Kerala records highest number of cyber crimes in lockdown time: K7 Computing’s Cyber Threat Report 

The Covid-19-induced lockdown has led to a spurt in cyber crimes, with Kerala recording the highest number of attacks, according to K7 Computing’s Cyber Threat Report.

The surge in frequency of attacks witnessed from February 2020 to mid-April 2020 indicates that scamsters across the world were exploiting the widespread panic around coronavirus at both individual and corporate levels. These attacks are aimed at compromising computers and mobile devices to gain access to users’ confidential data, banking details, and cryptocurrency accounts.

In Kerala, regions like Kottayam, Kannur, Kollam, and Kochi saw the highest hits with 462, 374, 236, and 147 attacks respectively, while the state as a whole saw around 2,000 attacks during the period ― the highest thus far in the country. This was followed by Punjab with 207 attacks and Tamil Nadu with 184 attacks, says a release from K7 Computing.