Moscow-based cybersecurity provider Kaspersky Lab said Thursday that cybercrime has increased as people are increasingly surfing the Internet amid coronavirus blockages around the world.
Provider CEO Yevgeny Kaspersky said quarantines "forced cybercriminals to chase their prey with more frenzy": "Every day we catch millions of files on suspicion that they m ay be malicious . In addition, every day we identify more than 300,000 malicious samples that we have never encountered, "he said, adding that cyber attacks have increased by 25% worldwide.
Kaspersky also said that Russia and some other former Soviet republics are "the best programmers in the world", but it also has its downside, as the most advanced hackers in the world are predominantly Russian-speaking.
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“We are known for having the best software programmers and developers in the world, but also for having the best hackers in the world. They all graduated from the same universities but ultimately followed different paths. While one party works to create something new, the other seeks to hack and destroy. In almost 100% of cases, the motivation of the hackers is the same: to collect money, and more money, and even more money, not only from a victim , but also of its customers, "said Kaspersky.