FG alerts Nigerians to existence of coronavirus ransomware
From guardian.ng
{video} The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of an Android-based malicious and fraudulent coronavirus ransomware application, which claims to provide updates on the virus and infections near the user. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the ransomware blocks access to users’ personal data and accounts and threatens to delete, except users pay $100 in Bitcoin within 48 hours. The statement signed by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, said: “The ransomware app, detected ...
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