The Number Of Online Threats In Indonesia In Q3 2023 Decreased By 22.5 Percent

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JAKARTA - More and more cybercrime cases have occurred in Indonesia in recent years. Not only aimed at individuals, the business world, and corporations, but also various state agencies to the government sector.

Kaspersky's latest report for the third quarter of 2023 in Indonesia shows that more than 20 percent of computer users in the country are hit by web-based attacks.

According to Kaspersky's latest report, 7,330,765 online threat detections were successfully blocked by Kaspersky's solution during the period July to September this year.

According to the findings of this global cybersecurity company, this number fell by 22.49 percent, compared to 9,457,786 detections in the same period last year.

In addition, Kaspersky also found a slight decline of 5.16 percent compared to the April to June (Q2) period this year, which amounted to 7,729,320 online threat detections.

Overall, 22.1 percent of users were attacked by web-borne threats during the Q3 2023 period. This places Indonesia at the 93rd rank in the world in terms of the dangers associated with web browsing.

Attacks through browsers are the main method of spreading malicious programs. Utilizing vulnerabilities in its browser anddrive-by downloads are the most frequently used methods by cybercriminals to penetrate the system.