"A Coronavirus-Tracking App Locked Users' Phones And Demanded $100"

Researchers at DomainTools have discovered a new Android application that is said to deliver up-to-date figures on the coronavirus pandemics. The new application contains malicious software.  This ransomware app is called CovidLock.  The application threatens that if the victims do not pay $100 in bitcoin within 48 hours, all data on the phone will be erased.  CovidLock is not available on the Google Play store but is available on a standalone website.  This new Ransomware application represents scammers’ latest attempt to use concerns around the COVID-19 virus to defraud anxious technology users.

Cyberscoop reports: "A Coronavirus-Tracking App Locked Users' Phones And Demanded $100"