Sudden increase in damage from clever fake email "Emotet" disguised as an acquaintance or business partner September 18, 5:23
The damage of the computer virus "Emotet" that infects when you send a clever fake e-mail disguised as an acquaintance or a business partner and open the attached file is increasing rapidly, and on the 4th of this month, the computer of the secretariat of the Japan Medical Association Infections have also been confirmed, and information security specialists are calling attention.
"Emotet" is a computer virus that spreads fake emails by quoting documents that have been exchanged with acquaintances and business partners in the past by stealing contacts when infected by opening email attachments. From last year to the beginning of this year, it raged.
According to the "JPCERT Coordination Center," a specialized agency for information security, the virus had once converged, but infection was confirmed again from around July, and this month it was infected in Japan by the 15th. The number of e-mail addresses has reached 5610, which is already the highest number in a month.
On the 4th of this month, the infection of the personal computer of the secretariat of the Japan Medical Association was confirmed, and a large number of fake e-mails were sent to related parties under the names of the staff of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare that the staff of the Japan Medical Association exchanged in the past. It was.
As the number of people teleworking due to the influence of the new coronavirus is increasing, a new type that spreads infection to terminals connected to the wireless LAN at home is emerging, and the JPCERT Coordination Center said, "Email is for business partners and acquaintances. Even if it's from the name, if you feel any suspicious points, please do not open the attached file. "