Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Ransomware Surge: Nearly 1 Million Detections in India in 2024
Imagine bad guys online trying to steal your stuff, but instead of breaking into your house, they mess with your computer.
This is called ransomware, and it's happening a lot in India.
The bad guys are getting sneakier, pretending to be someone they aren't or sending threats to get money.
They're also finding ways to trick the security on your computer.
They especially like to target factories, but stores and other businesses are also at risk.
The bad guys are getting better at this, using new tools to cause trouble.
It's important to protect computers to keep important things safe.
India saw nearly 1 million ransomware detections in the past year.
Cybercriminals are employing more aggressive tactics like impersonation and extortion.
The manufacturing sector remains the primary target, but other sectors are at risk.
Attackers are bypassing traditional security using tools to disable controls.
RansomHub is identified as the most active ransomware strain.
- Who
- Cybercriminals
- What
- Ransomware detections and attacks
- When
- Past year (2024)
- Where
- India
- Why
- To extort money and disrupt operations
- Ransomware Detections in India (past year)
- Nearly 1 million
- Incidents turning into attacks
- 1 in 595 detections
- Primary Sector Targeted
- Manufacturing
- Aggressive Tactics Employed
- Extortion and Impersonation
- Most Prolific Ransomware Strain
- RansomHub