India is the second-most targeted country by cybercriminals in the Asia Pacific region, say IBM reports
In India, ransomware was the top attack type with a 40% share in the overall threat landscape
Statistics are as per IBM Security’s 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index
Attacks on India made up 7% of all attacks X-Force observed in Asia in 2020
Attackers mostly targeted businesses functioning in the global COVID-19 response area
One of the recent examples being the attack by Chinese hackers on India’s vaccine Institutes
Asia-Pacific region accounted for 25% of all attacks last year
