Campus Journalist 
Is India Loosing It's Cyber Security War?
The nation state cyber-threat is becoming very real. Total cost of cyber-attacks on India in 2018 stands at $10.4 million including direct cost. The direct cost only accounts for about $0.9 million, indirect loss such as job losses and loss of reputation comes to about $3.1 million.
India’s top private banks, a top telecom company, a top media company and a stock exchange have all been victims of major cyberattacks or cyberthefts. One of the main reason for easily increasing cyberattacks in India is because of the use of unlicensed software.
• Central server was hacked in bank of Maharashtra
• Axis bank had an unauthorized login by unnamed offshore hacker
• 17 million user records from zomato database were hacked
• Some of the ATMs and POS machines of YES bank were attacked by malware
• Unreleased Games of thrones episodes where leaked
• Hackers stole union banks access codes
• Reliance jio experienced unauthorized access to part of its database
• Yahoo acknowledged three billion email accounts were breached in 2013 attack
• Regarding Aadhaar leaks,it was told, some personal data can be accessed through different users but the biometric database and other key data remains safe.
Research by Lakshmi, Cyber Awareness Law Intern
Editing by Mahima Gupta
About The Society : They started this Organization In 2016.Their Organization is The First Cyber Welfare Soceity Of India. It is an initiative by Mr. Shakeel Anjum. This society generates cyber crime law & InfoSec Awareness. The Twitter handle of Cyber Welfare Society :
A mind opener article,very good.