Fear and the need for more information on the pandemic have fuelled a disturbing rise in the number of cyberattacks In a new report, multinational cybersecurity company Check Point Research has made public startling figures on cyberattacks built to take advantage of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
In the three weeks leading up to 12 May, the company recorded around 192,000 coronavirus-related cyberattacks every week, a staggering 30% increase over previous weeks.
The April-May period also saw 20,000 new coronavirus-related domains on the internet—17% of these were malicious or suspicious, according to the report.
So, why has there been such a spike in cybercrime this year? Cybersecurity experts point to two aspects: fear and the need for