Ngaphambi kwe-COVID-19, izingane zazichitha isikhathi esiningi sosuku esikoleni. Kulapho abaningi bethulwa khona okokuqala ngokuphepha kwe-inthanethi futhi bavikelwa lapho bexhumeke ku-inthanethi amasistimu ahlunga noma akhawulela ukufinyelela kokuqukethwe ku-inthanethi.
Izikole bezilokhu zihlinzeka ngendawo evikelayo kokuqukethwe okufana nezithombe ezingcolile futhi zivikela izingane ezinsongweni ezinjengamagciwane kanye nenkundla yezokuxhumana engalinganiselwe. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenziwa kusetshenziswa izihlungi nohlu oluvinjelwe olusetshenziswa kumadivayisi esikole noma ngoxhumo lwe-inthanethi lwesikole.
Kodwa njengoba izingane eziningi zifunda ekhaya, abazali abaningi bangase bangasiqapheli isidingo sezivikelo ezifanayo. Abazali abaningi nabo basebenzela ekhaya, okungase kulinganisele isikhathi abanaso sokumisa indawo evikelekile ye-inthanethi yezingane.
Ngakho, yini abazali abangayenza ukuze bavikele izingane zabo?
Njengomphumela wokwanda kokufunda ku-inthanethi, ukulanda izinhlelo zokusebenza ezintsha nokuthola ama-imeyili engeziwe, izingane zingachayeka eqoqweni elisha lezinsongo ze-malware uma zingekho izilawuli ezisekelwe esikoleni.
Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise izinsongo ze-ransomware - isibonelo, i-CovidLock okuwuhlelo lokusebenza olunikeza ulwazi oluhlobene ne-coronavirus oluqondise kusistimu yokusebenza ye-Android futhi lulungise ikhodi ye-PIN yokukhiya isikrini. Uma utheleleke nge-CovidLock, umsebenzisi angalahlekelwa ukufinyelela okuphelele kudivayisi yakhe.
I-CovidLock itholwe kuwebhusayithi i-coronavirusapp.site, okungenye eyengeziwe ongayengeza ohlwini "lwamasayithi ongawavakasheli noma ongawathembi".
Iwebhusayithi incoma ukuthi abasebenzisi balande futhi bafake uhlelo lokusebenza abathi lunikeza izibuyekezo ezivamile mayelana ne-coronavirus, okuhlanganisa nokwazisa abasebenzisi lapho igciwane lifika lapho behlala khona. Iphinde ithi ihlinzeka ngezithombe zemephu yokushisa ezibonisa ukusabalala kokutheleleka endaweni yonke.
I-CovidLock Ikhiyela Abasebenzisi Kumakhompyutha
Yize le webhusayithi ibonakala ikhombisa imininingwane ngqo evela ku-World Health Organisation kanye neCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, empeleni isebenza njengomsingathi we-“CovidLock” ransomware. I-ransomware, njengoba kulindelekile, ikhiya abasebenzisi ngaphandle kwamadivayisi abo futhi ifuna inkokhelo yesihlengo.
I-ransomware isebenza ngokushintsha isikrini sokukhiya kudivayisi enegciwane, ifuna isihlengo se- $ 100 ku-bitcoin. Izisulu zitshelwa uma zikhokha isihlengo zizothola ukhiye wokukhipha ukubethela ukuze zivule isikrini sazo futhi zithole ukulawula idivayisi yazo.
I-CovidLock isongela ngokuthi lonke ulwazi olukudivayisi luzosulwa uma inkokhelo ingatholwa phakathi namahora angu-48. Lonke ulwazi olusocingweni, okuhlanganisa izithombe, amavidiyo, imilayezo, noxhumana nabo, konke kuzosuswa.
Inothi lesihlengo libhalwe ngendlela yokwethusa izisulu ukuthi zithobelane nezimfuno zabaduni. Umlayezo ufundeka kanje:
“I-GPS YAKHO IYABUKWA NENDAWO YAKHO IYAZIWA. UMA UZAMA OKUWUBUWUPHI IFONI YAKHO IZOSULWA NGOKUZENZAKALELAYO.”
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-DomainTools ithi iguqule ukhiye wokukhipha ukubethela we-CovidLock ransomware. Bathi bazothumela ukhiye we-decryption esidlangalaleni kunoma ngubani othintekayo.