03/12/2020
Hi All,
Please read the below blog..
Disclaimer this for education and awareness purpose only..
Do not use it for wrong purpose.
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) could be infected with computers.
USA, China, Russia, England, Italy and other European countries infected with coronavirus (Covid-19). Otherwise, Japan, South Korea infected with coronavirus too. Hackers take advantage of the Coronavirus to expand their activities. Not only Coronavirus (Covid-19), other situations in society make some advantages for hackers.
We found some key points about these attacks’ nature.
Hackers understand real-time situations (situation awareness)
Social Engineering attacks are successful according to situations.
Trick bot campaigns
Phishing scams
One ring scam call
Email hacking
Flash-enabled malicious links
Macro enabled word documents
1. Hackers understand real-time situations (situation awareness)
According to this factor, hackers use situation awareness to launch their attacks. Sending emails one of the famous methods. We call it to email hacking or hacking through email. However, email attacks are in the phishing scam category. Phishing scams and attacks are in the social engineering category.
2. Social Engineering attacks are successful according to situations.
Same as the details about situation awareness. Hackers use social engineering tools to spread their malware, trojans, ransomware. There is not any solution to human stupidity. Hackers use this advantage to succeed in their attacks.
3. Trick bot campaign
Trick bot campaign spread in Italy. This is an email attack that is carrying word document with visual basic applications.
Also, email attached JavaScript, webpages do the same purposes with alert functions. See below for some example codes.
window.alert(“Security Gain”);
function securityFunction() {
var txt;
if (confirm (“Please a button!”)) {
txt = “You Pressed OK!”;
} else {
txt = “You Pressed Cancel!”;
}
document.getElementById(“demo”).innerHTML = txt;
}
A simple HTML code can threaten you through a bot.
Call Coronavirus emergency unit
We got some great example of word document chain infection
4. Phishing scam attacks or phishing attacks
Phishing attacks and phishing scam attacks are the same. Phishing attacks use trick to victims not only Coronavirus (Covid-19), it can be useful for hackers in any situation in the world. According to this article, we talk about the coronavirus incidents. And how hackers take advantage of it like that. We discuss all the facts one by one. But you should understand all about the hacking stuff of this article related to social engineering.
Kinds of phishing attacks
Spam calls (one ring spam call – Wangari)
Fake websites and web pages
Emails with malicious inside
Social media tricks
5. One ring scam call
Email attached scripts and one ring scam calls do the same. Simple HTML code can threaten you through a bot and email attachments.
Call Coronavirus emergency unit
6. Email hacking
Actually, email hacking kind of a phishing scam. Macro enabled word documents and flash enabled links and web pages use to hack emails. Also, backdoors, malware, ransomware, trojan horses, etc.
Email Scams
7. Flash-enabled malicious links
Those kinds of attacks can be infected with phishing scam attacks.
8. Macro enabled word documents
Those kinds of attacks can be infected with phishing attacks too. How to avoid computer coronavirus attacks
Think twice before open email attachments from unknown sources
Update your operating system, software.
Install virus guards
Update installed virus guards
Block scripts in your browser
Revoke 3rd party access applications in your accounts
Turn on Two-Factor Authentication
Clear cache and cookies in your browser
Don’t click untrusted links
don’t click enable contents
Don’t answer unknown calls
Educate your friends, family members, colleagues
For social security and social connectivity
Don’t stay in public palaces very much
Wear face masks
Wash your hands before eating
Avoid shaking hand
Don’t travel to infected countries without critical reasons
Thanks to all
And please do share this to you near and dear ones for there safety..
