APAC Financial Institutions Face Escalating Cyberattacks as Campaigns Intensify Through 2025

A new global threat assessment from Check Point Exposure Management Research indicates that financial institutions across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are facing an increasingly aggressive and geopolitically influenced cyber threat environment. The report highlights a sharp global rise in cyberattacks on the financial sector, with incidents increasing from 864 in 2024 to 1,858 in 2025.

APAC has emerged as one of the most strategically targeted regions, with sustained attack activity observed across India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asian market. Threats span data breaches, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, ransomware, website defacement, mobile banking Trojans and emerging AI-driven fraud schemes.

Key APAC findings

• Data breaches and leaks: India ranked second globally with 31 reported incidents, followed by Indonesia in third place with 24.
• Ransomware: South Korea was the second most targeted country worldwide, recording 31 incidents. Japan reported nine incidents, while India and ...