Hackers exploiting panic spread by novel Coronavirus; malicious activities, fake URLs register a spike

The panic generated due to deadly Coronavirus is being milked by hackers around the world to spread malicious activities into people’s computer systems and other sensitive devices. This was highlighted by the latest Global Threat Index for January 2020, according to the Deccan Chronicle. The scare of Coronavirus which was initially confined to Asia has spread to most parts of the world. Worried by the endemic, people around the world have evinced their hyper interest to know more about the virus and its likely spread to their lives. Taking advantage of the viral interest in Coronavirus, various spam-related campaigns have been plotted by hackers.