discuss CRYPTO CYBERSECURITY THREATS DOWN 78% IN H2 2019 CHRISTINA COMBEN

[Suzzan321]

Despite being flagged as the greatest cybersecurity threat at the start of last year, crypto malware-related hacks (cryptojacking) were down by 78% in the second half of 2019.

 

[Samer]

Not everywhere.

Recognizing cryptojacking growing threat in ASEAN (Southeast Asian region) INTERPOL launched Operation Goldfish Alpha, June 2019

During 5 months of the operation cybercrime investigators across 10 ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) worked together to locate infected routers, alert victims, patch devices; Interpol facilitated the exchange of information across.

When operation concluded November, number of infected devices down 78%. Efforts continue to remove remaining infections

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-an...-takes-aim-at-cryptojacking-in-Southeast-Asia