Cyberattacks Archives - Lanka Business News

June 9, 2025

Approximately 1 in 2 industrial organizations in Asia Pacific (APAC) estimate their financial losses caused by cyberattacks at over $1,000,000, with 12.9% reporting losses exceeding $5,000,000. Globally, almost one in four report losses exceeding $5,000,000, and for some, it surpasses $10,000,000. These findings were revealed in a joint study conducted by Kaspersky and VDC Research. […]

May 28, 2025

From Naruto to Attack on Titan, cybercriminals are increasingly using anime and other Gen Z favorites as bait. In a new report covering Q2 2024 – Q1 2025, Kaspersky has found over 250,000 cyberattacks disguised as popular anime among other shows and streaming platforms favored by younger audience. To help Gen Z recognize these and […]

May 21, 2025

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Global cybersecurity and digital company Kaspersky raised urgent concerns about the rising misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyberattacks across Asia Pacific (APAC), revealing new threat data and defensive strategies at its Cyber Insights 2025 forum held in Seoul. According to Kaspersky experts, 2024 saw over 3 billion malware attacks globally, with a daily average […]

May 8, 2025

Industrial sectors such as power and utilities, energy and chemicals, metals and mining and critical manufacturing are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats, in fact industrial enterprises experienced more incidents than any other, with a 25.7% share in 2024 according to the Kaspersky MDR team. The importance of cyber resilience in these industries cannot be […]

April 27, 2025

Kaspersky’s GReAT team has uncovered a sophisticated new Lazarus campaign, combining a watering hole attack with the exploitation of vulnerabilities in third-party software to target organizations in South Korea. During the research, company experts have also discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the widely used South Korean software Innorix Agent, which was promptly patched. Revealed during […]

March 12, 2025

Sri Lanka is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting businesses’ financial transactions, with 9,218 incidents of financial phishing detected in 2024 alone, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin. This figure highlights the growing sophistication of cybercriminals who are targeting businesses with deceptive online tactics designed to steal sensitive financial information. Financial phishing attacks, which involve […]

May 14, 2024

Rate of Ransomware Attacks Falls Slightly, But Recovery Costs Hit $2.73 million Apr. 30, 2024 – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, today released its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” survey report, which found that the average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year. Organizations that paid the […]

December 21, 2022

In a world dominated by technology, we have seen rise in cyberattacks, both in terms of volume as well as complexity. The Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 revealed alarming findings that showed that 78% of surveyed organisations in India were hit by ransomware. In addition, more than 90% of Indian organisations that […]

April 18, 2022

Understanding the entire length of the attack chain and how vulnerabilities in each of its links can compromise the security of your network. By Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet. Effectively defending against cyberattacks today requires security teams to work smarter rather than harder. Cybercriminal strategies target every […]

March 8, 2022

By Christopher Budd The current Russia-Ukraine crisis is unprecedented. One aspect of the current crisis is the very real concern around increased cyberattacks on an unprecedented scale. The concern is reasonable: there’s simply no way to know what’s going to happen next. And the concern stems not just from nation-state actors and their proxies: cybercriminals, […]

Almost a quarter of industrial companies report cyberattack damages exceeding $5 million

Over 250,000 cyberattacks disguised as anime: Kaspersky explores the dangers behind Gen Z’s favorite shows and platforms

Kaspersky warns of emerging AI threats in APAC, urges proactive defense with SOC

Kaspersky: Eight steps to secure industrial enterprises

Kaspersky uncovers new Lazarus-led cyberattacks targeting South Korean supply chains

Sri Lanka faced rising threats of financial phishing attacks in 2024

Ransomware Payments Increase 500% In the Last Year: Sophos

Cybersecurity Trends To Watch Out For In 2023

Understanding Cyberattacks and Fourteen Discrete Links in an Attack Chain.

Keep calm and carry on: Five tips to better protect yourself during the current Russia-Ukraine Crisis