2020 most productive year for “Ransomware 2.0” in APAC
Kaspersky has confirmed that 2020 was the year of “Ransomware 2.0” in Asia Pacific (APAC). Expert from the global cybersecurity company also discussed two notorious ransomware families particularly eyeing victims in the region — REvil and JSWorm. Almost always a “targeted ransomware”, Ransomware 2.0 refers to the groups who moved from hostaging data to exfiltrating data, coupled with blackmailing. The aftermaths of a successful...
Sophos: Adversaries Spend More than 250 Hours Undetected in Target Networks on Average
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released the “Active Adversary Playbook 2021,” detailing attacker behaviors and the tools, techniques and procedures (TTPs) that Sophos’ frontline threat hunters and incident responders saw in the wild in 2020. The TTP detection data also covers early 2021. The findings show that the median attacker dwell time before detection was 11 days – or 264 hours – with the longest...
Visa Unlocks Digital-First Banking and Payment Experiences for Clients
Visa has announced the expansion of Visa Fintech Partner Connect—a program designed to help financial institutions quickly connect with a vetted and curated set of technology providers. By streamlining the discovery process, Fintech Partner Connect can help Visa’s issuing partners create digital-first experiences without the cost and complexity of building the back-end technology in-house. Initially launched in Europe, Visa Fintech...
Research Reveals Significant Gaps In Financial Awareness And Accessibility, Despite More Consumers Being ‘Banked’
A study of 2,000 global consumers released today by Mambu, the market-leading banking and financial services platform, revealed that both banked and unbanked individuals feel underserved, with 56% of banked customers claiming that there are other services they should be able to access. “With more than 1.7 billion unbanked adults globally, the data that’s usually reported points us to emerging markets and geographical barriers to...
PMPL Sea Season 3 Grand Finals Crowns ‘The Infinity’ As Champion
The biggest mobile esports tournament in Southeast Asia, PUBG MOBILE Pro League (PMPL) Southeast Asia Season 3, just ended last week, crowning esports team, The Infinity, from Thailand which just recently formed in February 2021 as champion. With 239 total points and 4 Chicken dinner, the team fronted by NEar, Logan, GodTunny, and nOOzy are entitled to the grand prize of $30,000 USD and a direct ticket to compete in the PMPL Season 4....
PUBG Mobile Royale Pass Season 19 Comes with Traverse Theme
PUBG MOBILE officially launched the Royale Pass (RP) Season 19 under the “Traverse” theme and as part of the version 1.4 update that brought new gameplay, mechanism and vehicle. PUBG MOBILE players and community can experience the latest content including exclusive outfits, weapon skins, emotes, ornaments, and many more which differ from the previous season. The ranks of all players have been reset according to their final...
NTT Global Threat Intelligence Report: Up to 300% Increase in Attacks from Opportunistic Targeting
NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technology services provider, has launched its 2021 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR), which reveals how hackers are taking advantage of the global destabilization by targeting essential industries and common vulnerabilities from the shift to remote working. Healthcare, manufacturing, and finance industries all saw an increase in attacks (200%, 300%, and 53% respectively), with these top three...
UST Malaysia Country Head Amar Chhajer Awarded Honorary Title by The Governor of Penang, Malaysia
UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has announced that Amar Chhajer, UST Malaysia Country Head, is awarded the ‘Pingat Jasa Kebaktian’ (PJK) title by The Government of Malaysia. This title honors Amar’s contribution to creating a knowledge economy and technology jobs across the nation. ‘Pingat Jasa Kebaktian’ (PJK) is amongst the national titles given by the Malaysian Government and...
How Companies can Protect Themselves from Targeted Ransomware
The recent attack against an insurance giant’s IT operations in some key countries in the region is unfortunately what our experts have been warning us about since last year. Targeted ransomware attacks or “Ransomware 2.0” are fast-becoming a trend in the cybercriminal world since the Maze group. Malicious ransomware families are now conducting data exfiltration coupled with blackmailing. Using pressure tactics, these cybercriminals...
The Three Little Pigs and your passwords
May 6 is World Password Day but every day is a good day to revisit the strength of your security codes as cybercriminals are continuously trying to gatecrash into your online accounts. This is proven by fresh data from Kaspersky. According to the global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, it has prevented 25% more password stealers in Southeast Asia (SEA) during the first three months of the year compared to the same period in...
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