China Attacks Surge as Cyber Criminals Capitalize on COVID-19

A VMware Carbon Black survey-era news report warns that COVID-19 has expanded the attack surface through widespread remote work, leading to a surge in cyber attacks—particularly against financial services and healthcare—with many respondents noting activity linked to China; adversaries are increasingly employing counter-IR techniques (log destruction, lateral movement, living-off-the-land) and exploiting VPN/endpoint weaknesses, and recommended mitigations include better endpoint visibility, device separation, and prompt patching.