Press Releases
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August 23, 2023 Kaspersky experts have outlined top four email scam themes and tactics currently prevalent in the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa region (META). These scams highlight different social engineering techniques used by cybercriminals, however the objective...
August 2, 2023 Kaspersky experts detected a wave of scams related to courier services in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa. Fraudsters are employing deceptive tactics to trick unsuspecting users into divulging their financial information by claiming packages...
July 31, 2023 Scam and phishing are on the rise globally and in META, in particular in Q1 of 2023 the UAE saw a 33% increase in the number of phishing attacks compared to Q1 2022 . A holiday season is usually the time when cybercriminals intensify their activity....
July 27, 2023 Kaspersky and UAE-based NASR Esports today extended their strategic collaboration to elevate cybersecurity literacy among gamers. This ongoing collaboration is part of Kaspersky’s global “Fearless Gaming” initiative which aims to support esports...
July 26, 2023 Ransomware remains one of the main threats to information security globally and in the META region. In 2022, the average cost of a ransomware attack was US$4.54 million (according to IBM’s data breach report), and Kaspersky solutions detected over...
July 25, 2023 Kaspersky experts are warning against banking scams targeting people in the UAE. Cybercriminals have been increasingly posing as prominent banks, exploiting the element of fear in people and compelling them to divulge financial and personal...
July 12, 2023According to a recent survey by Kaspersky called Digital Superstitions, third of respondents (34%) from the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region do not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet.
June 12, 2023 Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. META ranks third among the world regions behind APAC...
June 12, 2023 Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. META ranks third among the world regions behind APAC...
June 8, 2023 At the beginning of 2023 the share of users attacked with spyware in the Middle East increased by 11.8% from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. Focusing on countries, during the same time period, Qatar (23.8%), Egypt (22.7%), UAE (10.1%), Kuwait (7.8%) and Saudi...
May 25, 2023Kaspersky recently analyzed what digital superstitions Internet users in the META region believe in nowadays and investigated whether there are grounds for these beliefs.
May 16, 2023 At the annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2023, the details of Kaspersky’s recent initiative on Darknet incidents monitoring were revealed. When detecting a cybersecurity incident related to corporate data compromised on the Dark web, whether it...
May 11, 2023 Industrial control systems (ICS) are used to run modern critical infrastructure, including energy stations and nuclear power plants. These objects operate at constant risk of being cyberattacked. According to the statistics from Kaspersky ICS CERT...
May 10, 2023 A browser extension is a piece of software that users can install to customize the functionality of a web browser. Browser extensions are handy, but they can also pose serious threats to privacy and security. As an increasing number of people have...
May 9, 2023 Deepfake creation tools and services can be found on darknet marketplaces. These services offer generative AI video creation for a variety of purposes, including fraud, blackmail, and stealing confidential data. The prices for creating or purchasing...
May 8, 2023 During the annual Cyber Security Weekend 2023 for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa which was recently held in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kaspersky researchers announced the discovery of a series of attacks by a new malware supposedly developed by the...
May 7, 2023 Kaspersky today announced its Training and Internship program in Saudi Arabia, further fueling its commitment to build national capabilities within the cybersecurity sector in the Kingdom. One of the many initiatives pioneered by Kaspersky, this...
May 4, 2023 During Kaspersky’s 8th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2023, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the company’s experts discussed the biggest cyberthreats specifically targeting governments, enterprises, businesses and industrial organizations, while...
May 2, 2023 Kaspersky is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of Emirati pro racing drivers Amna and Hamda Al Qubaisi in the inaugural season of F1 Academy, a new project from the F1 racing series helping to develop and prepare female drivers to progress to...
March 28, 2023 Over 2022, Kaspersky detected and blocked 337,474 cyberattacks on Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the Middle East. All these attacks were blocked on Kaspersky honeypots – decoy devices used to attract the attention of cybercriminals and analyze...
March 1, 2023A new global survey conducted by Kaspersky “The smart home of almost everything: From the fridge to TV, how we’ll embrace the year of the virtual assistant in 2023”, explores the key digital habits, obstacles and smart home device usage.