Cybercriminals have access to a larger base of potential victims than ever before. Nation-state hacker groups mounted attacks against organizations involved in the coronavirus pandemic response. Even garden-variety cyber attacks like email phishing, social engineering, and refund theft took on a darker flavor in response to the widespread economic precarity brought on by the pandemic. Cybersecurity analyst Mark Adams: “It only takes one massive event to make it look like you don’t have your act together”
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/01/top-cyber-attacks-of-2020.html