A new study by UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos has found that nearly 60% of global healthcare organisations fell victim to a cyber attack in the past year, with 75% suffering data encryption in a ransomware attack. The report highlighted that compromised login credentials were the primary cause of these attacks. Despite a decrease in ransom payments from 61% last year to 42%, organisations are taking longer to recover, with only 47% managing to bounce back within a week.
System intrusions cause 80% of Asia-Pacific data breaches
System intrusions were responsible for 80% of data breaches in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, according to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). The study
