Hasbini shared some Kaspersky statistics on the most common phishing attacks in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. The statistics showed an increase of 49% in phishing attacks in Egypt during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. On the other hand, phishing attacks in Saudi Arabia recorded a slight decrease of 1% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Turkey recorded an increase of (53%) in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. The decrease was observed in the Middle East, where the number of detections of corporate ransomware decreased by 61 %.
