2020: The Year of Fake News, Covid-19 Scams and Ransomware | Antivirus Software
The past year has been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic which affects the whole world, including the digital sphere. who takes a look at some of the top cyber threats of 2020, found that cybercriminals are exploiting the pandemic to their advantage, by spreading scams and phishing attacks in an attempt to take advantage of individual vulnerabilities in difficult times. Ransomware attacks have continued to proliferate this year, ruthlessly attacking healthcare facilities. Cybercriminals then began to spread mobile adware more massively, COVID-19 Counterfeits and Scams In addition to fake news, fake stores and malware related to COVID-19 surfaced in 2020. A number of scams have circulated designed to take advantage of people searching for information about the virus and related matters, such as the provision of masks and respirators. has uncovered malicious ad campaigns tailored to the situation, bogus stores and products, such as remedies and drugs for the v...