Prevented more than 530,000 financial scams targeting businesses

Cybercriminals have been using financial fraud links to infiltrate corporate systems.

The cybersecurity situation in Southeast Asia is at an alarming level - Photo: KASPERSKY

Security firm Kaspersky has just announced that it has successfully blocked more than half a million visits to financial fraud links on business devices in the Southeast Asia region.

Specifically, in 2024, Kaspersky recorded and prevented a total of 534,759 financial fraud cases targeting small businesses to large corporations, carried out mainly via emails, fake websites, messaging apps, social networks and many other forms.

Thailand recorded the highest number of financial fraud attacks targeting businesses in the region with 247,560 cases, followed by Indonesia with 85,908 cases, and Malaysia with 64,779 cases.

Businesses in Vietnam also faced 59,450 attacks, while Singapore and the Philippines recorded fewer cases, with nearly 38,000 each.

Financial Phishing is a form of attack that directly targets banks, payment systems and online retailers. Attackers design fake websites with interfaces that simulate reputable payment platforms, with the aim of luring users into revealing financial information.

Mr. Yeo Siang Tiong, general director of Kaspersky Southeast Asia, said that the remarkable progress of artificial intelligence (AI) is being thoroughly exploited by cybercriminals to create more sophisticated fake websites than ever before.

With a large number of fake websites, the risk of users falling victim to scams is higher than ever, while the use of AI to identify and prevent scams remains limited.

In addition, each business has different characteristics and understanding of cybersecurity, making it difficult to apply uniform security policies across the region.

“This inadvertently makes the region an attractive target for financial gain attacks. Therefore, businesses need to equip themselves with the right tools and update threat intelligence in real time to proactively respond and stay one step ahead of cybercriminals,” said Mr. Yeo.

Cyber ​​security alert

Mr. Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager of Kaspersky Southeast Asia, commented: “Based on the number of attacks on enterprise devices detected by Kaspersky solutions, we see that the cybersecurity situation in Southeast Asia is at an alarming level.

With the digital economy expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, the region will become a “hot spot” for cybercriminals to take full advantage of the speed of digital transformation and carry out illegal activities.

Therefore, businesses in the Southeast Asian region need to be especially careful and vigilant."

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