Kaspersky reports 78% spike in cyber threats on Indian small business devices and USB drives in H1 2026
Kaspersky detected a 77.7% year-on-year increase in local cyber threats on devices used by Indian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the first half of 2026 (H1 2026), according to data from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).
The company’s security solutions blocked 1,49,53,750 local threats on Indian SMB devices between January and June 2026, compared with 84,15,301 in H1 2025. This amounted to around 82,600 detections a day.
Local threats include malicious files detected on computers and removable storage devices such as USB drives and external hard drives. These threats can enter devices through infected downloads, pirated software and other files.
Kaspersky also recorded 32,12,339 web threats targeting Indian SMBs during the period, marking a 39.7% increase year-on-year. These included malicious links, fake download pages
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