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Develop awareness strategies to stop them to steal data, say experts

After posting record highs in both April and May, cybersecurity firm SonicWall recorded another new high of 78.4 million ransomware attacks in June 2021 alone.

Latest report highlights that India has the most Coinminer, Equated malware, and WannaCry ransomware detections

The hackers belonging to REvil, a Russian-speaking group, have compromised Kaseya VSA which is used by Managed Service Providers to perform IT tasks remotely.

The survey also found that 86 per cent of Indian organisations believe cyberattacks are now too complex for their IT team to handle on their own, compared to a global average of 54 per cent.

Increase in phishing and ransomware attacks along with continued surge in web application attacks pose security risk, shows Data Breach Investigations Report 2021

Named as ‘DearCry,' the new ransomeware is "being used after an initial compromise of unpatched on-premises Exchange Servers," Microsoft said in a tweet on Friday.

Ransomware was reported as the most prominent root cause of healthcare breaches, accounting for a whopping 54.95 per cent.

Finance and insurance was the top attacked industry in India, followed by manufacturing and professional services, according to the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index released by IBM Security.

The gap between ransomware operators at different ends of the skills and resource spectrum will increase, according to the "Sophos 2021 Threat Report".

When it comes to the most common challenges faced by organizations, one of the most critical ones is the cybersecurity risks.

“It is very hard to tell how effective it will be but we are confident it will have a very long-lasting effect.”

Bedi, who resides in Goa and whose website trades in organic supplements, also took to Twitter with her woe.