
With a major part of the global workforce turning to home networks and cloud-based services to get their work done, fraud perpetrators have been looking for opportunities to launch cyberattacks on the vulnerable. During the COVID-induced lockdowns and isolations, the incidences of common Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) Fraud shot up significantly. Fraud perpetrators have largely shifted their focus to COVID-themed attacks. PABX Fraud that involves hacking of a P(A)BX system or phone equipment with the intent to make unauthorized calls, is observed to have increased during the ongoing pandemic mainly due to remote working.