Chandigarh has earned the dubious distinction of being the most mobile malware infected city in the country followed by Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi.
According to a study conducted by F-Secure Corporation and released today ?F-Secure research places India as a center for botnets. In the PC malware landscape, age old infection like Trojan.LNK and Conficker (Downadup) are still the highest. As per our research, top 5 most Infected Indian Cities in this order, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi. Furthermore, India ranks 4th in the world in Mobile Malware. Considering all these constantly increasing malicious activities, it is essential for users to be extra cautious and adopt optimum security solution.?
Amit Nath, Country Manager, India & SAARC, F-Secure said, ?Many incidents as highlighted in our Threat report show that cybercriminals constantly adapt to new trends whether in by utilising new malware or targeted attacks techniques to continue with their attacks. 2014 first half has highlighted many threats and F-Secure have also timely highlighted cyber-attacks to keep its existing and prospective users safe.?
The report says that first half 2014 saw an increase in online attacks that lock up user data and hold it for ransom ? even on mobile devices. There were attacks from malicious software known as ransomware that underscore the importance of data security for home, enterprise and government users.
Ransomware demands payment of a sum in exchange for unlocking a user?s files.