81% of Ransomware Attacks in India Now Originate from Compromised Identities, Sophos Data Reveals
Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today released India-specific findings from its seventh annual State of Ransomware report, a vendor-agnostic survey of IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries identifying the impact of ransomware on businesses and how prepared organizations are to defend against them. The India data shows identity is the dominant initial access vector (IAV) for ransomware in the country, with more than four in five (81%) attacks starting with compromised identities – ahead of the 79% global average.
As in the rest of the world, exploited vulnerabilities are no longer the leading root cause of ransomware attacks in India. Malicious email (28%) and phishing (26%) now account for more than half of all attacks, while exploited vulnerabilities have fallen to just 11% – a sharper drop than the global figure of 24%, and consistent with the broader shift toward identity-based intrusion.
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