India — Cyber Threat Profile
In 2026, India is fully implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 and its 2025 Rules. The Data Protection Board of India (DPBAI) is now actively adjudicating breaches, with the 2025–2026 budget allocating ₹782 crore specifically for cybersecurity projects. India's approach balances innovation with citizen-centric rights, mandating that "Data Fiduciaries" provide clear transparency and respond to data requests within 90 days. The strategy focuses on hardening Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and securing cross-border data flows. With its extraterritorial reach, the DPDP Act has forced a global realignment of data processing standards for any entity serving the Indian market.- National CERT/CSIRT: CERT-In
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 6.13 / 100, #10 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 1,212.4 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2025): 70.0% of population (source: World Bank)
Latest India coverage
- Ransomware claims against Indian firms tripled in a month 2026-08-12 · Cyber Incidents
- Fake tax penalty notices on WhatsApp are installing bank draining malware 2026-07-30 · Cyber Incidents
- Hackers rig South Asian University website to spread malware 2026-06-16 · Cyber Incidents
Threat actors targeting India
- APT41 APT
- Lazarus Group APT
- Mustang Panda APT
- RedEcho APT
- SideCopy APT
- Transparent Tribe APT
- KillSec Ransomware · 50 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 31 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 23 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 19 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 17 incident(s)
- Qilin Ransomware · 14 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 13 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 13 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 9 incident(s)
- World Leaks Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 7 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- BianLian Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- Lynx Ransomware Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- RansomHouse Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- Fog Ransomware Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Medusa Ransomware Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- 8Base Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- BlackNevas Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Everest Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Morpheus Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Play Ransomware Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Stormous Hacktivist · 3 incident(s)
- Black Basta Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- CMD Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- FulcrumSec Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Global Secret Group Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Lamashtu Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Orion Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- ShadowByt3$ Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Sinobi Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Unsafe Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
Most targeted sectors
- Manufacturing 57 incident(s)
- Technology 56 incident(s)
- Healthcare 43 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 24 incident(s)
- Financial Services 18 incident(s)
- Education & Research 11 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 11 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 9 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 6 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 5 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 3 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 2 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- BONJOUR GROUP 2026-08-16 · Other
- www.shalina.com 2026-08-15
- Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd. 2026-08-12 · Healthcare
- QCPL.IN 2026-08-12 · Manufacturing
- 9ALTITUDES.COM 2026-08-12 · Technology
- ATOMBERG.COM 2026-08-12 · Manufacturing
- JPMGROUP.CO.IN 2026-08-12 · Financial Services
- RAK Construction 2026-08-10 · Manufacturing
- Lancesoft India 2026-08-10 · Technology
- DECK APP TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD 2026-08-10 · Technology
- ratnasagar.com 2026-08-07
- ATMS 2026-08-07 · Transportation
- Aptara 2026-08-05 · Professional Services
- Greenbotz 2026-08-05 · Technology
- Powerweave 2026-08-05 · Manufacturing