Indians second-most attacked by cyber criminals after Japanese in Asia Pacific
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Last Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 01:06 PM IST
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The IBM report said that attacks on India made up 7% of all attacks X-Force observed in 2020.
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NEW DELHI: India was the second most attacked country by cyber criminals after Japan in Asia Pacific in 2020, according to an IBM report released on Wednesday. In 2020, IBM Security X-Force observed attackers pivoting their attacks to businesses for which global COVID-19 response efforts heavily relied, such as hospitals, medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as energy companies powering the COVID-19 supply chain. India was the second most attacked country in the Asia Pacific. Attacks on India made up 7 per cent of all attacks X-Force observed on Asia in 2020.