Check Point warns of rising AI-driven ransomware in India
New threat intelligence findings from Check Point Software Technologies indicate that India’s ransomware landscape is entering a significantly more aggressive phase, shaped by AI-assisted cyber operations, access-driven attacks, and the rise of fewer but more sophisticated ransomware groups.
According to the report, organisations in India faced an average of 3,300 cyber-attacks per week over the past six months, substantially higher than the global average of 2,064 attacks per organisation. The data suggests that India is becoming one of the most heavily targeted cyber environments globally as enterprises accelerate digital transformation and cloud adoption.
A major trend identified is the evolution of ransomware from opportunistic phishing campaigns to access-driven attack operations. Threat actors are increasingly exploiting exposed infrastructure, compromised credentials, cloud access paths, and weak identity controls rather than relying solely on traditional malware delivery methods.
The report found that 92% of malicious files delivered in India originated through web-based channels,...
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