various messages or emails with the links to download certain Softwares or apps which are also nothing but viruses which steal your data and which will affect you and as well as your privacy. 

In such situations, it is very important to be safe from not only the coronavirus but also from such cyber criminals. If you want any kind of information about such viruses or any other kind of health-related information then you should never believe on such emails or messages but you should trust only some verified and trustable sources like the WHO or the doctors who will provide you are correct and the best information. The whole world is suffering and fighting against this situation and as an individual, you also have some responsibility to make sure that you and as well as your family and friends know about all these facts and take all the precautions measures to protect themselves.
So, share this content with all your friends and family and make them also aware of all these facts and how they can be safe. 


CORONAVIRUS on the INTERNET?? | HOW HACKERS are using CORONAVIRUS to DESTROY you!! | COVID-19 SAFETY measures CORONAVIRUS on the INTERNET?? | HOW HACKERS are using CORONAVIRUS to DESTROY you!! | COVID-19 SAFETY measures Reviewed by Only Techy Stuffs on 3/20/2020 Rating: 5

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