Cyber scare: How India became top target for AI phishing scams

A global ransomware survey released on Monday morning has some disturbing news for India—the nation’s digital space might be the most targeted and AI-exposed market globally.

While it helps that Indian organisations are stepping up their cybersecurity posture with cloud security, network protection and backup technologies emerging as top priorities for the coming year, the survey does unveil some alarming statistics—that a good chunk of Indian organisations are falling prey to cyberattacks, with the attacks themselves acquiring more expertise and finesse, thanks to AI.

While the survey base in the country is small, the international survey was conducted with nearly 2,000 security practitioners and business leaders across seven countries; the number covered from India is just 200. However, it is indicative of the grave danger India’s digital economy is facing on a regular basis.

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