According to findings from the NCSC, a record number of cyber security incidents occurred between September 2019 and August 2020, with 723 serious incidents being handled, and over 200 of these being related to Covid-19.
Major targets for threat actors throughout the pandemic have included employees working from home, with potentially substandard security, and academic institutions, to which the NCSC recommended a ‘defence in depth’ strategy.
Covid-19-related phishing emails regarding the computer science or computer engineering Job Retention Scheme, claiming to be from HMRC, were also commonly found by UK businesses.
Additional cyber incidents handled by the NCSC include attacks from state-sponsored hackers, attempting to breach information about a potential vaccine being produced in the UK, and bogus emails claiming to be from health authorities providing important updates.
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