According to a report released on Thursday, the number of web threats in India climbed at twice the rate in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of the year.
In the period April-June 2021, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected and blocked about 8.30 crore (8,30,45,576) various Internet-borne cyberthreats on the devices of KSN participants in India.
When compared to the number of threats discovered between January and March 2021, which was roughly 3.76 crore (3,76,50,472), the second quarter saw a two-fold rise in the number of web-borne threats.
Dipesh Kaura, General Manager, Kaspersky (South Asia), said in a statement “The increase in the number of internet-borne threats targeted at Indian internet users is definitely a cause of serious concern,”
Kaura added “In just one year the cybercriminals became almost 8 times more active in targeting internet users in order to achieve great financial gains. Indian consumers are at an even greater risk due to the lack of cybersecurity awareness and cyber maturity amongst the growing number of Internet users,”
According to the report, India is ranked 37th in the world when it comes to the risks of with surfing the web.
When comparing the number of threats detected in the second quarters of 2020 and 2021, the number of threats increased almost 8 fold from 1.67 crore (1,67,67,797) in the second quarter of 2020 to 8.30 crore (8,30,45,576) in the second quarter of 2021.
In this form of attack, infection occurs when visiting an infected website without any intervention from the user and without their knowledge. According to the report, this strategy is used in the majority of attacks.
Among the most dangerous threat, fileless malware and social engineering attacks are the reported more.