According to Capacitymedia website on November 1, Eastern European operator A1 Telekom Austria admitted on the end of October's International Cybersecurity Month that 28 million attacks occurred in multiple countries in August alone.
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The company operates in Austria, Bulgaria , Belarus , Croatia , North Macedonia , Serbia and Slovenia . The company warns that end users “face various cyber threats in their private online activities, including fake news websites, fake dating apps, gaming platforms, etc..”
The company said Whalebone, a startup based in Vienna’s A1 Start Up campus, is strengthening its partnership with A1 as part of A1 Net Protect since 2017.
Whalebone CEO Richard Malovich (pictured) said: "A1 Net Protect is a game-changing solution with a breakthrough result. It allows everyday Internet users to remain secure regardless of the device and application used. Last August, the threats to multiple A1 companies end users detected in Central and Eastern Europe regions reached a record 28338483 times, reflecting the increasing popularity of the service and its important role in protecting end users." Alejandro, COO of
A1 Telekom Austria Group Plater) said: "Cybersecurity is the pillar of the successful digital transformation of , and has a corresponding position in the entire A1 group."
(translated by Ning Lu)
