Data from Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team showed that its systems detected more than 3.4 million backdoor attacks and 2.4 million password-stealer incidents across the region during the six-month period. Around 250,000 ransomware attacks were also blocked.
Mobile cyberattacks against consumers in the Philippines increased by 28% year on year as people across the Asia-Pacific region increasingly relied on smartphones for banking, shopping, payments, and communication, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Cyberespionage group SilverFox is using counterfeit artificial intelligence applications and phishing campaigns to target businesses across the Asia-Pacific region, according to researchers from Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT).
At its recent Asia Pacific Cyber Security Weekend in China, Kaspersky said its Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) recorded 92,000 malicious attacks disguised as AI services in 2026. Nearly half involved applications impersonating ChatGPT.
Artificial intelligence is allowing cyber attackers to operate faster while gaps in organizational monitoring leave some threats undetected for months or even years, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said.
A cyber-espionage group has targeted government and diplomatic organizations in Southeast Asia using a coordinated set of malware designed to collect documents, steal credentials and remain undetected for extended periods, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 60% of the initial access offers analyzed on dark Web forums during the first four months of 2026, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Cybercriminals are increasingly relying on stolen credentials and legitimate user accounts rather than malware to breach organizations, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
While security vendors are increasingly embedding AI into their platforms to speed up threat detection and reduce analyst workloads, attackers are using the same technology to automate phishing campaigns, generate malware, and enhance social engineering tactics.
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said Philippine banks should use the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s new cybersecurity self-assessment requirement to address weaknesses in their systems instead of treating it as a compliance exercise.
