APAC finance firms pummeled by 52% of global cyberattacks in 2025

Banks accounted for 44% of all attacks and got 92% of lower-level attacks.

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region was the most targeted region of denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against financial institutions for the fourth consecutive year, according to data from Akamai.

DDoS attacks against APAC financial institutions accounted for 52% of all global higher-level or Level 7 DDoS attacks in 2025, the cybersecurity company said in a report.

Banks and fintechs were hit hardest, accounting for 44% and 38% of attacks, respectively. Banking alone made up 92% of lower-level network attacks in the region, Akamai said. These attacks just aim to overwhelm the server or bandwidth with junk data, Akamai said.

Level 7 DDoS attacks, meanwhile, mimic actual user behavior.

DDoS attacks are designed to overwhelm online banking portals, payments and customer-facing applications with traffic that appears legitimate. This makes them harder to detect and block, Akamai said.

“APAC’s banks and fintechs sit at the center of one of the world’s fastest-moving digital financial environments. Every new payment service, mobile banking feature, fintech integration and AI-enabled workflow creates another dependency for attackers to probe,” said Reuben Koh, director of security technology and strategy, APJ at Akamai.