India’s data breaches now cost Rs 25.5 crore on average — up 16% as AI fuels both attacks and defense
The average cost of a data breach in India has hit an all-time high of INR 255 million (INR 25.5 crore), according to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report — a 15.9% jump from INR 220 million (INR 22 crore) last year. Breaches are also growing in scale, with the average incident now exposing 39,500 records, up from 38,200 in 2025.
The report’s starkest finding: AI has become a double-edged sword for Indian cybersecurity. A full 26% of malicious breaches in India were AI-generated — attacks that are faster, more sophisticated, and more scalable than ever. Yet the same technology is proving to be one of the strongest defenses available, with organizations that deployed AI and security automation extensively cutting both costs and response times dramatically.
“India’s accelerating AI adoption is creating immense opportunities for innovation, but it is also enabling cyber threats to evolve rapidly. The findings...
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