At its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team presented cybersecurity trends, including ransomware, advanced persistent threats (APTs), supply chain attacks, mobile threats, artificial intelligence and IoT developments.
The first quarter of 2025 showed that Turkiye and Kenya had the highest number of users affected by web incidents (online threats). They were followed by Qatar, Nigeria and South Africa. Saudi Arabia had the lowest while Pakistan had the second lowest share of users attacked by web-born threats in the META region. Kaspersky experts constantly track highly sophisticated attacks. Specifically, they are monitoring 25 APT groups currently active in the META region, including well-known ones such as SideWinder, Origami Elephant and MuddyWater.
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Source: The Express Tribune News
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