Surge in cyber-attacks worries Thailand: Weekly numbers surpass global average

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A recent report by Check Point Research has highlighted an alarming surge in cyber-attacks on organisations in Thailand over the past six months. The average attack incidents were notably higher than the global norm and even edged past figures from the rest of Southeast Asia. On a weekly basis, organisations in Thailand fell prey to an average of 2,388 cyber-attacks, which slightly surpassed Southeast Asia’s rate of 2,375 breaches.

 

Insightfully, a vast 72% of malicious files in Thailand took the email route over the past month. Remote code execution emerged as the prevalent vulnerability hack in Thailand, impacting a substantial 61% of organisations. High on the malicious intent list were banking Trojan (Zeus), Cryptominer (XMRig), and Info-stealer (Qbot).

 

Accentuating the gravity of the situation globally, the report reveals that the average number of attacks per organisation per week reached an alarming 1,258, marking the highest in over two years. The second quarter of this year observed an 8% increase in the global average weekly attacks comparably to the same time frame the previous year.

Check Point Research analysis suggests a post-conflict return to ‘cyber normality’ in the wake of reduced disruptive impact from the Russia-Ukrainian conflict. However, this new normal is heightened by amplified cyber-attacks, owing to innovative evasive tactics, frequent hacktivism-induced attacks, and a ceaseless stream of ransomware targeting multiple organisations, reported Bangkok Post.

Though the immediate burden of the Russia-Ukrainian conflict has lifted off the cyber threat landscape, these persistent threats underline the continual requirement for enhanced vigilance and robust cybersecurity architectures. This is to combat the ceaseless and ever-evolving cyber-attack landscape.

 

by Alex Morgan 

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Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/surge-in-cyber-attacks-worries-thailand-weekly-numbers-surpass-global-average

 

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[mrfill]

What!! You mean a cracked copy of Windows 7 running a 15 year old anti-virus is not the pinnacle of computer security?????

[cncltd1973]

wonder if it's tied to high numbers of russian/Chinese and the corresponding crime wave? just kidding, not wondering at all, organized crime wave by foreigners is a fact in Thailand 

[JimHuaHin]

Ummm ... some young angry Thai hackers who voted for the MFP?