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According to data from Kaspersky Security Network, the Philippines was among the most heavily attacked countries by cyber threats in the past year. ....
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One in two, or 45 percent of people surveyed in the Philippines and Southeast Asia (SEA), lost money to online love scams, according to a recent Kaspersky study. The oldest and loneliest group lost the most - over half a million pesos, from online romance fraud. Specific ....
By contrast, Millennials and Boomers are more guarded, according to security firm Kaspersky’s latest research. The study surveyed 1,240 active social media users aged 18-65 in the Philippines, Australia, India, Malaysia, , Singapore, and Vietnam. 17850 The fear was highest among Baby Boomers (74%) and lowest among Gen X (58%). Deepfakes use artificial intelligence to create images, audio, or voice recordings in someone else’s likeness. Deepfake videos have been used for political purposes, as well as for personal revenge. Increasingly, they are also being used in major attempts at blackmail and fraud. For instance, the CEO of a British energy firm was tricked out of $243,000 by a voice deepfake of the head of his parent company requesting an emergency transfer of funds. ....
A whopping 76% of social media users said they would choose not to store their financial information online, according to a Kaspersky-YouGov survey of several Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia. But there are notable gaps between generations. Baby Boomers (85%) show the highest resistance against having their financial data stored online, followed by Gen X (81%), Millennials (75%), and finally Gen Z (68%). It’s possible that this reflects young people’s greater openness to fintech innovations like e-wallets. In general, social media users in the region don’t want their personally identifiable information (69%), family information (64%), and current location (54%) stored online. But only 47% would choose not to have their job details stored online – probably because of the widespread use of employment and professional networking websites. ....