India saw largest spike in malware attacks in 2020: Report

Mumbai: India experienced the largest spike in malware attacks, with the monthly volume more than tripling between September and October, said a new report from cybersecurity firm SonicWall.

The country saw more than 25 million malware attacks in December 2020, said the “2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report.”

The pandemic’s work-from-home reality resulted in an unprecedented change for organisations as they fought to defend exponentially greater attack surfaces from cybercriminals armed with powerful Cloud-based tools, cloud storage and endless targets.