Ransomware attacks in India see 50%-plus jump: This is the most-targeted sector

Ransomware threats continued an upward trajectory in 2022 and the year saw ransomware gangs broaden their attacks with increased frequency and complexity, a report said. According to India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the country saw a 53% year-over-year (YoY) increase in ransomware incidents in the year 2022.

According to CERT-In’s “India Ransomware Report 2022”, IT and ITeS was the most targeted sector, followed by finance and manufacturing. Education, healthcare, transport, and energy completed the list of majorly attacked sectors.

“Variant wise, Lockbit was a majorly seen variant in the Indian context followed by Makop and DJVU/Stop ransomware. Many new variants were observed in 2022 such as Vice society, BlueSky etc,” the report said.