Which region has the highest rate of cyberattacks?

Latin America overtook Africa as the world's most cyber-targeted region in 2025, with organizations facing roughly 2× the attack volume of the United States and the highest ransomware rate of any region (Check Point Research, 2025). Africa remains close behind, averaging around 2,960 weekly attacks per organization (INTERPOL, 2025).

What is the average cost of a data breach?

The global average cost of a data breach was $4.44 million in 2025. The United States remains the most expensive at $10.22 million per breach — 2.3× the global average — a position it has held for 15 consecutive years (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025).

How can I get real-time cyber threat intelligence?

Free feeds such as the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, the NVD CVE API, and abuse.ch's ThreatFox and URLhaus provide continuously updated vulnerability and indicator-of-compromise data that can be integrated into a SIEM, SOAR, or vulnerability management pipeline.

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Cyber Security Statistics by Continent

Sourced breach, ransomware, and attack-volume statistics for Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Oceania — pulled from INTERPOL, ENISA, IBM, Check Point, and ASD/ACSC threat reports.

Data snapshot: July 2026. Threat statistics age quickly — see Sources & live feeds below for continuous updates.

$4.44M
Global average cost of a data breach: 241 days
Average time to identify and contain a breach: 30%+
Of all recorded crime that is now cyber-related in many African & Asia-Pacific nations: 82
Distinct ransomware variants deployed against EU organizations in 12 months

Regional Threat Landscape

Figures are sourced independently per region and are not directly comparable across different reporting methodologies — see the citation under each card.

Africa

2,960

average weekly cyberattacks per organization — among the highest of any region

Africa loses an estimated 10% of GDP to cyberattacksUN Economic Commission for Africa
Cyber-related crime is a medium-to-high share of all crime in 2 of 3 countries surveyed, rising to 30% in Western & Eastern AfricaINTERPOL, 2025
Ransomware detections led by South Africa (17,849) and Egypt (12,281), followed by Nigeria (3,459) and Kenya (3,030)INTERPOL, 2025
90% of African countries report needing significant improvement in cybercrime law enforcement or prosecution capacityINTERPOL, 2025

INTERPOL Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2025 (4th Edition, May 2025)

Asia-Pacific

3.4M

unfilled cybersecurity roles projected for 2026 — the largest workforce gap of any region

More than half of surveyed countries report cybercrime now accounts for 30% of all recorded national crimeINTERPOL, 2025/2026
Phishing is the most widespread and damaging cybercrime type — 33% of countries report over 10,000 casesINTERPOL, 2025/2026
763+ victims named on ransomware and data-extortion leak sites; India, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore most affectedJan 2024 – Apr 2025
Regional cybersecurity market projected to grow from $83.9B (2026) to $158.4B by 2031Market Intelligence, 2026

INTERPOL Asia & South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2025/2026; WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026

Europe

77%

of all analyzed EU incidents were DDoS attacks, mostly hacktivist-driven

4,875 cybersecurity incidents analyzed across the EU (Jul 2024 – Jun 2025)ENISA, Oct 2025
Phishing was the primary initial-intrusion method in 60% of observed casesENISA, 2025
Public administration was the most targeted sector at 38% of incidentsENISA, 2025
82 distinct ransomware variants deployed; Akira (11.6%), SafePay (10.1%) and Qilin (7.5%) most activeENISA, 2025

ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 (October 2025)

North America

$10.22M

average US data breach cost — 2.3× the global average, highest in the world for 15 consecutive years

Healthcare remains the costliest industry globally at $7.42M per breach, its 15th year at #1IBM, 2025
Average breach lifecycle fell to 241 days (181 to detect, 60 to contain) — the shortest in 9 yearsIBM, 2025
Organizations using AI security tools extensively saved $1.9M per breach and detected incidents 80 days fasterIBM, 2025
Attackers used AI in 16% of breaches; 97% of AI-related breaches hit organizations lacking proper access controlsIBM, 2025

IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

Latin America

2×

more cyberattacks faced than the US — now the world's most cyber-targeted region, overtaking Africa

Organizations faced an average of ~3,065 attacks per week, up 26% year-over-yearCheck Point Research, 2025
Active ransomware variants in the region rose from 48 to 79 in a single yearCheck Point Research, 2025
8.13% of organizations experienced a ransomware attack — the highest rate of any region globallyCheck Point Research, 2025
Brazil accounts for ~30% of identified ransomware victims regionally, followed by Mexico (~14%) and Argentina (~13%)Check Point Research, 2025

Check Point Research — Latin America 2025 Cyber Threat Report

Oceania

84,700+

cybercrime reports received in Australia — one every 6 minutes

ASD's ACSC responded to over 1,200 cyber security incidents, up 11% year-over-yearASD/ACSC, Oct 2025
Average cost per cybercrime report for businesses rose 50% to AUD $80,850; large businesses saw losses rise 219%ASD/ACSC, 2025
Critical infrastructure entities were notified of malicious activity 190+ times, up 111% year-over-yearASD/ACSC, 2025
Denial-of-service attacks on critical infrastructure surged 280%ASD/ACSC, 2025

Australian Signals Directorate / ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024–25 (October 2025)

Live Threat Intelligence Feeds

The statistics above are a point-in-time snapshot. For continuously updating vulnerability and indicator-of-compromise data, integrate these feeds directly into a SIEM, SOAR, or vulnerability management pipeline.

JSON / CSV Free, no key

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Authoritative, continuously updated list of CVEs known to be actively exploited in the wild — the single best feed for prioritizing patching.

cisa.gov/.../known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

RSS Free, no key

CISA Cybersecurity Advisories

Real-time advisories on active exploitation, ICS/OT vulnerabilities, and nation-state activity from the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.

cisa.gov/cybersecurity-advisories/all.xml

REST API Free, key optional

NVD CVE API 2.0

NIST's National Vulnerability Database — full CVE detail with CVSS scores, CWE mapping, and affected product ranges for every disclosed vulnerability.

services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0

JSON / API Free, Auth-Key

abuse.ch ThreatFox & URLhaus

Community-sourced indicators of compromise — malicious URLs, malware hashes, and IOCs mapped to threat actors and campaigns, updated continuously.

threatfox.abuse.ch/export/ · urlhaus.abuse.ch/api

REST API Free account

AlienVault OTX (Open Threat Exchange)

Crowdsourced threat intelligence pulses covering emerging campaigns, malware families, and IOCs contributed by a global researcher community.

otx.alienvault.com/api/v1/pulses/subscribed

REST API Free lookup / paid key

Have I Been Pwned

Breach and credential-exposure lookups — useful for monitoring whether partner or customer domains appear in newly disclosed breach datasets.

haveibeenpwned.com/API/v3

Sources & Methodology

Every statistic above is drawn from a named, publicly available threat report. Figures use each report's own reporting window and methodology, so cross-region comparisons should be read directionally, not as a normalized ranking.

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