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Phishing attacks more than double

Targeted attacks against businesses and governments a major concern in Asean, says Kaspersky

Phishing, a type of social engineering attack, remains one of the key methods used by attackers to compromise their targets — both individuals and organisations.

Phishing incidents continue to skyrocket in Southeast Asia. The latest data from the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky shows that it took only six months this year for cybercriminals to exceed the total number of phishing attacks they made the year before against users in the region.

From January to June this year, the company says its anti-phishing system blocked more than 12.1 million malicious links in Southeast Asia. That is 1 million…

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