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India’s digital growth outpaces cybersecurity preparedness
Updated On: 12 May, 2026 10:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A new report warns that India’s rapid digital expansion has outpaced cybersecurity preparedness, exposing critical infrastructure, financial systems and citizens to ransomware, phishing, data breaches and cyber espionage threats

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Amid the cases of cyber fraud and cybercrimes in India, the country’s rapid digital expansion outpaced its cybersecurity readiness, a report has said.
As reported by news agency IANS, the report further cited a sharp rise in ransomware, phishing, data breaches and cyber espionage that pose risks to critical infrastructure, financial systems and ordinary citizens.
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