India Becomes Top Global Target For Cyberattacks, Surpassing Brazil, Spain: Report

India has surpassed Brazil and Spain as the most targeted country by Cyber attackers, according to Acronis, a Swiss cybersecurity firm.

The Acronis report for the first half of 2025 reveals that India has recorded the highest Malware detection in Windows devices, with 12.4% in May rising to 13.2% in June.

Malware, short for malicious software, is a program or a code created to gain unauthorised access to a system or network and interfere with their operating system.

The report highlighted a raise in cyberattacks on official or business emails, increasing from 20% in early 2024 to 25.6% in the first half of 2025.

According to the report, Generative AI has lowered the barriers for attackers, making the fake invoice or even a deepfake-led scam faster, cheaper and harder to detect.

The report warned that India, now a top cyberthreat hotspot, must build resilience and rapid recovery, with manufacturing, IT, and telecom most at risk.