With the beginning of the Corona epidemic, pirates and fraudsters have created fake websites that depend on government websites, which publish information about the Corona virus, or provide advice and assistance in cases of infection.
However, once the keys are pressed, the user's computers are exposed to malware penetration, in addition to the spread of many e-mails related to the Coronavirus, which carry malicious programs as attachments in the e-mail.
The Federal Office for Information Technology Security stated that this malicious program may be of the type of encryption and ransomware programs, which encrypts all data stored on computers or in the network, such as the "Emotet Trojan".
The hackers usually ask for a ransom in exchange for decrypting the data again. Examples of current cyber piracy attacks are for the hacker to penetrate the user’s sensitive data and information and threaten to spread this information if the user does not pay a ransom.
Backup
German experts advise that data backups be performed regularly on external hard drives, so that the user does not completely lose data if exposed to cyber piracy attacks by encryption and ransomware programs.
And when the user’s computers are exposed to cyber piracy attacks by means of encryption and ransomware programs, all passwords stored on the computers that have been hacked must be changed. It is better to reinstall the operating system on the hacked computer, and the Trojans and malicious codes may make drastic changes. In the safety of the operating system, it should be checked that there are no harmful remnants of these programs on the hard disk after installing the operating system again.
Basic rules
In general, German experts advise to follow some basic rules for data protection, including the use of anti-virus programs, relying on secure passwords, making regular backups, in addition to questioning suspicious messages, never paying any money, and informing the competent police authorities on Spot.
It is also important to exercise caution and caution when receiving messages from unknown people, and this also applies when receiving warning messages that appear to be issued by official bodies, banks, or from an acquaintance or relatives, and in case of doubt about the e-mail, it is better not to click on any links Or open any attachments, contact the alleged person or organization and verify the content of the message or attachments.