State-backed hackers struck at commercial computer networks at an increased rate during the coronavirus pandemic, in part thanks to the shift to working from home. — Dreamstime/TNS
In the first six months of the year, as most of the world shut down because of Covid-19 and workers everywhere shifted to working remotely, online criminals and state-backed hackers got busy breaking into computer networks, especially those of manufacturing, technology and telecom companies.
Indeed, hackers worked at a greater pace than they did all of last year, according to cybersecurity research firm CrowdStrike.
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