9,100 coronavirus-themed cyberattacks witnessed in India between Feb.2 and May 2: Microsoft
The HinduCybercrooks are using coronavirus to make ransomware- and phishing attacks on people and over 9,000 coronavirus-themed attacks were noticed in India between February 2 and May 2, according to a Microsoft executive. It means our detection tools actually saw malware or URL or an attachment or a phishing email that was using COVID-19 as a lure to get somebody to download malware to the system or potentially to give up their credentials via a phishing attack,” Microsoft Corp. Corporate Vice-President Ann Johnson told reporters on a conference call. They know people are working from home potentially, so they can’t just walk to the next cubicle or walk down the hall, they may have to phone somebody or e-mail them, and they give this urgency around these phishing attacks that the person must respond right away,” she said. Many firms see rise in cyberattacks during pandemic: Survey Ms. Johnson said these attacks are targeting vulnerable places such as health-care organisations, state and local government, and critical infrastructure.