India Sees a Rise in Cyberattacks: Industry, Banking, and Health Are Hard Hit
Bengaluru, Karnataka: Cyberattacks are on the rise in India, indicating a growing threat to the safety of the country’s corporate, government, and personal digital infrastructure. A recent survey claims that the number of cyberattacks in the nation has increased by 15% over the previous year.
Critical industries like insurance, banking, financial services, and healthcare were the focus of an average of 4.1 million attacks between January and June 2025. India was the main target, but the United States, France, Singapore, and Germany were responsible for a sizable portion of the attacks. Through the use of artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge threat-detection technologies, 4.26 billion attacks were effectively prevented overall.
Sector-Wise Impact of Cyberattacks
Insurance:
The sensitive nature of consumer data has made insurance companies a prime target. Attacks using system vulnerabilities jumped threefold, while DDoS attacks increased 350 percent, and overall attacks increased 30%.
API Security:
Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, continue to be the weakest point. Attacks on APIs have increased by 126%, and DDoS attacks on these interfaces have increased by 38%, as sensitive data and third-party connections are at risk.
Sector Overall Attacks Key Trends and Impacts
- Manufacturing & Industry +31%; DDoS assaults +427% Attacks that took advantage of employee accounts rose by 45%. Cybercriminals are increasingly focusing on production processes, supply chains, and factory digital systems.
- Finance & Banking +14% Attacks directed against employees increased by 46%. Political and operational systems were also impacted by the 172% increase in DDoS attacks during peak operations.
- Attacks on small business websites climbed by 202%; cloud attacks increased by 74x; and DDoS attacks on APIs increased by 121x. Cybercriminals now easily target small firms.
- Medical +247% Patient data and services are at risk due to ongoing threats to hospitals and health portals.
- DDoS assaults in retail and e-commerce +420% Attacks directed at employees rose by 127%. Credential theft and fraudulent card transactions increased dramatically, with online retailers seen to be the easiest targets.
Expert Insights
Professor Triveni Singh, a cybercrime specialist and former IPS officer, highlighted the trend’s strategic and national ramifications:
“In India, cybercrime is now a national security and economic stability issue rather than merely a technical one. Attacks have increased in industries like banking, healthcare, and insurance as a result of the fast growth of digital transactions and cloud-based services. In addition to causing monetary damages, breaches damage public confidence. Technology can help, as evidenced by the 4.26 billion prevented assaults and the use of AI to avoid breaches; nevertheless, to guarantee true security, ongoing monitoring, skilled personnel, and strong cyber policies are necessary. International cooperation is particularly essential for an economy like India that is digitizing quickly.”
Conclusion
The increase in cyberattacks emphasizes the need for vigilance across all industries, including e-commerce, banking, healthcare, insurance, and industry. Experts emphasize that proactive monitoring, personnel training, and system updates continue to be the most effective defenses, even though AI and sophisticated security tools are crucial in thwarting attacks.
Cybercriminal activity is expected to increase in parallel with India’s growing digital economy and online services. The main lesson is obvious: cybersecurity requires a strategic, all-encompassing, and cooperative approach; it is not only a technological problem.
About The Author:
Yogesh Naager is a content marketer who specializes in the cybersecurity and B2B space. Besides writing for the News4Hackers blogs, he also writes for brands including Craw Security, Bytecode Security, and NASSCOM.
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