Coronavirus: Cyber attacks on banks seen spiking, says Carbon Black

VMware’s Carbon Black observes a spike in cyber attacks on financial services organisations

The sudden shift observed by Carbon Black threat researchers Patrick Upatham and Jim Treinen was also reflected by equally sharp declines in other verticals. Retail, for example, accounted for 31% of observed threats in February, but this dropped to 1.6% in March, suggesting that the shutdown of vast swathes of the industry has caused cyber criminals to turn their attention elsewhere.