Cybercrime thrives during pandemic: Verizon

New Jersey: The Verizon Business 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (2021 DBIR) report saw 5,258 breaches from 83 contributors across the globe, a third more breaches analyzed than last year.

With an unprecedented number of people working remotely, phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11 percent and 6 percent respectively, with instances of misrepresentation increasing by 15 times compared to last year.