Cyber World Blog

  Introduction: A number of severe cyberattacks have wreaked havoc on India’s cyber landscape, causing considerable disruption and underscoring the critical need for strong cybersecurity measures. This blog article looks at recent cyberattacks in India, centred on substantial incidents including the CrowdStrike outage, Microsoft’s involvement, and the consequences of these events.  A Glimpse of Recent Cyber Attacks in India: General trend: More than 670,000 cyberattack cases have been documented in India so far this year, indicating a sharp increase in cyber threats. An overview of current trends and our country’s rising frequency of cyber incidents is given in this section. Prominent Incidents: a) Chinese Hacker Attacks: Chinese hackers reportedly targeted seven Indian power plants in an unsuccessful attempt to jeopardise key infrastructure. This incident highlights the constant risk of cyber espionage by state-sponsored attackers. b) Aerospace Research Firm Network: The Nat...