Here are the ways cyber criminals are hacking businesses in a pandemic

Efforts to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus have inadvertently left Australian businesses exposed to online attacks, according to an alliance of international cyber experts.A top 30 list of exploits used by hackers has been released by US, UK and Australian cyber security agenciesMany of the most common weaknesses can be easily solved, if they are noticed

The increase in people working from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in more businesses using flawed software to help workers connect, leaving them prime for attack from cyber criminals and otherAn official warning that lists the top 30 ways online criminals are hacking into systems has been issued by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre , the United States's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the US FBI.

The agencies issued their statement in a bid to help businesses better protect themselves from crippling attacks like Microsoft Exchange email server hack, which exposed tens of thousands of businesses to criminal exploitation. "The advisory published today puts the power in every organisation's hand to fix the most common vulnerabilities, such as unpatched VPN gateway devices," Paul Chichester from the UK NCSC said in a statement.

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