Ransomware Attacks in India: There has been a 55 percent jump in ransomware cases in the country and 98 such cases were reported last year. The highest number of such cases were reported in May and October. This has been revealed in the report of Cyber Peace, an organization working for cyber security. The industrial sector was targeted the most in ransomware attacks in India and 75 percent of the attacks took place in this sector alone. Let us know about this in detail.
What are ransomware attacks?
Hackers launch ransomware attacks to demand ransom. In this, the user’s sensitive data is locked through malware files. Scammers demand money in return for this unlocking. In 2017, a similar ransomware attack affected more than 100 countries of the world. Since then such attacks have happened every year.
Most attacks in these sectors in the country
After the industrial sector, hackers focused their attention on the healthcare sector, where 12 percent of such attacks took place. After this, 10 percent such attacks were seen on the finance sector. In contrast, last year only 3 percent such attacks took place in the government sector. Experts say that there is a need to pay more attention to cyber security in all sectors and especially in the industrial sector.
How to stay safe from ransomware attacks?
There is a need to take extra precautions to stay safe amidst the increasing number of ransomware attacks. By taking care of some small things, you can protect yourself from such big attacks.
- Phishing emails are often used for ransomware attacks. Therefore always be cautious of phishing emails.
- Keep taking backup of data regularly. If you have backup, then losses in such attacks can be avoided without paying ransom.
- Don’t ignore security updates on your device. Keep updating the device continuously.
- Do not click on any message, link or email coming from any unknown person. This can cause great harm.
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