Coronavirus: Cyberattacks on Indian companies rise

Mumbai: The number of cyberattacks on Indian companies has doubled in the past few days, as cybercriminals use the disruption brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak to infiltrate corporate networks and steal data, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ cybersecurity team.

Due to increased hacker activity, phishing attempts have gone up by three times, and the work from home infrastructure is also under attack.

“No time seems more opportune to launch cyberattacks than when the world is busy battling the Covid-19 threat,” PwC India partner and cybersecurity leader Sivaraman Krishnan said.