Thailand ranked eighth out of 20 markets in the Asia-Pacific region for ransomware attacks in the first half of 2017, says a Japan-based cybersecurity firm. According to Trend Micro, ransomware attacks in Thailand in the first half of the year accounted for 4% of the total in Asia-Pacific. India and Vietnam are the top two countries in the region for ransomware attacks. Global losses from ransomware attacks could total US$4 billion (133 billion baht) for the period. In the first half of the year, ransomware attacks grew by 4,100% in the Asia-Pacific region and 1,305% in Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post August 23, 2017 00:33 UTC