India witnesses 18% surge in weekly cyber attacks in Jan-Mar 2023

Organisations in India faced an average of 2,108 weekly cyberattacks in the first quarter of 2023, an 18% increase from the previous year. Globally, the average number of weekly attacks per organisation increased by 7% to 1,248. Cybercriminals are misusing tools like ChatGPT for code generation and Trojanizing the 3CXDesktop app for supply chain attacks. The Asia Pacific region saw the highest YoY increase in weekly attacks, averaging 1,835 per organisation. The education and research sector faced the highest number of attacks globally. India reported 1.39 million cybersecurity incidents in 2022, down from 1.40 million in 2021.