Security News > 2020 > April > 445 million attacks detected since the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 wreaks havoc

Earlier in the quarter, there was a sharp decline in human-driven attacks originating from low-cost 'sweatshop' resources.

Automated attacks are easier to scale up quickly, allowing fraudsters to quickly take advantage of the changing digital landscape.

Just as the corporate world adjusts to working from home, so does the world of fraud - tapping into an increasingly distributed network of resources to carry out attacks.

Information technology: As both personal and professional collaboration and communication shifts online, attacks on tech platforms have risen 16%. Fraudsters looking to blend in with this traffic ramped up their attacks by 25% on new account registrations.

A continued, dramatic rise in attacks as fraudsters take advantage of economic uncertainty and new individuals are pushed into cybercrime due to high unemployment.

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