'Blocked over 1 billion threats targeting Indian consumers': Quick Heal
PUNE: IT security company Quick Heal Technologies said it had detected and blocked over one billion known and unknown threats targeting Indian consumers in 2019, accounting to over 2.9 million detections on a daily basis.
Consumers in Maharashtra and the Delhi-NCR region were targeted the most, with 38 million and 25 million detections, respectively, Quick Heal said in its "Annual Threat Report 2020".
West Bengal, Karnataka, and Gujarat rounded off the top five states with the most threat detections.
Users residing in New Delhi — which saw more than 24 million threat detections in 2019 — were once again identified as the most lucrative target for cybercriminals.
Other top Indian cities, besides New Delhi, with the most threat detections include Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Pune.
The report is based on insights analysed by Quick Heal Security Labs — a leading source of threat research, threat intelligence and cybersecurity — based on the threat data collected during the calendar year.
Security researchers at Quick Heal revealed that cybercriminals used complex methodologies with the aid of advanced technologies to prevent easy detection of cyber-attacks. (IANS)