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back to article India tops APAC ransomware table with £2.5 BEELLION losses

India has the dubious honour of being named as the ransomware capital of Asia Pacific, with online crime costing the country an estimate $4bn (£2.5bn) in 2012, according to Symantec. Stats released by the security giant as part of its Norton Report 2013 found that India is among the world’s top five countries for identity …

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  1. Gray Ham Bronze badge
    Coffee/keyboard

    "New Delhi’s response to the growing online threat has not always been as focused as it should."

    Phil, you owe me a new keyboard ....

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  2. Big-nosed Pengie

    Good morning, sir.

    My name is Murgatroid and I am being from Microsoft, good golly. We are detecting that your computer is having a naughty virus, my goodness me!

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  3. Tromos

    Average cost per victim

    Is it any surprise that this is lower than average in a country with lower than average incomes? I suspect it would probably be higher if normalised to average earnings.

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  4. WinHatter
    Coat

    So IT not that

    very very more better in the sub continent.

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