Hong Kong Cyber Risk Landscape

Data Visualisation

Only official figures are used, with sources and dates. Every figure below can be traced back to the original official source, and you can verify each one.

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Data Breach Notifications

cases / year

Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. Up 21% year-on-year in 2025, with hacking intrusion being the main cause.

2022105 cases

2023124 cases

2024170 cases

2025246 cases

Incident Type Distribution

2025

Source: Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT). Phishing has long accounted for the single largest share.

57%Phishing

Phishing57%

Malware and Intrusion16%

Other incident types27%

Data Breach Causes

2025 notifications

Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. 81 hacking intrusions, accounting for about one-third of all notifications.

33%Hacking intrusion

Hacking intrusion33%

Other causes67%

Total Cyber Security Incidents

cases / year

Source: Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT). 15,877 incidents recorded in 2025, up 27% year-on-year.

2023~11k

2024~12k

202515,877 cases

Instant Self-Assessment

How high is your cyber risk?

Four questions, instant results. No registration, no personal data collected — answers stay only in your browser.

1. Would your staff or family members click on links or attachments from unknown sources?

2. Have multi-factor authentication been enabled on your important accounts?

3. Do you keep offline backups of critical data, and regularly test restoration?

4. Are you clear about the coverage and exclusions of your existing cyber insurance?

Answered 0 / 4

From Risk to Coverage

After understanding the risks, the next step is to see how cyber insurance responds, and how Hong Kong businesses put it into practice.

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About this data: All figures on this page are drawn from official publications, with sources and publication dates indicated. If the official figures are later revised, this page will be marked with an updated date. This site provides general information and educational content only, and does not constitute the sale or offer of any insurance product.