Group-IB: Cyber Attacks Are Increasingly Complex, Indonesia Is Second Placed As APT's Target

JAKARTA - Group-IB, the creator of leading cybersecurity technology, released the 2025 High-Tech Crime Trends Report Report Report, which reveals that cybercrime has grown to more complex.

This report saw a surge in Advanced Persistent Threat attacks (APT) of 58 percent between 2023 and 2024, with more than 20 percent of attacks targeting the Asia-Pacific region.

Interestingly, Indonesia experienced the number of cyber attacks related to the second-highest APT in 2024, accounting for 7 percent of all incidents in the region, while Malaysia contributed 5 percent.

Cybercriminals, such as APT, often gain access to networks infiltrated via the Initial Access Broker, which acquires and sells unauthorized access through the dark web.

In 2024, Group-IB found there were about 3,055 lists of corporate access sold by Initial Access Broker detected on the dark web market, an increase of 15 percent year-on-year, with 427 cases in the Asia Pacific region.

The report also reveals that ransomware remains one of the most lucrative forms of cybercrime, with attacks increasing by 10 percent globally in 2024.

The Asia Pacific region recorded 467 ransomware-related attacks, with real estate, manufacturing, and financial services among industry being the main targets.

Apart from financial extortion, ransomware attacks often result in significant data breaches. Group-IB sees 6.4 billion data appearing on cyber crime markets, including email addresses, phone numbers, financial data, and passwords.

In addition, there are more than 6.5 billion leaked data containing email addresses, more than 3.3 billion including phone numbers, and 460 million exposed passwords. Indonesia and Thailand are among the top 10 global markets affected by dark web data leakage.