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Hackers Are Spreading Fake Android Coronavirus App To Lockdown Phones by abujarocks(m): 8:00pm On Mar 16, 2020
A new malicious Android app is out in the wild locking down phones of users. The app is named CovidLock and it is reportedly ransomware masqueraded as coronavirus tracker.

Just like the very nature of popular ransomware like Wannacry, CovidLock demands a sum of money to let users regain access to their smartphones. To achieve this, the attackers are using a technique called “screen-lock attack” that forces end-users to change their passwords.

The ransomware demands $100 billion in bitcoin within 48 hours of lockdown to release continue reading on https://latesttopmusic.com/hackers-are-spreading-fake-android-coronavirus-app-to-lockdown-phones/

Re: Hackers Are Spreading Fake Android Coronavirus App To Lockdown Phones by yusfatedeeprof(m): 12:04am On Mar 17, 2020
Phone sef don dey get the virus? Alright........

Re: Hackers Are Spreading Fake Android Coronavirus App To Lockdown Phones by Mohbola(f): 6:02pm On Mar 22, 2020
Nawa ooo

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