Microsoft: Even at Peak, Pandemic Themes used in small percentage of Fraud Campaigns. Themed-attacks still accounted for less than 2% of all cyberattacks Microsoft observed each month. Cybercriminals and fraudsters first started using COVID-19 as a theme in their malicious campaigns after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a global health emergency on Feb. 11. Microsoft researchers found that cybercriminals also took advantage of the situation by tailoring lures to the location of their targets.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/microsoft-sees-drop-in-malicious-covid-19-themed-campaigns-a-14470