India Quarterly Report 2025
India Quarterly Cybersecurity Report – Q1 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, India witnessed a dramatic spike in cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure, public sector entities, and private enterprises. With rapid digital expansion across finance, healthcare, government, and telecom, the attack surface widened—paving the way for ransomware gangs, state-sponsored actors, and insider threats to wreak havoc.
From the ₹80 crore online fraud wave in Gurgaon to the Star Health breach that exposed over 31 million records, India’s digital defenses faced one of the most intense quarters in recent history. Threat actors like LockBit, BASHE, and Qilin escalated operations using AI-enhanced ransomware, phishing campaigns, and cloud-based exploits. At the same time, APT groups from China and Pakistan intensified espionage operations against defense and telecom systems.
The report also uncovers a sharp surge in dark web data sales, AI-powered fraud, and DDoS attacks following geopolitical unrest, including over 1.5 million attacks after the April 2025 Pahalgam incident. Sectors like manufacturing, education, pharmaceuticals, and banking faced targeted campaigns exploiting remote work, supply chain flaws, and zero-day vulnerabilities.
India’s cyber response has accelerated—with the launch of NCSS 2025 stronger breach reporting norms by CERT-In, and the adoption of Zero Trust architecture across enterprises. Still, the report warns of a growing threat in the form of industrial-scale fraud, misinformation campaigns, and deepfake-driven attacks, especially as the nation heads toward further digitization.
This quarterly report offers an unfiltered view into India’s evolving cyber threat landscape—backed by real incidents, threat intelligence, and recommendations security leaders can’t afford to ignore.
