1 Out Of 4 People In India Have Faced Cyber Threats Up To March 2024
7 months ago

1 Out Of 4 People In India Have Faced Cyber Threats Up To March 2024

News 18  

Nearly one in four Indians faced hacking attacks in the first quarter this year, as malware continues to be a major cyber threat, a report showed on Friday. In the quarterly data released by global security company Kaspersky, 22.9 percent of web users in the country were attacked by web-borne threats. “File-less malware is being seen as the most dangerous web threat this quarter since it does not leave any trace for static analysis of the attack,” the findings showed. Kaspersky said its web security solutions blocked 12,454,797 different Internet-borne cyberthreats during the January-March period.

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India most targeted nation for mobile malware attacks with 28% of all attacks, finds global report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India most targeted nation for mobile malware attacks with 28% of all attacks, finds global report

Firstpost  

India accounted for 28% of global mobile malware attacks out of over 20 billion mobile threat transactions made between June 2023 and May 2024. The 2024 Mobile, IoT, and OT Threat Report, published on Tuesday, analysed a staggering 20 billion mobile threat transactions between June 2023 and May 2024, revealing that India accounted for 28 per cent of global mobile …

India tops global list for mobile malware attacks; banking systems particularly vulnerable
3 weeks ago

India tops global list for mobile malware attacks; banking systems particularly vulnerable

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a startling revelation, India now tops the list for mobile malware attacks globally, surpassing the United States and Canada, with a disappointing step-up from its previous third-place ranking, according to a report. "India has become the top global target for mobile malware attacks, accounting for 28 percent of the total, surpassing the United States and Canada. This …

Cyberattacks on India to Reach 17 Trillion by 2047: Study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyberattacks on India to Reach 17 Trillion by 2047: Study

The Hindu  

Cyberattacks on India are projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with the country facing a substantial threat from adversaries aiming to destabilize its growth. The country's rise as a global power is being threatened by a steady, well-coordinated effort from adversaries aiming to destabilise its growth.

India sees 11 percent rise in malware, 22 pc jump in ransomware attacks: Report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India sees 11 percent rise in malware, 22 pc jump in ransomware attacks: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Malware attacks in India rose by 11 per cent while ransomware cyber attacks jumped by 22 per cent in 2024, reflecting the escalating nature of cyber threats for businesses, a report by SonicWall said.Malware attacks rose by 11 per cent to 13,44,566 in 2024 from 12,13,528 in 2023, the 2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report said. While ransomware …

Only 4% of organisations in India ready to tackle cybersecurity risks: Cisco
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 4% of organisations in India ready to tackle cybersecurity risks: Cisco

The Hindu  

Only 4% of organisations in India have a ‘mature’ level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, said Cisco in its ‘2023 Cybersecurity Readiness Index’. Some 99% of the companies are getting ready to take action to address newer cyber challenges and they are also planning to increase their cybersecurity budgets in the next 12 months. “In …

Kaspersky says blocked over 74 million local threats in India last year
10 months ago

Kaspersky says blocked over 74 million local threats in India last year

Hindustan Times  

These statistics represent the malicious programmes found directly on users' computers or removable media connected to them or that initially made their way onto the computer in non-open form. HT Image According to the latest report of Kaspersky, 34 per cent of users in India were targeted by local threats in the year 2023. "Kaspersky products detected and blocked 74,385,324 …

Securing India’s Digital Future: Cybersecurity Urgency and Opportunities
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Securing India’s Digital Future: Cybersecurity Urgency and Opportunities

The Diplomat  

In an era dominated by digital advancements and technological reliance, cybersecurity has become increasingly crucial for nations across the globe. A recent analysis shows a significant surge of 278 percent in state- According to the 2023 India Threat Landscape Report published by Cyfirma, a cybersecurity firm located in Singapore, India is the primary target of cyber assaults worldwide, accounting for …

Build up tech to put down cyber criminals
1 year ago

Build up tech to put down cyber criminals

New Indian Express  

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 65,893 cybercrimes were registered across India in 2022, a 24.4 per cent increase over 2021. And the conviction rate is very poor—most of the perpetrators use elusive virtual private networks and proxy servers, and remain unidentified and untraceable. Global assessment of cyber security indicates that there are 2,200 cyber attacks per day—one every …

India most targeted country with 13.7% of cyberattacks: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

India most targeted country with 13.7% of cyberattacks: Report

India TV News  

India is reportedly the highest on the list of targeted countries for cybercrime. The new report Cyfirma, a cybersecurity firm it was reported that India had been the most targeted country in 2022, as the cyber attacks on government agencies grew by more than doubled. Later, in the second half of 2022, there were around 95 per cent more cyberattacks …

India Strengthens Israel\'s Cybersecurity Amid Escalating Conflict With Palestine
1 year, 2 months ago

India Strengthens Israel\'s Cybersecurity Amid Escalating Conflict With Palestine

Deccan Chronicle  

In response to Hamas' aggressive actions, which include both physical attacks and cyber warfare, Indian hackers have taken up the task of defending Israel's digital infrastructure. The group has also deployed skilled hackers to infiltrate Israel's defense systems, with the intent of disrupting the Iron Dome, a crucial element of Israel's national security. As these hackers attempted to breach Israeli …

India among top targets for cyber attacks
1 year, 2 months ago

India among top targets for cyber attacks

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India, the country with the second most cyber attacks during the 2022, is now in fifth position, with Europe climbing to the second highest with 14 percent of attacks. Attacks increase in the United States putting it top on the table in terms of different forms of cyber attacks, revealed the Microsoft Digital Defence Report 2023. India also remains …

Indian Cyber Force Claims Responsibility for Cyber Attacks on Canadian Websites
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian Cyber Force Claims Responsibility for Cyber Attacks on Canadian Websites

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A group of pro-India hackers on Wednesday claimed responsibility for bringing down the website of the Canadian Armed Forces for two hours. Following a diplomatic winter between India and Canada, the group, which identifies itself as Indian Cyber Force, warned of launching cyber attacks on Canadian websites on September 21. Some desktop users could still access the website, while …

Cybersecurity Threats: 83% of Indian companies grappled with cyber Incidents, says report
1 year, 3 months ago

Cybersecurity Threats: 83% of Indian companies grappled with cyber Incidents, says report

India TV News  

A recent report has revealed that a staggering 83% of Indian organizations faced at least one cybersecurity incident in the past year. Jonathan Dixon, Vice-President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Japan, and China at Cloudflare, emphasized the need for organizations to prioritize cybersecurity as a strategic business imperative in India's increasingly digital landscape. Alarmingly, the report showed that only …

India faces 3rd most cyber threats: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

India faces 3rd most cyber threats: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India was ranked the third-worst country, following the USA and Brazil, for cybersecurity risk events in the first half of 2023, according to an international report. According to Trend Micro’s 2023 mid-year cybersecurity threat report ‘Stepping Ahead of Risk’, India, USA and Brazil logged the most risks in the manufacturing, healthcare and technology industries, as per the Attack Surface …

36 central, state govt sites faced hacking cases in first half of 2023: Data
1 year, 4 months ago

36 central, state govt sites faced hacking cases in first half of 2023: Data

Hindustan Times  

As many as 36 websites of ministries and departments under the central and various state governments faced hacking incidents in the first six months of 2023, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. According to data shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Lok Sabha, a total of 1,12,474 cyber security incidents have been tracked by CERT-In. …

Cloud Malware Delivery Skyrockets in India, Exposing Organizations to Cyber Threats
1 year, 6 months ago

Cloud Malware Delivery Skyrockets in India, Exposing Organizations to Cyber Threats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A research by Netskope, a leader in the secure access service edge space, found attackers leveraging ‘strong cloud adoption’ to deliver malware to Indian workers and organisations via popular cloud applications. "Attackers are always finding new ways to target Indian organisations, leveraging new tools and technologies such as cloud applications or generative AI tools, and our aim is to …

India Saw 53% Increase In Ransomware Attacks In 2022; IT And ITeS Worst Hit: CERT-In
1 year, 8 months ago

India Saw 53% Increase In Ransomware Attacks In 2022; IT And ITeS Worst Hit: CERT-In

News 18  

India saw a 53 per cent increase in ransomware incidents in 2022 and IT and ITeS was the majorly impacted sector followed by finance and manufacturing, India’s national cyber agency CERT-In has said in its latest report. Ransomware players targeted critical infrastructure organisations and disrupted critical services in order to pressurise and extract ransom payments in 2022, according to the …

Government issues cybersecurity alert after Indonesian hacker group attacks 12,000 Indian websites – India TV
1 year, 8 months ago

Government issues cybersecurity alert after Indonesian hacker group attacks 12,000 Indian websites – India TV

India TV News  

According to a cybersecurity notice issued by the Centre, an Indonesian cyber attack group is purportedly targeting 12,000 government websites in India. According to the alert, the hacktivist organisation has also issued a list of government websites that it claims to be targeting, including state and federal government websites. Last year, a Malaysian hacktivist group hacked Indian government websites in …

Iran groups expose vulnerability of Indian cyber infra
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran groups expose vulnerability of Indian cyber infra

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: India accounts for five per cent of the global attacks on critical infrastructure by Iranian groups, which are becoming increasingly aggressive while targeting critical and non-critical infrastructures, according to the Microsoft Digital Defence Report-2022 which was released on March 21. According to the report, India suffered 23 per cent distributed denial of services attacks — where fake traffic overwhelms …

20% of surveyed breach data incidents traced back to India, says report
1 year, 9 months ago

20% of surveyed breach data incidents traced back to India, says report

The Hindu  

A study of 1,335 breach data incidents that were made public from November 2021 to October 2022 revealed that 20% of the total exposed records could be traced to India, as per a report by the exposure management company Tenable. 143 of 1,335 global breaches took place in the Asia Pacific region and Japan, while India made up around 20% …

Why India faces more than 300 million malware attacks daily? Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Why India faces more than 300 million malware attacks daily? Report

India TV News  

In the recent report, it was stated that India records a total virus count of 37,697,022, which is around 4,18,000 viruses per day in the fourth quarter of 2022. As per the cybersecurity company named Fortinet, India is the country, which alone accounted for 5.81 per cent of the global virus count deducted in the last year's last quarter. Vishak …

80% of Indian companies hit by cybersecurity incidents after miscommunication with IT team: Kaspersky report
1 year, 10 months ago

80% of Indian companies hit by cybersecurity incidents after miscommunication with IT team: Kaspersky report

The Hindu  

Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky’s survey of more than 1,300 business leaders reported that 80% of “top-tier managers” in Indian companies admitted that miscommunication with the IT security team led to at least one cybersecurity incident. These misunderstandings often resulted in repeated cybersecurity incidents, wasted budgets, loss of employees, and poor inter-team relationships, according to those surveyed. Executives also admitted that …

India Witnessed Highest Number Of Cyberattacks In Asia In 2022: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

India Witnessed Highest Number Of Cyberattacks In Asia In 2022: Report

ABP News  

India witnessed the highest number of cyberattacks in Asia in 2022, according to a recent report by cyber-secuirty firm CloudSEK. Cases of cyberattacks and hackings grew by 24.3 per cent in India in 2022, the Global Threat Landscape Report 2021-2022 said. The region accounted for 20.4 per cent of all cyberattacks in 2021 and 24.1 percent of all the major …

5 Ways to protect your from online scams and false payments
2 years, 3 months ago

5 Ways to protect your from online scams and false payments

India TV News  

Google discussed numerous steps to protect internet users and the tech giant came back in the spotlight. In online hacking, victims may unintentionally transfer their payment codes to con artists, who then steal money from their bank accounts. In order to upskill 100,000 developers with a better grasp of security, privacy, and encryption, among other things Google is launching a …

More Than 1.5 Crore Social Media Phishing Attacks in Q2 In India: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

More Than 1.5 Crore Social Media Phishing Attacks in Q2 In India: Report

News 18  

Phishing attacks via social media are on the rise and India witnessed over 1.5 crore such cyber threats in the second quarter this year, an average of more than 17.5 lakh attacks per day which were blocked by Norton Labs, the cyber-security company said on Tuesday. Globally, there were 302,000 mobile threats and 78,000 ransomware attacks, according to Norton Labs, …

Is India prepared to protect itself from cyber-attacks?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is India prepared to protect itself from cyber-attacks?

Business Standard  

According to business and consumer data company Statista, in the financial year 2021, over 3.8 thousand government services in India were provided over the internet. The government’s ongoing Digital India push and the Reserve Bank’s planned Central Bank Digital Currency may only add to the list of vulnerabilities. According to the Computer Emergency Response Team data, India witnessed a three-fold …

Cyber Crimes in India Spiked Nearly Nine Times Since 2013, UP Topped Chart in 2020: Data
3 years, 3 months ago

Cyber Crimes in India Spiked Nearly Nine Times Since 2013, UP Topped Chart in 2020: Data

News 18  

The incidents of cyber crimes in India have been increasing at a rapid pace and jumped by nearly nine times between 2013 and 2020, official data showed. As per the latest ‘Crime in India’ report, cyber crimes in India increased to 50,035 during 2020 from 5,693 cases reported in 2013. While most of the states have reported a jump in …

89% Indians believe schools should educate children on online safety
3 years, 4 months ago

89% Indians believe schools should educate children on online safety

India TV News  

With the pandemic forcing many schools and educational institutions to find online alternatives, 89 per cent of people in India believe that schools should educate children on cyber safety, according to a study by McAfee released on Tuesday. Further, 81 per cent of the people in India said that since last year, at least one member in their household started …

Identity Theft the Biggest Cyber Security Threat in India, 2.7 Crore Affected in 2020: Norton
3 years, 8 months ago

Identity Theft the Biggest Cyber Security Threat in India, 2.7 Crore Affected in 2020: Norton

News 18  

Indians are among the most targeted user groups in the world in terms of cyber threats, and the Norton Cyber Safety Insights report, 2021, has further elucidated exactly how. While this may not be a big surprise, the numbers are far more emphatic when put in context – Norton claims as per its survey that 45 percent of adult Indian …

Almost 300% rise in cyber attacks in India in 2020, govt tells Parliament
3 years, 9 months ago

Almost 300% rise in cyber attacks in India in 2020, govt tells Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Cyber attacks amid the Covid-19 pandemic rose by almost 300% last year in the country to reach 1,158,208 compared to 394,499 in 2019, the Union home ministry told Parliament on Tuesday, citing the data from Computer Emergency Response Team. government has empanelled security auditing organisations to support and audit implementation of information security best practices.” Reddy said the government has …

Centre Asks Companies to Report Cyber Attacks Every Week as Frequency Increases in Past Year: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Centre Asks Companies to Report Cyber Attacks Every Week as Frequency Increases in Past Year: Report

News 18  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked Indian companies to report “any and all major cybersecurity” incidents to the Computer Emergency Response Team team every week. Towards the end of February, Goldman Sachs-backed cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma had said a Chinese hacker group known as Stone Panda had “identified gaps and vulnerabilities in the IT infrastructure and supply …

After ransomware, DDoS attacks rose three times during coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

After ransomware, DDoS attacks rose three times during coronavirus pandemic

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Ransomware aren’t the only kind of cyber attacks companies have to protect against. According to a report by security firm Kaspersky, the second quarter of 2020 saw a three-fold increase in distributed denial of service attacks as compared to the same period last year. Just like the increased number of ransomware attacks, Kaspersky experts believe that the rise …

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