Singapore organisations faced an average of 2,695 cyberattacks per week in March 2026 — a 22% year-on-year increase — even as global attack volumes fell 5% over the same period, according to new threat intelligence data from Check Point Research.

The figures, drawn from Check Point’s Global Threat Intelligence report for March 2026, highlight Singapore’s continued status as a high-priority target for adversaries exploiting the Asia Pacific region’s dense digital infrastructure.

Consumer Goods and Government Sectors Most Targeted

In Singapore, the Consumer Goods and Services sector was the most targeted industry, followed by Government, Business Services, and Financial Services. All four sectors recorded attack volumes significantly higher than global averages, pointing to concentrated adversarial interest in Singapore’s core economic pillars.

“The 22% rise in weekly attacks on Singapore over the last six months is a reminder that local prevention must be AI-powered and fast-moving to stop threats before they spread.” — Omer Dembinsky, Data Research Manager, Check Point Research

GenAI Becoming a New Exposure Pathway

Beyond attack volume, Check Point flagged the growing risk of sensitive data leakage through generative AI tools. In March, one in every 28 GenAI prompts submitted from enterprise environments posed a high risk of sensitive data leakage, affecting 91% of organisations that use GenAI tools regularly. A further 17% of prompts contained potentially sensitive information.

On average, each organisation used nine different GenAI tools in March, with the typical user generating 78 prompts per month — often ahead of governance and security controls.

Ransomware Climbs Month-on-Month

Ransomware remained a persistent disruptor, with 672 publicly reported attacks in March — an 8% decrease year-on-year but a 7% increase compared to February 2026. Business Services was the most targeted sector at 35% of incidents, followed by Consumer Goods and Services at 14% and Industrial Manufacturing at 13%.

Three ransomware groups — Qilin (20%), Akira (12%), and DragonForce (8%) — accounted for 40% of all reported incidents, yet 47 distinct ransomware groups were active during the month, reflecting a maturing Ransomware-as-a-Service ecosystem that remains resilient and difficult to disrupt.

Globally, organisations experienced an average of 1,995 cyberattacks per week in March 2026. APAC ranked second regionally with an average of 3,026 weekly attacks, behind Latin America at 3,054.