IT firm warns of hackers during COVID-19 lockdown

CyberProof Inc., a UST Global company, has warned of hackers, including cyber criminals and state-sponsored threat actors taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak to accelerate their activities and spread their own infections.
Hackers have underground networks for communicating among themselves and sharing resources for a cyber attack.
UST Global is the biggest IT employer in Kerala and CyberProof is their wholly owned subsidiary.
Yuval Wollman, President, CyberProof, said: “As threat hunters, we have become increasingly aware of the greater need for diligence and awareness regarding the latest cyber security threat — hackers taking advantage of new vulnerabilities during this difficult time.