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From 15.4 billion downloaded games to 138.08 crore people covered by Aadhar, Indias tech sector had an eventful 2023. ET takes a look at the top 23 moments from 2023.

Indian Tech Sector 2023: From 15.4 billion downloaded games to 138.08 crore people covered by Aadhar, Indias tech sector had an eventful 2023. ET takes a look at the top 23 moments from 2023.

ICMR Data Breach: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, at a press conference in Bhopal, said there is “evidence of leakage and investigation is going on, but the data was not stolen”

Cyberattacks: Only 24% of healthcare organisations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before the attackers encrypted their data—down from 34% in 2022. This is also the lowest rate of disruption reported by the sector over the past three years.

India has witnessed an uptick in cyber activities, spurred in part by the Israel-Hamas conflict. These attacks, carried out mostly through DDoS operations and website defacement, have targeted a wide range of entities, from national infrastructure to individual political figures’ digital assets

Only 24% of healthcare organisations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before the attackers encrypted their data—down from 34% in 2022. This is also the lowest rate of disruption reported by the sector over the past three years.

Reports suggested that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) database might have been compromised, given the extensive scope and sensitive nature of the information.