Caution! This dangerous virus is not in your computer, the government has issued an advisory warning

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The government has issued an advisory regarding a virus and asked to be cautious. The name of this dangerous ransomware is Akira. This can prove to be very dangerous for users. They can also steal users' personal details and demand money from users. Users can be blackmailed in different ways if money is not given. Hackers can sell this data on the dark web.

CERT issued an advisory

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a government agency, has recently issued an advisory asking people to be cautious of new viruses on the Internet. This virus first targets systems running on Windows and Linux systems.

These special tools are used for hacking

The advisory states that the ransomware group accesses the victim's computer data through a VPN service. Provides fast access to data especially where multilayer authentication is not enabled. Hackers can also use some special tools like Anydesk, WinRAR and PCHunter for hacking. With the help of these tools, complete access to the device is obtained, with the help of which hackers can access the device remotely.

How does this virus work?

First the virus deletes the Windows shadow volume from the infected device. This then encrypts some files with some extensions, including the Akira extension.

This way you can stay safe

To protect against the Akira virus, it is essential that users take care of basic hygiene. Also follow the protection protocol. Users also need to pay attention to offline backup. Users should update the operating system regularly.