Security News

Interpol Announces Successful Operation Against Cryptojacking in Southeast Asia
2020-01-08 19:58

Interpol announced on Wednesday that it has coordinated an international operation aimed at removing illegally installed cryptocurrency miners from routers located in Southeast Asia. The operation was launched in June 2019 and participants worked over a five-month period to identify compromised routers, alert victims, and install patches that would prevent cybercriminals from controlling the devices.

Facebook, Google Announce 2020 Asia-Pacific Bug Hunting Conference
2019-12-18 19:29

Facebook and Google this week announced that they will partner again next year for the second edition of BountyCon, their Asia-Pacific bug hunting conference.  read more

Enterprise cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific region
2019-11-13 05:30

Almost one in five business organizations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region experienced more than six security breaches in the past two years, a new ESET enterprise cybersecurity survey has...

Report: 'PKPLUG' Espionage Campaign Targets Southeast Asia
2019-10-03 16:18

Unit 42 Researchers Describe Malware Attacks That May Have Ties to ChinaThreat actors that may have connections to China has been using a variety of malware in a series of information-gathering...

Chinese Hackers Hit Technology Firms in Southeast Asia With PcShare Backdoor
2019-09-26 18:23

Attacks conducted by a suspected Chinese threat actor on technology companies in Southeast Asia employ a version of the open-source PcShare backdoor, BlackBerry Cylance security researchers warn. read more

China-Linked 'Thrip' Cyberspies Continue Attacks on Southeast Asia
2019-09-09 10:07

The China-linked threat actor tracked by Symantec as Thrip has continued to target entities in Southeast Asia even after the cybersecurity firm exposed its operations. read more

Majority of Malicious Job Attacks on Microsoft SQL Server Target Asia
2019-08-22 18:20

Vietnam emerges as the country affected the most by Microsoft SQL Server attacks that leverage malicious jobs, a new report from Kaspersky reveals. read more

Vectra establishes business operations in the Asia-Pacific region
2019-08-18 22:59

Vectra announced that it has established business operations in the Asia-Pacific region to arm enterprise organisations and managed detection and response providers with a platform to stop...

New APT10 Activity Detected in Southeast Asia
2019-05-28 16:27

Researchers have detected what they believe to be new activity from Chinese cyber espionage group, APT10. The activity surfaced in the Philippines and shares similar tactics, techniques, and...

Taj Mahal and SneakyPastes: Kaspersky reveals pair of attacks menacing Asia, Middle East
2019-04-10 20:06

Fresh round of targeted operations unearthed Kaspersky Lab has revealed a pair of attacks targeting governments and political groups in Asia and the Middle East.…