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Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest | APAC's large population, regulatory gaps make it hacker heaven Related reading: Saskatchewan IPC publishes blog on health care privacy

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Analysts say the huge pool of potential victims, relative lack of regulation and cyber awareness, and the prevalence of outdated technology make Asian countries prime targets for hackers, CNBC reports. These qualities made data so easy to obtain that a FireEye study found that 28 percent of Asian-Pacific organizations experienced a cyberattack in the second half of 2015, "nearly double the global average of 15 percent," the report states. However, an idea that the region was immune to hacker-based breaches exists as attack reports were lower thanks to a lack of legislative requirement. "In Asia, it's different. It varies from country to country," said Paul Haswell, a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons. "In Hong Kong, there is no requirement under law to notify someone if there has been a data breach."
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