Malaysia Experienced 57.8 Million Virus Cyber Attacks in Q1, Says US Cybersecurity Firm Fortinet

According to Fortinet, Malaysia witnessed 57.8 million virus attacks during the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022), or 1.14 percent of all cyberattacks worldwide.

Fortiguard Labs security strategist Jonas Walker of Fortinet stated that 57,2 million botnet detections in the country represented 1.19 percent of total global threats.

During the first quarter of 2022, Malaysian exploit detections accounted for 3.96 billion attacks, or 0.95 percent of global detections.

"A virus attack is a file that must be performed on a website or downloaded into your system, but an exploit is merely a simple command that may be used against an Internet-connected device.

"Botnet is a malware attack comparable to a virus that is put in the system and waits for a command or control server to send specific actions," he explained at today's media briefing.

According to Walker, cyber attack tendencies are developing in Malaysia as threat actors regularly scan and promptly react to the most recent global development.