Beware the sick 'coronavirus scam' email that lets crooks hijack your gadgets

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Beware the sick 'coronavirus scam' email that lets crooks hijack your gadgets
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DESPICABLE hackers are using the coronavirus crisis to hijack your gadgets. Scam emails that warn of a coronavirus threat in your local area are actually a ploy to install dangerous and notorious m…

Here's what Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, told The Sun...

Last week we saw many criminals sending out malware exploiting the unfortunate helicopter crash which claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and several others. "After a brief recess around Christmas and New Year, Emotet is very much back as the behemoth of email malware," said Mollie MacDougall, threat intelligence manager at Cofense.

"With notable examples including a Christmas party, Halloween party, and some related to Greta Thunberg."

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