iTWire Thursday, 08 April 2021 22:19 New Bitdefender report reveals top global cyberthreats
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The new report outlines how ransomware, malicious spam, mobile malware and other threats to consumers evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bitdefender. It s a global cybersecurity company protecting hundreds of millions of endpoints and systems worldwide, and like other security companies, releases regular reports.
Its latest report is the 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report , revealing the top cybersecurity threats, the frequency of threats and the cybercrime trends of 2020.
Bogdan Botezatu, director of threat research and reporting at Bitdefender said: Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant assault from cybercriminals looking to capitalise on fear and societal uncertainty accompanying the global pandemic.
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Updated Feb 27, 2021 | 11:02 IST
Vaccine developers, manufacturers, and administrators are now on the radar of Chinese and Russian hackers. Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech, Patanjali, AIIMS in India are among those on target of cybercriminals. (Representational Image) 
The disclosure comes as part of a report by cyber intel firm, Cyfirma
The report mentions, how atleast 15 hacking campaigns are currently active and trying to steal crucial information of patients, Covid vaccine research etc
Apart from Indian Pharma giants, those in US, UK Germany, Mexico Spain are also on the radar of cybercriminals
New Delhi: Major pharmaceutical companies, COVID-19 vaccine developers, manufacturers, and administrators of at least 12 countries are on the radar of Chinese and Russian hackers.