India second biggest target of cyber criminals in Asia Pacific

India was the second most attacked country by cyber criminals af ter Japan in Asia Pacific in 2020, according to an IBM report released on Wednesday. In 2020, IBM Security XForce 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 countr y in the Asia Pacific. Attacks on India made up 7 per cent of all attacks X-Force observed on Asia in 2020. "Finance and insurance was the top attacked industr y in India (60 per cent), followed by manufacturing and professional services," the report said.