There's been a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022. 

Asia Pacific has ranked the third-highest region globally to be targeted by ransomware, according to cybersecurity firm Group-IB.

Group-IB has uncovered a worldwide scam campaign targeting users in more than 90 countries all around the world.

Scammers too band together in clans to automate and streamline fraudulent operations.

Group-IB has been named one of the leaders in the global cyber threat intelligence market by Frost & Sullivan, the international research and consulting firm.

“Today scam is more than just solitary fraudulent web pages, it’s an entire industry with advanced technologies under the hood."

The scam campaign comprised a network of 134 websites that attempted to lure people in by asking them to take a survey for a monetary reward.

total, 38 different state-sponsored threat actors were active throughout review period, including seven new ones. Some of these groups operate from Asia Pacific countries including China, India, North Korea, and Vietnam.

Ngee An Polytechnic, the Institute of Technical Education, and the Global Resilience Foundation coming on board to support the mission.

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Threat intelligence agency Group-IB has published research indicating that the notorious Lazarus Group is well and truly connected to North Korea.