COVID LOCKDOWN :KERALA SHOWS A HIKE OF CYBER ATTACKS

  • 23/09/2020

Kerala: The covid lockdown has shown anincrease in the number of cyber attacks in kerala. The report analyses variouscyberattacks within India during the pandemic and reveals that threat actorstargeted the States with COVID-19-themed attacks aimed at exploiting user trust.The key threats seen during this period ranged from phishing attacks to rogueapps disguised as COVID-19 information apps that targeted users sensitive data.The sudden surge in the frequency of attacks witnessed from February 2020 to April 2020 indicates that scamsters across the world were exploiting thewidespread panic around coronavirus at both the individual and corporate level.

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