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

  • September 7, 2023
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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 […]

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Saudi Arabia continues to be targeted by cyber threat actors

  • March 28, 2023
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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 […]

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Ransomware persisted despite improved detection in 2022: IBM

  • March 21, 2023
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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 […]

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Trend Micro launches its MEA HQ in Saudi Arabia

  • December 14, 2022
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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 […]

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