Indian websites saw 261% rise in cyberattacks in Q1 CY24: Report

A massive jump of 261 per cent in cyberattacks was witnessed by Indian websites in the first quarter of calendar year (CY) 2024, compared to Q1 of CY23, according to a report released on Monday by application security firm Indusface. Globally, the rise during the same period was 76 per cent.

The report titled “State of Application Security by Indusface” revealed that power and energy companies faced up to 500 times higher number of attacks than the industry average, said the report.