Hacktivist groups target Indian entities with high-profile ransomware attacks

Cybersecurity solutions firm Seqrite has said that there is a surge in the sale of access to Indian entities, both government and corporate, by initial access brokers in the underground forums in the first quarter of 2024.

The quarter also witnessed an increase in high-profile ransomware attacks, and more than 2,900 disruptive attacks such as DDoS (distributed denial of services), website defacement and database leaks by over 85 hacktivist groups on Telegram in the quarter, Seqrite said in a latest report.