CYBER ATTACKS

Hackers have launched coronavirus-themed cyber attacks in 241 countries and territories, according to new research from Microsoft.

"Every country in the world has seen at least one COVID-19 themed attack," the software giant said on its blog Wednesday.

Bad actors are tailoring their phishing emails and other malware to mention the disease, and the attacks are hitting hardest where they hurt most: Hackers turn up the heat on a country that is experiencing the pandemic, when people need health information online, the research shows.

Rob Lefferts, corporate vice president of Microsoft 365 Security and the blog's author, told Business Insider that the cyber attacks follow the pandemic around the world geographically.

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