Long before the local region witnessed the outbreak of COVID-19, it bore witness an outbreak of another kind, banking Trojans, and the Philippines is now the hardest hit of any country in Asia Pacific.
Multiple groups are compromising Windows web servers and deploying malware programs to function as extensions for Internet Information Services.
Technology service providers were attractive targets for threat actors in 2020, with many organisations engaging their services during the pandemic to ensure business continuity.
Cyber threats in Singapore surged in the first quarter, with malware taking its place as the undisputed driver of the intensifying threat landscape.
There was a re-emergence of two highly active ransomware groups, REvil and JSWorm, in Asia Pacific last year, according to Kaspersky.
