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August 10, 2022

Exploit detections in the Middle East rise 8% in Q2 2022

According to Kaspersky Security Network data, the number of exploits detected in the Middle East in Q2 2022 increased from Q1 - the company's security solutions detected 1,258,283 cases between April and June 2022.
by News Desk | 3 min read
August 2, 2022

LG reports strong sales and profitable growth in Q2 2022

LG Electronics Inc. (LG) reported its highest-ever second-quarter revenue, owing to strong sales of LG home appliances in key regions and profitable growth of LG's vehicle components business as the global automotive industry recovers.
by News Desk | 2 min read
September 28, 2023

Mobile Threats Surge in Q2 2023 Across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa

Kaspersky has just unveiled its latest report on the evolving landscape of mobile cyber threats in the second quarter of 2023.
by News Desk | 2 min read
August 8, 2022

Crypto-collapse and rising smart attacks: Kaspersky reports on DDoS in Q2

During Q2 2022, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks reached a new high as the proportion of smart attacks and average duration increased dramatically. The average duration of a DDoS attack increased 100 times over the previous year, reaching 3,000 minutes. Smart attacks nearly broke the four-year record, accounting for nearly half of all attacks.
by News Desk | 3 min read
June 20, 2022

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 receives international sustainability certification

According to Chris Meakin, General Manager of SGS Qatar, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 successfully applied and demonstrated best practices within the framework of the Event Sustainability Management System (ISO 20121).
by News Desk | 2 min read
May 20, 2022

NFT spending continues to soar in 2022

According to the report, collectors have sent over US$37 billion to NFT marketplaces as of May 1, putting them on track to surpass the total of US$40 billion sent in 2021.
by News Desk | 2 min read
January 5, 2022

Crypto: The spotlights of 2021 and what to expect in 2022

The IPO of Coinbase is, in our perspective, the single most important event of the year, and it serves as a type of tipping point in terms of regulation and market seriousness from the outside.
by News Desk | 3 min read
September 15, 2022

Cryptomining attacks gain momentum in the Middle East

Kaspersky solutions detected 40,788 new miner modifications in Q2 2022. According to Kaspersky Security Network data in the Middle East, the number of attempts by attackers to run cryptominers on corporate machines increased in Q2 2022 compared to the previous quarter.
by News Desk | 2 min read
August 25, 2022

Rise in Microsoft Office vulnerabilities in the Middle East

In Q2 2022 the number of exploits for vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite increased globally compared to Q1 – accounting for 82% of the total number of exploits across different platforms, according to the latest Kaspersky quarterly malware report.
by News Desk | 2 min read
August 3, 2022

Phishing and scams strike Kenya and Nigeria at an all-time high

Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 compared to the previous quarter. In the second quarter, the company's security solutions detected 10,722,886 phishing attacks in Africa.
by News Desk | 3 min read