2025-10-03
26 分钟The trillion dollar hack, what cyber crimes really costing us.
Cyber attacks have been on the rise for a number of years and it's costing us billions.
We're a small company, you know, we don't employ hundreds.
So the people on the shop floor, they're not numbers, they are people.
The real risks are the high-profile breaches.
Welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.
I'm Sam Fennick.
In Japan, shelves could soon run dry after a cyber attack shut down most of Asahi's breweries.
But it's not just beer.
Today we're looking at what cyber attacks are really costing businesses around the world.
And from potential beer shortages to a battle for the country's top job,
Japan is about to get a new Prime Minister.
We'll take a look at who's in the running.
So from car makers to supermarkets and even children's nurseries,
businesses around the world have been counting the cost of cyber attacks this year.
Estimates suggest global cybercrime will cost businesses around $10.5 trillion in 2025.
Some forecasts put that figure even higher once lost revenue,
downtime and regulatory fines have been included.
Japan's Asahi Breweries is among the latest companies to fall victim.
Let's talk now to Yoko Ishikura.