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 …

[Gray Ham]

"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 ....

[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!

[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.

[WinHatter]

So IT not that

very very more better in the sub continent.