Cyber attacks are increasing year by year in India. Criminals are busy day and night hacking the data of common people by targeting different areas of India. Meanwhile, a report related to cyber attacks has come out. Cyber security firm Check Point said that on an average, 15% more cyber attacks were recorded per week in India last year than in 2022 and after Taiwan, India is the country in the Asia Pacific region where the highest number of cyber attacks have been reported.
The report said that each organization worldwide experienced an average of 1,158 weekly cyber attacks, which was an increase of 1 percent compared to 2022.
This many cyber attacks took place in every organization weekly.
Check Point said in its report that there were 2,138 weekly attacks per organization on India in 2023, which is an increase of 15 percent since 2022. India has emerged as the second most targeted country in the Asia Pacific region with 2,138 weekly attacks per organization. Taiwan is in first place with 3,050 incidents. After India, Korea is the only country in the Asia Pacific region where attacks have increased by 21% last year compared to 2022.
The report also looked at the regional level, finding that the Asia Pacific region led with the highest average number of weekly attacks, recording an average of 1,930 attacks per organization, an increase of 3 percent compared to the previous year. There is increase. At the same time, the average number of weekly attacks in Africa has seen an increase of 12 percent year-on-year and an average of 1,900 attacks have been recorded per organization.
These 2 areas remain prime targets
Data shared by Check Point showed that the education and research sector, previously a major target, saw a significant 12 percent decline, although the sector remained at the top of the list with the highest volume of cyber attacks. Apart from this, a growth of 22 percent was seen in the retail and wholesale sector as compared to 2022. At the same time, 3% growth has been recorded in the health care sector.
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