Part 3 – Share Examples Involving Women & Human Rights Defenders

Step 3: Finish the session by sharing examples of malware infection scenarios typically encountered by women and HRDs; you can also share specific case studies involving women and HRDs (from blogs, news or personal experience – always anonymize these unless you have explicit permission from the target to share their name)
Here there are a few general examples of cases, and you might also know similar cases to these in your context as well:

•A woman who received an email about an opportunity to get free tickets for a concert; the link within the email infected her smartphone with malware.
•A woman activist that received a message from what appeared to be the email of a colleague; after clicking the link within the email, her computer hard drive “encrypted” and a message appeared on her screen requiring payment in order to regain access to her information.
Other References:
https://anti-virus.comodo.com/blog/computer-safety/malware-vs-viruses-whats-difference/