17.1 million online accounts hacked in India in 3 months Surfshark report

Online Accounts Leaked : Indian internet users need to be careful! A report by global cybersecurity company Surfshark Report It has been said that between January to March, the first quarter of 2024, a total of 17.1 million (1 crore 71 lakh) online accounts were hacked in India. Comparing this with the last quarter of October-December 2023, the number of breaches in accounts has increased from 6 to 132 per minute. During this period, more than 90 million accounts were targeted in the US, which is more than India. The report clearly indicates that the number of online accounts being leaked in India has increased rapidly. (Online accounts hacked in India)

According to a report by News18, Surfshark’s analysis says that since 2004, India is the eighth largest country in the world where the most online accounts have been hacked. A total of 320.5 million accounts have been leaked in 19 years. In comparison to India, 3 billion accounts have been hacked in the US, 2.4 billion accounts in Russia, 1.1 billion accounts in China, 521.6 million accounts in France, 486.7 million accounts in Germany, 354.2 million accounts in Brazil and 321.9 million online accounts in the UK.

Analysis says that of the 320.5 million online accounts that were hacked, 88 million were unique email addresses. On an average, with every email address, 3.8 more personal records get leaked. Along with these accounts, 162 million passwords were also leaked, which increases the risk of users’ accounts being hijacked. This also increases the risk of other types of cyber crimes against users.

Statistics from January to March show that more online accounts have been hacked in India than in Bangladesh. However, China is ahead of us in this matter. Usually, due to such a breach, confidential information of users gets leaked and important information like their name, address, phone number, email and customer ID also comes into the hands of cyber attackers.