Post by account_disabled on Dec 20, 2023 9:53:13 GMT
Kaspersky-logo-green Kaspersky invites you to take a look at your Inbox after finding that spam emails in APAC accounted for up to 1 in 4 malicious emails worldwide in 2022. Junk email or spam emails first started in 1978. Email spam has evolved to cover technical, tactical and latest trends. which cybercriminals use to make emails appear more legitimate and urgent This is an effective formula for luring unsuspecting users. 2020 565000008740602 Ms. Nushin Shabaab, one of Kaspersky's leading researchers, It surveyed this year's spam threat landscape in Asia Pacific. And it was found that this region received 24% of the global number of malicious spam emails detected and blocked by Kaspersky solutions. This means that a quarter of the world's junk email is sent to computers in the Asia Pacific region. Malicious spam is not a technologically sophisticated attack.
But when used in combination with sophisticated social engineering techniques, they can pose serious threats to individuals and organizations. These spam emails are sent in large volumes by spa Email Data mmers and cybercriminals who want to do one of the followingistribute malicious code to recipient computers In 2022, more than half (61.1%) of malicious spam detected in the region targeted Kaspersky users from Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan spam%20in%20APAC Shabab cites three main factors that contribute to the high volume of spam emails targeting Asia Pacific: population, high use of electronic services; and pandemic lockdowns The Asia Pacific region is home to nearly 60% of the world's population, which means they are more likely to fall prey to scammers than any other region of the world. Widespread use of online services such as online shopping and other online platforms. for daily activities This makes users more susceptible to falling prey to scams. There is also the fallout from the ongoing pandemic.
This led to lockdowns and working from home requiring the office computer to be brought home. Home networks are often less protected from cyberattacks, said Ms Nushin Shabaab, senior security researcher. Kaspersky's global research and analysis team said: “Since 2018, the number of malicious spam emails detected by our solutions has gradually decreased after reaching a peak in 2019. However, this does not mean that Our inbox is cleaner and safer. Our ongoing monitoring of current and emerging advanced persistent threats (APTs) operating in Asia Pacific. It shows that most of these high-profile threat actors use so-called targeted phishing. spearphishing “Fake-emails” A recent example of an APT targeting key organizations in Asia Pacific through sophisticated malicious emails is Threat actor “Sidewinder” Since October 2021, threat actors have been using new malicious JS code on newly created C2 server domains. The attacker, known as Rattlesgets victims with internet phishing emails containing malicious RTF and OOXML files.
But when used in combination with sophisticated social engineering techniques, they can pose serious threats to individuals and organizations. These spam emails are sent in large volumes by spa Email Data mmers and cybercriminals who want to do one of the followingistribute malicious code to recipient computers In 2022, more than half (61.1%) of malicious spam detected in the region targeted Kaspersky users from Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan spam%20in%20APAC Shabab cites three main factors that contribute to the high volume of spam emails targeting Asia Pacific: population, high use of electronic services; and pandemic lockdowns The Asia Pacific region is home to nearly 60% of the world's population, which means they are more likely to fall prey to scammers than any other region of the world. Widespread use of online services such as online shopping and other online platforms. for daily activities This makes users more susceptible to falling prey to scams. There is also the fallout from the ongoing pandemic.
This led to lockdowns and working from home requiring the office computer to be brought home. Home networks are often less protected from cyberattacks, said Ms Nushin Shabaab, senior security researcher. Kaspersky's global research and analysis team said: “Since 2018, the number of malicious spam emails detected by our solutions has gradually decreased after reaching a peak in 2019. However, this does not mean that Our inbox is cleaner and safer. Our ongoing monitoring of current and emerging advanced persistent threats (APTs) operating in Asia Pacific. It shows that most of these high-profile threat actors use so-called targeted phishing. spearphishing “Fake-emails” A recent example of an APT targeting key organizations in Asia Pacific through sophisticated malicious emails is Threat actor “Sidewinder” Since October 2021, threat actors have been using new malicious JS code on newly created C2 server domains. The attacker, known as Rattlesgets victims with internet phishing emails containing malicious RTF and OOXML files.