India saw 60,000 ransomware attacks in 2014: Symantec

April 22, 2015 19:27

India witnessed as many as 60,000 ransomware attacks on computers last year, making it the third-most attacked nation in Asia, according to security solutions firm Symantec.

Ransomware, a kind of malicious software, encrypts files in a user's computer and blocks access until the user pays a certain sum of money. The user has to pay between $300-500 (Rs 18,000-30,000) to get access to computer files.

"India has evolved from law enforcement e-mails (seen largely in 2013) to crypto-ransomware which encrypts files. India is the third-highest country to receive ransomware attacks in Asia with over 60,000 attacks last year," Symantec India Director Technology Sales Tarun Kaura told PTI.

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