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.
Highlighting the threat that compromised passwords pose, a survey by HYPR identified that nearly a third of respondents had experienced a credential stuffing attack wherein cybercriminals attempted to employ a large number of stolen user logins and passwords to compromise applications and systems. Adding to the challenges already plaguing IT teams, hackers also use stolen passwords for personal emails.
On Safer Internet Day, cyber-protection leader, Muhammad Khaled, Senior Solution Engineer, Acronis Middle East advises on how to avoid vaccine-related internet scams and Covid-19 phishing with three simple steps.