Ransomware as a Security Threat
Ransomware has evolved from cybercrime to a national security threat, targeting critical infrastructure, government systems, and strategic sectors. India has witnessed high-profile incidents (e.g., cyberattack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi), underscoring vulnerabilities in digital defence.
Modus Operandi of Ransomware
- Encryption-Based Attacks: Malware encrypts critical data, demanding payment (often in cryptocurrency).
- Double Extortion Tactics: Data theft and threat of public leak increases pressure on victims.
- Target Expansion: Shift from individuals to critical sectors (healthcare, finance, energy).
Role of Foreign Intelligence
- State-Linked Cyber Groups: Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) with alleged links to foreign intelligence agencies use ransomware for ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 India’s Need for a Comprehensive National Security Strategy
- 2 Role of Semiconductors in India's National Security
- 3 Need for Cyber Security
- 4 Cyber Threats
- 5 Cybersecurity
- 6 Cyberspace
- 7 Programmes and Schemes
- 8 Recent Weapon Technology Development
- 9 Defence Sector Policies
- 10 Government’s Effort towards Defence Technology Development
Security
- 1 UAVs Threat: Attacks on Military Installations
- 2 Satellite Warfare and GPS Spoofing: Risks to Navigation and Defence
- 3 Space Governance and Global Norms: India’s Role in a Treaty-Less Domain
- 4 Legal Gaps in Emerging Security Threats: Need for Updated Frameworks
- 5 National Security Strategy: Imperative for Integrated and Coordinated Security Architecture
- 6 IT Intermediary Rules as Security Framework: Regulation of Digital Platforms
- 7 Encrypted Communication and Security: Traceability vs Privacy Concerns
- 8 Social Media and Misinformation: Role in Communal Tensions
- 9 Wildlife and Resource Smuggling
- 10 Human Trafficking and Terror Recruitment
- 11 Narco-Terrorism Linkages
- 12 FATF and Anti-Terror Financing Mechanisms
- 13 Global Cooperation Against Terror Financing
- 14 Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering
- 15 PESA and FRA as Security Tools
- 16 Post-Insurgency Security Vacuum
- 17 Tribal Development and Security
- 18 SAMADHAN Doctrine and LWE
- 19 Deepfakes and Information Warfare
- 20 Lone-Wolf Terrorism
- 21 Digital Radicalization and Youth
- 22 Coastal Security Coordination Challenges
- 23 Undersea Infrastructure Security
- 24 Security of Island Territories
- 25 SAGAR Doctrine and Maritime Security
- 26 Free Movement Regime FMR in North-East
- 27 Security Challenges of Porous and Unfenced Borders
- 28 Security Implications of Illegal Trans-Border Migration
- 29 Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System
- 30 Cyber Workforce and Skill Gaps
- 31 Threat of Electronic Goods to National Security
- 32 Quantum Computing and Encryption Risks
- 33 Dark Web and Cybercrime Networks
- 34 India’s Digital Sovereignty
- 35 Data Colonization as a National Security Challenge
- 36 Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
- 37 Foreign Funding and Internal Security
- 38 Proxy Wars and External Sponsorship
- 39 Development as a Security Strategy
- 40 Neighbourhood First Policy and Security
- 41 Two-Front War Challenge for India
