Persistent Risks: No let-up in cyberattacks as Covid-19 lockdown eases

The second quarter of calendar year 2020 saw a spike in Covid-19 cases in India. The cyberattack situation during this period, as per telecom analytics solution provider and digital trust pioneer Subex, highlight the dynamic nature of the threat landscape with the addition of new actors, malware, tactics, and avenues for the sale of stolen data. According to its latest threat landscape report, the Covid-19 induced lockdown has seen more breaches, morphed variants and new threat actors.

“Many established hacker groups and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) teams had moved on to other targets,” says Vinod Kumar, managing director & CEO, Subex. As per the report, India was once again among the top five most attacked countries in the region throughout the quarter.