India had the highest number of cyber-attacks in Asia in the year 2022

February 09, 2023
Current context: The Global Threat Landscape Report 2021-2022 by CloudSEK showed that India is the country most targeted by hackers in Asia, both in 2021 and 2022.
India had the highest number of cyber-attacks in Asia in the year 2022

  • It is also the second most targeted country globally, with the United States remaining the most targeted.
  • The number of cyber attacks on India increased by 24.3% in 2022. The other top targeted countries in 2022 were Indonesia, Russia, and China.
  • The Asia-Pacific region remained the most targeted region, with 24.1% of all attacks in 2022, followed by Europe and North America.
  • The number of attacks in the Asia-Pacific region increased by 26.43%. Europe received 18% of all attacks in 2022, while North America received 16%.
  • Global attacks made up 27.5% of total attacks in 2022, but there was a slight decline compared to 2021.
  • In 2022, the number of cybercrime increased due to an increase in sophisticated and targeted attacks.
  • Ransomware attacks rose from 0.3% in 2021 to 8% in 2022, making it the third most common type of attack. The attacks on the government sector increased from 4.1% in 2021 to 12.1% in 2022.

Question:

Q.1 Which country was the most targeted by hackers in Asia in 2022, according to the Global Threat Landscape Report 2021-2022 by CloudSEK?
a. United States of America
b. India
c. Indonesia
d. China

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