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\n Cybercriminals are using global fears about the virus to spread the Emotet trojan. Hackers are using global fears about the spread of the virus to target people in Japan with the Emotet trojan, a popular strain of malware that has been devastatingly effective at attacking governments and financial institutions.\n<\/p>\n

\n Link: Hackers using coronavirus scare to spread Emotet malware in Japan<\/a>
\n via www.techrepublic.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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