250,000 ransomware attacks blocked in APAC in H1 2026, says Kaspersky GReAT
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has reported that threat actors remained highly active across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region during the first half of 2026, with 250,000 ransomware attacks blocked between January and June.
According to data from the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), analysed by GReAT, Kaspersky detected and blocked 75 million attacks originating from online resources across APAC during the six-month period. The data also recorded 3.4 million backdoor attacks and 2.4 million password-stealer attacks.
“While we observed slight declines in some attack categories during the first half of 2026, this should not be mistaken for a weakening threat landscape in the region. We are also monitoring that threat actors are increasingly leveraging AI to automate reconnaissance, accelerate malware development, and scale attacks, making them faster and more adaptive,” said Sergey Lozhkin, Head of APAC and META research units at Kaspersky GReAT.
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