With the rise in Internet penetration and use of digital banking in the country, the number of cyber attacks or cyber security incidents in India have gone up multiple times over the last few years.Data accessed by IANS said that cyber security .
Media reports citing investigators had earlier revealed that records of nearly 3-4 crore patients, including high-profile politicians, were compromised.
Delhi’s famed AIIMS of late came under cyberattack. Not that any bomb was dropped like in a war zone. It was all in cyberspace. Patients, who came in large numbers from across the northern states, were unable to book appointments online for days, doctors were not able to access medical files, test results could not be uploaded. People suffered, thanks to a hacking attack which
Enemy countries frequently use cyber espionage tactics to steal data or cripple critical infrastructure, this time it was mostly pranksters trying to make a point.