The number of malware attacks in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa in Q1 2019 has increased by 108% from Q1 2018, according to Kaspersky Lab.
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Personal and payment data from hundreds of hotels exposed
Hundreds of hotels around the world have been breached as a result of a hack on booking website FastBooking.
Crypto hacks linked to North Korean Lazarus group
Recent research suggests that Lazarus is behind recent attacks targeting cryptocurrencies, including the theft of over $30 million from Bithumb.
Cyberespionage operation targets Middle East
Sophisticated Android malware, allegedly showing signs of a state-backed campaign, is being used to snoop on highly select targets in the Middle East, according to a report by Kaspersky Lab.
Researchers create AI attacker to defeat AI malware defender
Adversarial models, already known to defeat the artificial intelligence behind image classifiers and computer audio, are also good at defeating malware detection.
SWIFT attackers’ malware linked to more financial attacks
Symantec has found evidence that a bank in the Philippines has also been attacked by the group that stole US$81 million from the Bangladesh central bank and attempted to steal over $1 million from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.