India’s G20 summit website battled unprecedented cyber attacks: Govt reports 26,000 attempts per second
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Last year, India’s G20 Summit website encountered an onslaught of cyber attacks, with government reports revealing a staggering 26,000 attempts detected per second, highlighting the escalating threat to online security.
Addressing the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre’s (I4C) annual press conference, its Chief Executive Officer Rajesh Kumar said, “In one minute 16 lakh attacks were seen on the G20 website on the day of the summit… It started soon after the website was up and peaked during the summit, but all the agencies such as CERT-IN, the National Informatics Centre and the I4C worked together and prevented it from happening.”
I4C is an entity established by the Ministry of Home Affairs to furnish a framework and ecosystem for law enforcement agencies, enabling them to address cyber crime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
Kumar refrained from disclosing specifics regarding the attackers or the origins of the attacks, asserting that such information falls within the jurisdiction of CERT-IN, which is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents.
The eastern and southern parts of the country serve as the main hubs for cyber-enabled financial frauds. He mentioned that, “Customer Care number, refund-based frauds, KYC, expiry” collectively contribute 35 per cent of the total fraud. Additionally, ‘sextortion’ predominantly originating from Mevat, constitutes 24 per cent of the total cybercrime. Furthermore, online booking and fake franchisee QR code-based financial frauds account for 22 per cent of the total cyber frauds originating from India.
Providing insights into cybercriminal activities, officials revealed that approximately 50 percent of cyber-attacks are attributed to gangs operating from Cambodia, Vietnam, China and other countries.
