A report by Quick Heal's Secure Labs has indicated that major Indian cities including Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata and Delhi have witnessed a massive increase in cybercrime. Among the top 10 cities affected in the second quarter of 2023, Kolkata topped the list with 7.08 million cyberthreats, followed by Mumbai with 7.00 million cyberthreats.
Other cities included in the list were Bengaluru (4.86 million cyberthreats), Surat (4.16 million cyberthreats), Hyderabad (3.50 million cyberthreats), Ahmedabad (3.45 million cyberthreats), Chennai (2.36 million cyberthreats) and Gurgaon (2.01 million cyberthreats). Quick Heal's comprehensive report on cyberthreats in India for the period April to June 2023 shows that these findings emerged from extensive research and analysis of over 1 million cyberthreats detected on laptops and PCs every day. The report also revealed that over 102.8 million cyberthreats were detected by Secure Labs experts across the country.
As the field of cybersecurity evolves rapidly, cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated methods of committing crimes. In the second quarter of 2023, Secure Labs researchers saw a significant increase in the innovative techniques used by these cybercriminals across various platforms and applications. One of the biggest trends observed is hidden ads, which are spreading through Android gaming apps on Google Play. Cleverly embedded with icons to avoid identity detection, these ads enter apps and impact user experience by showing random ads from unknown domains.
These fraudulent applications can steal sensitive information like Facebook or Google credentials, track GPS locations, record videos and transmit data to hidden servers.
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