News from Middle East & Africa
A sophisticated social engineering cybercrime campaign bent on financial gain was observed being run from Tencent servers in Singapore.
Authorities across 19 African countries also dismantled their infrastructure and networks, thanks to cooperation between global law enforcement and private firms.
Parasitic advanced persistent threat (APT) Secret Blizzard accessed another APT's infrastructure, and stole the same kinds of info it targets in South Asian government and military victims.
News from Asia Pacific
The number of DDoS-related incidents targeting APIs have jumped by 30x compared with traditional Web assets, suggesting that attackers see the growing API landscape as the more attractive target.
Hackers are abusing legitimate Windows utilities to target Thai law enforcement with a novel malware that is a mix of sophistication and amateurishness.
Infiltrating other nations' telecom networks is a cornerstone of China's geopolitical strategy, and it's having the unintended consequence of driving the uptake of encrypted communications.