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Singapore a hotspot for business e-mail scams: Trend Micro

Country also a 'hotbed' for hosting malicious URLs in S.E. Asia, second in region as malware-attack target

Vivienne Tay

Published Mon, Mar 11, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE is the most vulnerable country in South-east Asia for business e-mail compromise scams and a hotspot for hosting malicious Web addresses, says cyber security solutions provider Trend Micro.

Among business e-mail compromise (BEC) incidents that the company detected in South-east Asia, 27.3 per cent of took place in Singapore; this was followed by Malaysia (26.1 per cent) and Indonesia (25 per cent).

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