Kaspersky findings show a 17% increase in phishing attacks in Bahrain

Kaspersky findings show a 17% increase in phishing attacks in Bahrain

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)'s latest statistics have revealed the changing cyber threat landscape across the GCC region. Bahrain had the highest significant increase of 17% in phishing malware during the first half of this year as compared to the same period last year. The latest findings from KSN have disclosed that the phishing attacks seen across the GCC region have decreased by 16.4% in the first half of 2020 as compared to the same period last year. The Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) is a specialized infrastructure designed to process threat information and transforms them into actionable insights.  The second-highest increase in phishing malware is in Kuwait with a 12.2% increase. Saudi Arabia follows with an increase of 3.4% increase in phishing malware. Maher Yamout, Senior Security Researcher at