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Rags To Riches: Almost 900 Scam Pages Uncovered In Potential $280k Global Investment Scam

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Group-IB, in coordination with the UAE Cybersecurity Council, has published new research outlining a new fake investment scam that is targeting users across the globe. In total, experts from Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection team uncovered almost 900 unique scam pages leveraged by the cybercriminals behind this still-ongoing scheme. Links to these scam pages were contained in Facebook advertisements purchased by the scammers and the text of these posts offered users the opportunity to invest in one of 35 market-leading companies from 13 countries. This text was often accompanied […]
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World’s largest cybersecurity show held in Kuwait as part of Middle East & Africa tour
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Kuwait Plays Host To Trend Micro’s Risk To Resilience World Tour

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Trend Micro has announced that its Risk to Resilience world tour – the world’s largest cybersecurity roadshow powered by AWS is enroute to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to empower enterprises in building up their defence capabilities and reimagine cybersecurity. The roadshow in Kuwait took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuwait City. With a total of 120 cities planned across the world, the roadshow is visiting 13 cities across the region. These include Tunis, Muscat, Rabat, Manama, […]
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Trend Micro’s Risk To Resilience World Tour Held In Abu Dhabi

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Trend Micro has announced that its Risk to Resilience world tour– the world’s largest cybersecurity roadshow powered by AWS is enroute to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to empower enterprises in building up their defence capabilities and reimagine cybersecurity. The roadshow in Abu Dhabitook place at the Ferrari World and was supported by sponsors such as Mindware, Unicorp, Ingram Micro, GBM, Help AG and Starlink. The event was marked by the presence of H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head […]
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Saudi Arabia continues to be targeted by cyber threat actors

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With threat actors finding new and innovative ways to launch cyberattacks, Saudi Arabia remains one of the most targeted countries in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, accounting for two-thirds of the cases according to IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. The 2023 report highlights that at 40% the deployment of backdoors was the most common attacker action in cases X-Force responded to in Saudi Arabia. Other actions observed range from spam campaigns to ransomware and adware. As […]
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Ransomware persisted despite improved detection in 2022: IBM

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IBM Security has released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index finding that although ransomware’s share of incidents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) held steady at 18%, globally defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware. Despite this, attackers continued to innovate, with the report showing that globally the average time to complete a ransomware attack dropped from two months down to less than 4 days. According to the 2023 report, the deployment of backdoors, which allow remote access to […]
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Trend Micro launches its MEA HQ in Saudi Arabia
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Trend Micro launches its MEA HQ in Saudi Arabia

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Trend Micro has launched its Middle East and Africa (MEA) headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new MEA HQ will bolster region’s cybersecurity ecosystem, strengthen partnerships with government entities and private organizations, and accelerate the transition towards a safer digital future, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and the digital ambitions of the wider region. The inaugural event was held in the presence of H.E. Haytham AlOhali, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; H.E. Iwai […]
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