أرشيف الوسم : cybercriminals

It’s a scam, Harry: cybercriminals exploit new fantasy game amid the release “Hogwarts Legacy”, the highly anticipated Harry Potter game will be released on the 10th of February. The game – set in the legendary wizarding world – has millions of fans worldwide, and even became Steam and PlayStation 5’s …

Reviewing the statistic of cyber-attacks on smartphone users, the researchers saw that in the period of January – June 2020 the number of cyber-attacks on mobile users reached overwhelming217,173.To compare Egypt with other Middle Eastern countries, the figure for United Arab Emirates is 70,000 and Saudi Arabia 160,000. The overall …

Government, businesses and other organisations in the Middle East are increasingly encouraging home working in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus. While the measure is undoubtedly effective in flattening the curve of coronavirus increase, there are cyber risks that need to be considered in relation to this change. …

Advanced persistent threat (APT) activity in the first quarter of 2020 demonstrated that infection and distribution of malware via mobile platforms is on the rise, with some campaigns focusing solely on mobile. At the same time, activity in Asia is growing, particularly among new actors, while traditional advanced actors are …

The last quarter of the year is a fruitful time for cybercriminals, who prey on users rushing to get a good deal ahead of the holidays. Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the pre-Christmas shopping rush see growth not just in sales, but also in malicious activity. Kaspersky researchers detected a …