State-Backed Hackers Using Virus to Increase Spying

State-backed hackers are seizing on the coronavirus pandemic to lead cyber espionage. 

In a rare joint assessment released on Wednesday, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre — a branch of signals intelligence agency GCHQ — and the US’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — part of the Department of Homeland Security — highlighted the “growing use” of Covid-19 in state-sponsored cyber attacks.

The frequency and severity of these initiatives is likely to “increase over the coming weeks and months”, the NCSC said. more

By monitoring network activity one can document and quantify this type of spying activity. Other spying methods—bugging, and physical intrusions—are covert, thus undetected. Makes sense these would be on the rise as well. Maybe more so. Something to think about while your offices are empty and vulnerable. ~Kevin