The Indian healthcare sector is under the constant Cyberattacks, resulting in sensitive data leaks, significant financial losses, disruption of operations, and damage to hospital's goodwill. The healthcare industry in India has faced 1.9 million cyberattacks in 2022 till November 28. India was the biggest target for cyberattacks after the United States in 2021 and 2022, with nearly 500 attacks last year, an increase of nearly a fourth. It has also brought with it new challenges in cybersecurity.


We have witnessed the incidents of Sun Pharmaceuticals' attack, AIIMS cyber-attack happened twice, and Safdarjung Hospital's hacking attack, putting the spotlight on the need for stronger cybersecurity infrastructure in the healthcare industry. A report says, AIIMs Security and IT infrastructure is managed by the Doctors but not the experts into cyber security. Whereas, the IT professionals have to take up this job.

India health data facing rising risk of cyberattacks.