Cybercriminals use all possibilities which can serve their evil aims. They follow the headlines and react quickly – and they do not have ethical considerations. Even the drama of the coronavirus terrorizing the entire world and causing the deaths of thousands of people is seen as a good ’business’ opportunity to spread out some malware.
IBM X-force recently reported that the coronavirus went cyber via the Emotet trojan. Rather disgustingly, the miscreants send e-mails to people on behalf of respected health organizations, containing attachments claiming to inform about infection prevention measures. As the victim opens the attachment, it silently installs the trojan on the computer.