Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - A substantial 62% of employees in Saudi Arabia are eager to acquire improved digital skills in their daily work with computers and other digital devices, a survey conducted by Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company, has revealed. The findings also exposed a troubling trend, with 45% of respondents...
Operation Triangulation: Your iOS device might be at risk
Dubai, UAE - A highly sophisticated malware, known as Operation Triangulation, has recently been unveiled, revealing the covert surveillance capabilities it granted to attackers. This cyberattack specifically targeted iOS devices through iMessage, employing a spyware implant named TriangleDB. Operation Triangulation operates discreetly, leaving no trace of its activities on the...
Middle East, Turkiye, Africa among top-3 regions prone to mobile financial scam
Dubai, UAE - Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region ranks among the top three regions most prone to mobile financial scams, a recent report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has revealed. The study indicates that 14 percent of installations of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made...
Top 3 deepfake threat scenarios users face in 2023
Dubai, UAE - The number of deepfake videos online is increasing at an annual rate of 900 percent according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). A lot of deepfake fraud cases hit major headlines in the news, with reports relating to harassment, revenge, crypto scams. Here are three top three...
YouTube most popular app on Android devices for UAE children
Dubai, UAE - YouTube emerges as the most popular app among children in the UAE on Android devices, with 37.8 percent of children using the platform, says a study by Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company. Google Chrome (54.4 percent) dominated on Windows devices. The study also found that children worldwide predominantly...
Fraudsters prowl digital world, robbing unwary people in Middle East
Dubai, UAE-- Making payments digitally for every purchase may have become a universal thing, but it is not always the safest method, according to a new survey by Kaspersky. The survey revealed that some 18% of respondents from the Middle East experienced financial losses associated with threats when using online...
Kaspersky now a ‘security threat’
The designation will restrict its dealings in the United States.What cyberthreats can Middle East expect in 2022?
Cyberattacks in the Middle East hit record levels in 2021. Reports suggest that malware, distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks, ransomware, and other common threat vectors grew by double digits in 2021, with the government, private, oil and gas, telecom, and healthcare and finance sectors being the most affected.
One out of every three cyberattacks in Bahrain hit corporates
About 36.8% of the 523 attacks were aimed at corporate entities and their employees during the first half, Russian-origin cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has pointed out in its latest study.
