e-Security

The malware, now on the connected device, can then use seemingly normal notifications to trick people into giving it access.

Kaspersky said that the number of cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks prevented by its anti-phishing systems increased by 40% in 2022 compared to the previous year, with over 5 million attacks being stopped.

Among these challenges, 76% struggle with Identifying the root causes behind an incident, leaving them vulnerable to further malicious activity, Sophos said.

The opening of the new National Cybercrime Hub will be an expansion of the ongoing collaboration between Binance and the CICC.

The $81-million Bangladesh Bank heist back in 2016 is an example of a successful cyber attack, which happened on the first day of Lunar New Year, a national holiday in the Philippines and the rest of Asia.

More ransomware groups now exploit RDP to victimize more enterprises, says Kaspersky.

PLDT, quoting a report by Romanian cybersecurity technology company Bitdefender, said hackers will go after employees 99% of the time by employing social engineering to coax their victims into revealing their personal information.

With the government making it clear that it is eyeing to further enhance the speed and availability of Internet connectivity, a top executive of an network security believes that the requirement to secure the general population becomes even greater today. 

The latest Kaspersky research has revealed that cybercriminals posted more than one million messages mentioning escrow services on the dark Web from 2020 to 2022.

Cybercriminals are now adopting APT-like tactics to develop and scale attacks at a much higher rate.