Friday, 24 March, 2023

200% rise in ransomware attacks in India during June quarter

<p>Cybersecurity firm Seqrite&#39;s said that ransomware attacks in India increased by 200% QoQ during the Q1 of FY 2020. Four lakh cases were reported during the period with Maze ransomware on the top of the list followed by -- Ryuk, Netwalker, RagnarLocker, PonyFinal, Tycoon. Lack of robust cybersecurity infrastructure to cover the remote working location caused an unprecedented rise.&nbsp;&nbsp;BFSI, Manufacturing, IT/ITES and government departments are top targets of criminals.</p>