Among the top 10 cities in the world that recorded highest number of cyber attacks during the 2 month lockdown New Delhi was also amongst them. The attacks however, many of them were coronavirus-themed attacks.

India was among the top 5 most attacked countries in the region throughout the quarter. In the attacks that occured sectors like banking, defense, manufacturing etc were the most targeted one’s. The other cities in the top 10 include New york, Singapore, London, Tokyo. Healthcare was also one of their key focus point of attack during this period.

The Subex report says, most of the inbound attacks were from north korean hackers, who were being hired by other cybercriminals for carrying out specific attacks.

 

For more information read here: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/cybersecurity-beware-coronavirus-themed-attacks-on-the-rise/1982817/

 

By Siddhant Pathak

Cyber security architect, 7+ years experience in cyber security industry, Tech savy, Nature lover, Bullet 350 rider

Have some thoughts? why not share with us here.