The AI Attack Explosion — Australia Is Getting Hit Harder Than Anyone

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Estimated Exposure: The AI Attack Explosion — Australia Is Getting Hit Harder Than Anyone

What Happened: 36% of all cyber attacks against Australian businesses in 2024 were AI-generated. That’s a higher rate than the US and UK. Ransomware incidents surged 149% in early 2025. 80% of ransomware attacks now use AI tools. One in five Australian SMBs that got hit filed for bankruptcy or closed permanently.
54 billion malicious requests blocked by Wordfence in one year — billion, not million. 84,700 cybercrime reports in Australia per year. One every six minutes. Average cost per SMB incident: $56,600. That’s a new ute. The internet hasn’t lit up yet. The 5 million professional scammers haven’t found the AI
tutorials on YouTube. When they do, these numbers won’t rise. They’ll detonate.

Source: Cyble Threat Intelligence Report 2024

A collection of reported cyberattack and business-impact statistics, with sources named in the case.

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