Crypto-trading Scam Demands Thousands of Dollars in Fake “Profit Tax” To Unlock Victims’ Accounts, Sophos Finds
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has released new insight into an international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom that targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps, such as Bumble and Tinder. The new research, “CryptoRom Swindlers Continue to Target Vulnerable iPhone/Android Users,” is based on first hand stories and content shared with Sophos by victims of the scam who got in touch...
Business Email Compromise Attacks Scale Up To 8000 In Q4, Become More Targeted
Business e-mail compromise (BEC) attacks are a type of fraud that involves impersonating a representative from a trusted business. According to Verizon, it was the second most common type of social engineering attack in 2021, and the FBI reported that BEC attacks cost U.S. businesses more than $2 billion from 2014 to 2019. Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC attacks. In Q42021, Kaspersky products prevented over 80000 BEC...
Sophos Appoints Chad Cleevely As Asia Pacific And Japan Channel Sales Director
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has appointed Chad Cleevely as director, channel sales, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). In this role, Cleevely will lead Sophos’ channel operations across the APJ region working with partners and customers to provide the cybersecurity solutions and services required to protect them from today’s fast changing cyberattacks, including ransomware. Cleevely joins Sophos from Quest...
2021 Mobile Threats Report: Cybercriminals Forego Low Hanging Fruit To Go After Banking And Gaming
In 2021, Kaspersky saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices, while cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on more dangerous (and profitable) threats instead. New mobile malware has become increasingly complex, featuring new ways to steal users’ banking and gaming credentials, as well as other strands of personal data. In 2021 Kaspersky detected more than 95,000 new mobile banking Trojans, but the number of attacks...
Kaspersky Promotes Sandra Lee to Managing Director, APAC
Kaspersky is proud to announce the appointment of Sandra Lee as Managing Director for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Sandra and her team will drive the company’s strategy and overall growth in the region. “APAC has always been a focus market for the company and I am excited to take up this leadership role as we continue to see great business opportunities here. With our strong regional team and solid partner ecosystem, I am looking...
Tracking Your Heartbeat…And Payment Data? 33 Vulnerabilities Found In The Data Transfer Protocol For Wearable Devices
Kaspersky experts have discovered that the most commonly used protocol for transferring data from wearable devices used for remote patient monitoring contained 33 vulnerabilities, including 18 “critical vulnerabilities” in 2021 alone. This is 10 more critical vulnerabilities than in 2020, and many of them remain unpatched. Some of these vulnerabilities give attackers the potential to intercept data being sent online from the device....
More Than 3 In 5 In SEA Want OTP Via SMS In Every E-Payment Transaction
A recent Kaspersky research showed that e-payment adopters in Southeast Asia (SEA) are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of safeguarding their financial data amidst the rapid rise of digital payment use in the region. And they are clear on the additional security features they hope to see implemented by banks and mobile wallet providers here, moving forward. Titled “Mapping a secure path for the future of digital payments...
Kaspersky Celebrates Fourfold Growth In MSP Sales Since 2019
In the first three years of its MSP Foundation project, Kaspersky has achieved fourfold growth in sales among its managed service providers. In addition, the number of active partners has increased three and a half times since 2018, with significant growth in countries within Europe, North America, and South Africa. The introduction of a flexible pay-as-you-go monthly subscription payment plan, user-friendly License Management Portal...
Sophos Extends Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Zero Trust Network Access
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today unveiled Sophos ZTNA, the only zero trust network access (ZTNA) offering that fully integrates with an industry-leading, next-generation endpoint solution – Sophos Intercept X – providing advanced endpoint protection and zero trust network access with a single agent. Sophos ZTNA introduces a transparent and scalable security model for connecting users and devices to...
More Elusive And More Persistent: The Third Known Firmware Bootkit Shows Major Advancement
Kaspersky’s researchers have uncovered the third case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant is hidden within a computer’s Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, an essential part of computers, in the SPI flash, a storage component external to the hard drive. Such implants are notoriously difficult to remove and are of limited visibility to security products. Having first appeared...
Kaspersky, Policy Experts Discuss Improving ICT Supply Chain Resilience In APAC
For the past two years, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, like the rest of the world, has seen a huge digitalization leap as a result of the pandemic. Given the haste and urgency, cybersecurity measures have taken a back seat, resulting to some high profile ICT supply chain attacks last year. The world has seen some high profile incidents where cyber criminals took advantage of the weaknesses of ICT vendors, and used them as attack...
Advanced Scams, Data Breaches, Crypto and NFT Attacks to Shape SEA Cyberthreat Landscape in 2022
Two years into the pandemic, Southeast Asia (SEA), as the rest of the world, is gearing up for a year of recovery in 2022. Companies and individuals of all ages are ready to revert back to regain the sense of normalcy, with back-to-office, back-to-school, and back-to-travel policies currently being put in place. But as witnessed this year, cybercriminals can target a variety of industries, from airlines, hospitals, government...
Kaspersky APAC Retains Top Spot In Canalys Channel Satisfaction Matrix For Second Year Running
Kaspersky has once again been recognized as a Champion in the Canalys APAC Channel Leadership Matrix, receiving a 96.1% satisfaction rating. This saw it rank highest among all cybersecurity vendors included in the matrix and secure the number one position for the second year in a row. Canalys is a globally renowned analyst firm, whose benchmark reports provide independent, third-party insights for the channel, giving them the...
AvosLocker Ransomware Uses AnyDesk in Safe Mode to Launch Attacks, Sophos Reports
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released new research about AvosLocker ransomware in the article,“AvosLocker Remotely Accesses Boxes, Even Running in Safe Mode.” Sophos’ research explains how attackers attempt to bypass security controls by using a combination of Windows Safe Mode and the AnyDesk remote administration tool. Windows Safe Mode is an IT support method for resolving IT issues that disables...
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Wins Highest Grade in SE Labs Test
With cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated and endpoints still the main target for cybercriminals, the importance of reliable endpoint protection cannot be overestimated. However, judging the effectiveness of these solutions is not an easy task, and many factors, such as the ability to detect, relevancy, and accuracy are at play when assessing how well the product will help during a real attack. To evaluate Kaspersky EDR...
Malaysia’s MH4/2 From Utem Tops The World In Kaspersky Academy KIPS Students Championship
Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS) is a highly engaging training designed to boost the cybersecurity awareness through game-based learning environment. This dynamic program helps to engage community in understanding of cyberattacks and how to manage them efficiently and mitigate cyber risks. To increase awareness about the latest online threats among the youths, the global cybersecurity company organized international...
Lifting The Lid On The Details Of The New Apache Log4j Critical Vulnerability
Last week a new, particularly dangerous critical vulnerability was discovered in the Apache Log4j library. CVE-2021-44228 or Log4Shell or LogJam, is what’s known as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) class vulnerability, meaning if exploited on a vulnerable server, attackers gain the ability to execute arbitrary code and potentially take full control over a system. The CVE has been ranked a 10 out of 10 in terms of severity. The Apache...
A Glimpse into the Future: Trend Micro’s Project 2030
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, today released a visionary new report and video dramatization articulating how the world might look at the start of the next decade — and how the security sector might respond to evolving cybercrime innovation. By 2030, connectivity will impact every aspect of daily life, on both the physical and psychological levels. Malicious threat actors will evolve to use and abuse...
Trend Micro Prediction Report Forecasts Cyber Fightback in 2022
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, has predicted global organizations will emerge more alert and better prepared in 2022 thanks to a comprehensive, proactive, cloud-first approach to mitigating cyber risk. Research, foresight, and automation are critical for organizations to manage risk and secure their workforce. Trend Micro blocked 40.9 billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers...
Kaspersky Recognized As A 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice For Endpoint Protection Platforms
Kaspersky, an industry leader in endpoint protection, has been recognized as a 2021 Customers’ Choice for Endpoint Protection Platforms by Gartner following a customer rating of 4.7 out of 5. 96% of customers also said they were willing to recommend the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business product. Kaspersky is one of only 3 vendors named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice in the latest round of recognition for both the EPP...
