Image / Herald GraphicThe Government's Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert NZ) fielded a record 2610 reports of cyberattacks in the September quarter, which included the second lockdown for Aucklanders. It continued a trend of escalating online fraud, phishing and ransomware attacks during the pandemic. "We've seen a significant rise in reports of unauthorised access to organisations' networks within the last six months as more and more people work remotely," Cert NZ response manager Nadia Yousef told the Herald. Other highlights - or lowlights - from Cert NZ's September report:• Cyber attacks circulated by email were one of the most commonly reported incidents. This includes 101 per cent increase on business email compromise from Q2, which resulted in $944,000 of direct financial loss.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 25, 2020 02:53 UTC