India Ranked Second for Cyberattacks in 2024

In 2024, India ranked second globally for cyberattacks, with 95 entities affected by data theft, according to CloudSEK’s ThreatLandscape Report 2024.

• The United States had the highest number of attacks, with 140 incidents.
• Israel ranked third, with 57 cyberattacks.
• The finance and banking sectors were the most impacted, with 20 victims.
• Other affected sectors included government (13), telecommunications (12), healthcare and pharma (10), and education (9).
• 108 ransomware incidents were reported in India in 2024.
• Lockbit was the most active ransomware group, responsible for over 20 attacks.
• Major breaches included the leak of 850 million records from Hi-Tek Group, customer data from Star Health and Allied Insurance, and 2TB of data from Telecommunications Consultants India.