Ransomware activity surges more than 600% across Australasia while frontier AI found to lower the cost of cyberattacks
SYDNEY, 30 September 2026 – The seventh edition of Ensign InfoSecurity’s 2026 Cyber Threat Landscape Reportreveals that ransomware activity increased by more than 600% across Australasia, with organised crime accounting for 52% of observed threat activity, the highest concentration across Asia-Pacific. Business & Professional Services, Healthcare and Manufacturing & Industrial also emerged as newly observed most-affected industry…
