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+ December 14, 2020 AT LEAST 61 entities from the Asia-Pacific (Apac) were breached by a targeted ransomware group in 2020, a top official of a global security firm said.
Vitaly Kamluk, director of Global Research and Analysis Team for Apac at Kaspersky, said Australia and India logged the highest number of incidents across Apac.
Results of this recent market study were revealed during the company’s Cybersecurity Weekend webinar held Tuesday, Dec. 8.
In terms of industries, Kaspersky’s data showed that light industry which includes manufacturing of clothes, shoes, furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances; public service; media and technology; heavy industry which includes oil, mining, shipbuilding, steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing; consulting; finance; and logistics were some of the segments that were compromised while the world is battling the novel coronavirus pandemic.