[Los Angeles Chinese Information Network Editor Anna Compiled]
April 21, 2020, Western time, according to KIRO, Microsoft's security intelligence agency said that hackers use people to fear and worry about the new crown pandemic. They send emails Regarding the content of the virus test, it is encrypted with a hidden tracking malware called "Trickbot", which can record your password and bank payment information.
According to the information recorded by Microsoft's security department, one person in 60,000 emails carrying malware will receive and open the email every day, and the others will be intercepted by the system. Mike Hamilton, the founder and chief information security officer of
CI Security, based in Seattle, said: "The trap before you is not just one or two." Hamilton said that hackers have been able to hide data. Hundreds of dangerous link attachments.
"The smartest malicious text message I have ever seen says'Your phone is being monitored because someone around you has been diagnosed with Covid-19, you need to click on this link to view the details'."
Trickbot is designed to steal your bank and payment The voucher is designed to obtain the password when you enter it. It can steal PayPal, Amazon and all the places you need to fill in payment information.
The best way to avoid this kind of trap is to figure out whether the emails and information you receive are reasonable and whether they are sent by officials.