Back to Basics: Revisiting IT fundamentals for secure operations
By Lindsay Brown, Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, GoTo It’s fair to say many businesses, especially so as small business owners or business leaders in…
GoTyme Bank disables suspicious accounts to intensify security measures
GoTyme Bank, a collaboration between the Gokongwei group and Tyme, has ramped up security measures to safeguard accounts against fraudulent activities. This includes the disabling of suspicious accounts, aligning with…
Kaspersky reveals top fraud schemes of scammers during Black Friday
As Black Friday nears, Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, uncovers over 13 million e-shop phishing attacks in 2023, with scammers imitating popular marketplaces, luxury brands, and gadget stores. According to…
Kaspersky: APT campaign targets government entities in APAC
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, have uncovered a advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign that targets government entities in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). The campaign called “TetrisPhantom” compromises a secure USB…
PLDT, Smart warn against fake bank, e-wallet advisories
Network provider PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) caution the public about fake advisories supposedly released by banks and digital wallets. According to PLDT and Smart’s Cyber…
Palo Alto Networks: SMEs worry over security challenges of hybrid work
While the hybrid work setup offers many advantages, it has become a security challenge for organizations, regardless of their size. Palo Alto Networks’ recent report reveals that small and medium…
Palo Alto Networks: PH records surge in cyber attacks
The Philippines has emerged as a prime target for cyber attacks, with an increase in incidents related to malware, phishing, and password attacks. According to the latest report from Palo…
Kaspersky: Cybercriminals use AI for more targeted attacks
According to Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in launching malicious attacks goes beyond prompts to write malware. Cybercriminals are now harnessing AI to aid…
Palo Alto Networks discovers new version of malware targeting Facebook accounts
Cybersecurity solutions company Palo Alto Networks’ researchers have unearthed a new phishing campaign aimed at Facebook business accounts. The malware, dubbed NodeStealer, is designed to steal information and was initially…
Kaspersky: How to identify lookalike domains
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has compiled a list of methods used by cybercriminals to trick victims into clicking malicious links and falling for phishing scams. Cybercriminals often employ fake…
Kaspersky explains how phishing works
With more channels to carry out their attacks, cybercriminals have been ramping up their phishing efforts to obtain as much personal information as possible. Cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky dissects how…
Group-IB finds brand scams in APAC shot up by 211% in 2022
Research by Group-IB, a cybersecurity company based in Singapore, shows that scams using brand names and logos more than doubled year-on-year in 2022 in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. In…
Kaspersky: Crypto phishing scam targets ‘hot and cold’ wallets
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, discovered how scammers are employing phishing against individuals with cryptocurrency accounts. Targeting hot or cold wallets, the scammers sent 85,000 scam emails to users, which…
Kaspersky: Fraudsters exploit ‘Barbienheimer’ hype to scam people
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, found that scammers are taking advantage of the hype surrounding the latest movie releases — “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — by distributing phishing links. According to…
Palo Alto Networks shares tips on how to spot phishing attacks
Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity solutions provider, advises mobile device users to be more cautious of phishing attacks as the deadline for SIM card registration ends on July 25, 2023.…
Kaspersky: PH ranks 5th in SEA for highest phishing incidents
The latest data from cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky showed that the Philippines recorded more than 4.5 million phishing attacks in 2022, ranking fifth in the Southeast Asian region. Topping the…
Kaspersky: Scammers turn to Threads to spread phishing links
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, discovered that scammers are riding on the popularity of Meta’s latest social networking platform, Threads. Recognizing the power of its more than 100-million user base,…
Kaspersky explains how phishers steal from crypto wallets
In the Philippines, stealing money from crypto wallet owners continues its upward trend from 9,164 detections in 2021 to 24,737 in 2022, according to the latest data from cybersecurity solutions…
Palo Alto Networks: Threat actors use social media to carry out phishing
Cybercriminals have been using social media profiles of potential victims in crafting what types of social engineering to employ, according to the latest report from cybersecurity solutions company Palo Alto…
GCash shares ways to spot phishing scams
GCash, an e-wallet and mobile finance app, is stepping up its efforts to educate consumers on phishing and other scams using the platform. The scenarios that scammers use have evolved…
Microsoft: Hackers’ use of BEC leads to spike in cyber attacks
The fourth edition of Cyber Signals, Microsoft’s cyberthreat intelligence brief spotlighting security trends, saw a 38% increase in Cybercrime-as-a-Service utilizing business email compromise (BEC) between the 2019 and 2022. Cybercriminals…
Kaspersky: Securing digital wallets is a shared responsibility
By Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky The recent multi-million incident involving a top digital wallet provider in the Philippines shows two things: (1) that cybercriminals…
Kaspersky probes ChatGPT’s ability to fight cyber scam
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, conducted an experiment to check ChatGPT’s cybersecurity knowledge. The research also hoped to detect the AI-powered language model’s ability to detect phishing links. In a…
Kaspersky reports uptick of 40% in cryptocurrency phishing
Cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks averted by Kaspersky’s systems increased by 40% compared to the previous year. That is about 5 million attacks the cybersecurity solutions company has prevented. The decrease in…
Sophos explores how ChatGPT can fortify cybersecurity defenses
With fears of artificial intelligence (AI) taking over most human tasks continuing to hog the headlines, cybersecurity solutions company Sophos, explored how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3 as a…
Palo Alto Networks warns of travel-related scams this Holy Week
Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity solutions firm, warns the public to take precautionary measures now that there is a mad rush to fly out for a break this Holy Week.…
PLDT, Smart advise companies to step up employees’ cybersecurity education
PLDT and its wireless unit, Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) warn companies that hackers continue to target employees to breach their cyber defenses. Employing the age-old — but tried and tested…
Kaspersky blocks over 50K financial phishing attacks vs businesses in PH
The Philippines is among the top 5 countries in Southeast Asia (SEA) with the highest number of financial phishing incidents, based on Kaspersky data. The cybersecurity company saw 52,914 attacks…
PLDT, Smart block 400 million fraudulent text messages
In support of the recently implemented SIM Registration Act, PLDT and Smart have intensified anti-cybercrime efforts to clamp down on illegal activities perpetrated over SMS and online platforms. By the…
Kaspersky shares tips on how to shop safely online
Cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky calls for more vigilance in securing accounts when shopping online. It warns the public to be wary of scammers and fraudsters who may obtain access to…