Dubai, UAE; 11 February 2025: Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, has released a new report exposing the rising of real estate scams in the Middle East. Cybercriminals are exploiting online platforms to deceive victims –often expatriates and individuals relocating to new cities with an urgency to secure a home– into paying for fraudulent property listings, resulting in significant financial losses.
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Group-IB Discovers Scam Campaign Leveraging Fake Betting Game Advertisements on Social Media
Over 300 deceptive advertisements detected across the Middle East, with some reported losses of over US$10,000
[Dubai; 24 December 2024] Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, announced that it has uncovered scammers across the Middle East leveraging fake betting game advertisements on social media to target users and steal personal data and funds.
Continue reading Group-IB Discovers Scam Campaign Leveraging Fake Betting Game Advertisements on Social MediaGroup-IB to Demonstrate Proprietary Network Graph Analysis solution at Black Hat MEA 2024 in Riyadh
The cyber threat detection solution is showcased in the Middle East for the first time
[Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 25 November 2024] Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, announced today that it will demonstrate its Proprietary Network Graph Analysis cyber threat detection solution for the first time in the Middle East during its participation at the Black Hat Middle East and Africa 2024 in Riyadh.
Continue reading Group-IB to Demonstrate Proprietary Network Graph Analysis solution at Black Hat MEA 2024 in RiyadhCybersecurity News – Group-IB report’s increased ransomware, leaks, and information theft in MEA
Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, today released their annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends report. In 2023, Group-IB’s report revealed a 68% surge in ransomware attacks, primarily affecting financial services and real estate sectors.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, South Africa, and Turkey were the top targets for Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) affiliates. Information stealers posed a significant threat, impacting over 297,106 infected devices in the MEA region, with an additional 903,002 hosts’ logs available for sale on underground markets. Moreover, 152 new data leaks were identified in the MEA region during the same period.
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