Chinese Hackers Spreading Malware via Fake Coronavirus Documents

Chinese hackers have used fake documents about the coronavirus to deliver malicious software and steal sensitive user information, according to a report from researchers documenting a growing wave of cybercrime exploiting fears about the global pandemic. As the novel coronavirus has moved across the world, cybercriminals and spies have taken advantage of the growing demand for information by loading malicious software into tracking maps, government reports and health fact sheets in numerous languages.