India — Cyber Threat Profile
India is phasing in the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, whose commencement notification and implementing DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified on 14 November 2025. Procedural provisions, including establishment of the Data Protection Board of India (DPB), took effect on 14 November 2025; the consent-manager framework becomes operative on 14 November 2026; and substantive Data Fiduciary obligations, data-principal rights — with a ninety-day outer limit for responding to requests — and the Board's powers to inquire into breaches, issue directions and impose penalties of up to ₹250 crore all commence on 14 May 2027. As of August 2026 the Board has no chairperson or members; MeitY invited applications in May 2026. Until May 2027 the IT Act's SPDI framework remains the operative data-protection regime, after which the DPDP Act also reaches processing outside India connected with offering goods or services to individuals in India. The FY 2026-27 Union Budget allocates ₹790 crore to MeitY's Cyber Security Projects scheme and ₹10 crore to the Board.- 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 · 32 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 26 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 23 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 18 incident(s)
- Qilin Ransomware · 16 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 13 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 11 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 · 5 incident(s)
- Lynx Ransomware Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- Medusa Ransomware Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- Fog Ransomware Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- RansomHouse Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Vexy Ransomware Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- 8Base Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- BlackNevas Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Global Secret Group Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Morpheus Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Play Ransomware Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Stormous Hacktivist · 3 incident(s)
- Eclipse Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Everest Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- FulcrumSec Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Lamashtu Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- ShadowByt3$ Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Sinobi Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Unsafe Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Black Basta Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
Most targeted sectors
- Manufacturing 77 incident(s)
- Technology 64 incident(s)
- Healthcare 48 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 26 incident(s)
- Financial Services 20 incident(s)
- Education & Research 13 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 12 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 9 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 9 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 7 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 6 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 2 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- United Group 2026-09-07 · Other
- Soni Dwarkadas Virchand 2026-09-07 · Other
- Sancity 2026-09-06 · Other
- Palsana Enviro (PEPL) 2026-09-04 · Manufacturing
- Annapurna Fashion 2026-09-04 · Retail & E-Commerce
- Seasia Infotech 2026-09-02 · Technology
- Licindia 2026-09-02 · Other
- part1.simplexengg.in 2026-09-02 · Technology
- Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) 2026-09-01 · Education
- Southsign Technologies 2026-09-01 · Professional Services
- Seashell Hospital 2026-09-01 · Healthcare
- R L Fine Chem Pvt. Ltd. 2026-08-31 · Manufacturing
- G R Infraprojects 2026-08-30 · Manufacturing
- Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited 2026-08-26 · Healthcare
- Finodaya Capital Private Limited 2026-08-26 · Financial Services