Kaspersky: Ransomware detections on Indian SMBs is on the rise
According to new data from Kaspersky, ransomware activity against small and medium businesses (SMBs) intensified globally in Q1 2026, with the company’s threat report recording more than 77,000 users protected from ransomware attacks worldwide during the quarter. Specifically for India, Kaspersky recorded that the share of ransomware detections among SMBs rose from 3.18% in Q1 2025 to 4.07% in Q1 2026.
The increase points to ransomware operators continuing to target Indian SMBs persistently and in growing numbers.
While the percentages look small at a glance, it should be noted that the key in these statistics is less so its modest changes, but rather, the steady continuation in the proportion of SMBs attacked that is telling of its sustained prevalence.
Moreover, the detection metric itself only makes part of the bigger picture. Ransomware actors carry out multi-stage attacks, and only its last stage – the deployment of the encryption Trojan –...
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