February 4, 2020
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/cyber-criminals-using-coronavirus-concern-to-assist-intrusions
The coronavirus is a topic that is sweeping the nation due to the severity of the illness along with the sheer fact that nothing is truly known about the virus. This, of course, leads to people consulting Dr.Google in order to be more informed on the issue at hand. However, according to the article some individuals are taking advantage of these searches by placing malware in certain links.
I chose this topic because it is shocking to me that anyone would even think to do this. For someone to deliberately put a persons computer stability and safety at risk because they simply want to be more informed on a health emergency is vile. Though the infectious software is in the forms of pdf, mp4 and doc files, it still leaves people vulnerable.
The article goes to state that we should be careful with leaving any emails on websites in order to receive more information about the virus because it may be apart of a cyber attack. I guess what can be taken away from this is, be careful with what you sign up for as well as what links you click. Though you may be searching for information in order to build your knowledge on a topic, there may be a corrupt individual waiting in the shadows trying to take advantage.
Carri Writes 