Thursday, 5 March, 2026
India second-most targeted country by cyber attackers in Asia Pacific
By Basit Ansari

<p>IBM said India faced the second-highest number of cyberattacks in the APJ region in 2020 after Japan, constituting 7% of all attacks in the region. BFSI were the most targeted followed by manufacturing and professional services. According to IBM's 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, 40% of all attacks were ransomware attacks. The remote working and learning introduced due to pandemic have to lead to a surge in the number of cyberattacks. </p>
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