The Asia-Pacific region has seen a spike in system intrusions, with 80% of data breaches coming from such attacks, up from 38% last year, according to the 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon Business. Three tactics accounted for 97% of breaches: system intrusion, social engineering, and basic web application attacks. The number of malware incidents has also risen to 83%, with ransomware making up 51% of breaches.

Millions impacted by data breaches at Blue Shield of California, mammography service and more
Healthcare data of US citizens has been exposed through data breaches, with the largest being from Blue Shield of California affecting 4.7 million people. The