Ransomware and attacks on internet of things (IoT) devices seeing sharp increases in the U.S. for the first half of 2020. Ransomeware is up 105 percent in North America, including 109 percent increase in the United States. SonicWall warns businesses to expect rampant ransomware to go along with the spreading virus. The amount of malware overall picked up in SonicWall s telemetry is down for the year, with each month having seen less malware volume than in 2019.
Source: https://threatpost.com/sharp-spike-ransomware-pandemic-inspires-attackers/157689/