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| **Category** | **Details** |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Why in News** | India ranked second globally for cyberattacks in 2024, with 95 entities affected. |
| **Global Rankings** | 1. **United States**: 140 attacks 2. **India**: 95 attacks 3. **Israel**: 57 attacks |
| **Sector-Specific Impact** | - **Banking & Finance**: 20 victims - **Government**: 13 victims - **Telecommunications**: 12 victims - **Healthcare & Pharma**: 10 victims - **Education**: 9 victims |
| **Major Data Breaches** | - **Hi-Tek Group**: 850 million records leaked - **Star Health & Allied Insurance**: Customer data breach - **Telecom Consultants India**: 2TB data breach |
| **Ransomware Incidents** | - Total incidents in India: 108 - **Most active group**: Lockbit (over 20 incidents) - Other groups: Killsec, Ransomhub |

Category	Details
Why in News	India ranked second globally for cyberattacks in 2024, with 95 entities affected.
Global Rankings	1. United States: 140 attacks2. India: 95 attacks3. Israel: 57 attacks
Sector-Specific Impact	- Banking & Finance: 20 victims- Government: 13 victims- Telecommunications: 12 victims- Healthcare & Pharma: 10 victims- Education: 9 victims
Major Data Breaches	- Hi-Tek Group: 850 million records leaked- Star Health & Allied Insurance: Customer data breach- Telecom Consultants India: 2TB data breach
Ransomware Incidents	- Total incidents in India: 108- Most active group: Lockbit (over 20 incidents)- Other groups: Killsec, Ransomhub

India Becomes Second Most Targeted Nation for Cyberattacks in 2024