By The Hindu Bureau
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Organisations in India witnessed 3,237 cyberattacks per week on average in the month of August 2025 with education being the top targets, followed by government and consumer goods and services segments, reported Check Point Research, the treat intelligence arm of Check Point, a Tel Aviv-based cyber security solutions firm.
The education sector was the most targeted globally as well, experiencing an average of 4,178 weekly attacks per organisation in August itself reporting a 13% year-on-year increase in incidents. The sector’s ongoing digitisation has created a wider attack surface and also education is traditionally underfunded with less cyber security defenses, making it an easy target for threat actors, as per the report.
Construction and engineering, telecommunications, information technology, energy and utilities, financial services and biotech and pharma were the other Indian businesses most affected by cyber attacks in the last four weeks, according to CheckPoint Research.
The report further said, organisations worldwide faced an average of 1,994 cyber attacks per week (much lower than what India has experienced). Education, telecommunications, government and healthcare and medical services were the most affected global enterprises during this period.
Regionally, Africa reported the highest average volume of cyberattacks, at 3,239 (right ahead of India at 3,237) weekly per organisation, while Asia-Pacific saw 2,877 and Latin America experienced 2,865, all driven by rapid digitisation and uneven investment in cyber resilience. Europe’s attacks rose by 13% YoY to 1,685 weekly incidents, and North America stood out with a 20% YoY spike to 1,480 weekly attacks, with ransomware fueling the surge. The U.S. alone accounted for 54% of all ransomware cases worldwide.
