India, Feb. 4 -- A new global financial sector threat report from Check Point Exposure Management Research indicates a significant escalation in APAC financial sector cyber threats, as cyberattacks worldwide more than doubled between 2024 and 2025.

According to the report, global attacks rose from 864 incidents in 2024 to 1,858 in 2025. Asia Pacific emerged as one of the most strategically targeted regions, with sustained activity across India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

The report shows that APAC financial institutions are facing a wide range of attack types, including data breaches, distributed denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, website defacement, mobile banking trojans and emerging AI-powered fra...