threat updates
EUROPE
A hacking tool that was able to give full remote control of a
victim’s computer to cybercriminals has been taken down
as a result of an international law enforcement operation
targeting the sellers and users of the Imminent Monitor
Remote Access Trojan (IM-RAT).
The investigation, led by the Australian Federal Police
(AFP), with international activity coordinated by Europol
and Eurojust, resulted in an operation involving numerous
judicial and law enforcement agencies in Europe,
Colombia and Australia.
Coordinated law enforcement activity has now ended
the availability of this tool, which was used across 124
countries and sold to more than 14,500 buyers. IM-RAT
can no longer be used by those who bought it.
AFRICA
Research released by KnowBe4, a specialist in
cybersecurity awareness training, has revealed a
pressing need to educate African citizens on the
different cyberattacks.
A total of 53% of those surveyed thought that trusting
emails from people they knew was good enough, while
64% didn’t know what ransomware was.
The survey did show a slightly higher awareness from
Mauritian respondents when compared to other countries,
while more than half of respondents in Botswana, Egypt,
Kenya, Ghana, Morocco and Mauritius have enough
security smarts to avoid clicking on links or opening
attachments they don’t expect.
However, the top five cybercrimes: financial fraud,
impersonation scams, business email compromise,
extortion attacks, DDOS attacks on critical infrastructure
are expected to rise in the coming years.
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