Israeli-Palestinian malware
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, the number of innocent victims increases. And what’s worse, the attacks are now online, attacking those who are in the comforts of their home. Just last month, Internet users were bombarded with a malware hidden in a spoofed CNN news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The cyber criminals took advantage of this conflict to wage a warfare of their own, using the Trojan malware as aweapon.
There are really lots of people who took the bait that cyber criminals have set. For one, the fake site do really look authentic. It would probably take a very critical eye to distinguish the fake one from the legitimate one. Once the Internet user clicks the video containing an update on the conflict, a Trojan is installed. This malware proliferation alerted the authority because the Trojan can actually be used to steal data from various sites. Aside from this, the installed malware can slowly damage the user’s system.
How to avoid the attack
There are various ways to avoid being the next victim of cyber crime. One is by installing anti-malware and anti-spyware on your computer. You also need to keep these software updated. You should also scan your computer regularly. However, some malicious software cannot be detected by your anti-malware and anti-spyware, so the best thing that you should do is to determine if the site is authentic before clicking anything. You should also avoid opening attachment from unknown sources, especially if the attachment has .ink, .exe, and .vbs extensions.