Indusface report: 4.26B cyberattacks blocked in India H1 2025 as API exploits surge 126%
BFSI applications saw 46% more vulnerability exploits, manufacturing faced a 311% rise in attacks, and retail recorded a 420% surge in DDoS incidents during H1 2025.
Indusface, a globally trusted Application Security SaaS provider serving over 5,000 customers in 95 countries, today released its State of Application Security – India H1 2025 Report. The findings reveal a 15% increase in cyberattacks compared to H1 2024, with over 4.26 billion attacks blocked by AppTrana WAAP during the six-month period. Each site faced an average of 4.1 million attacks, underscoring the rising intensity of targeted threats across Indian enterprises.
APIs emerged as the most vulnerable target. API attacks grew by 126% year-on-year, with vulnerability exploitation increasing 13 times and DDoS incidents on API hosts surging 388% per site. In total, more than 1.36 billion API attacks were recorded in H1 2025. In contrast, website attacks rose by 11%, with vulnerability exploits up 26% and DDoS attacks up 15%. AppTrana blocked 62% of all attacks through custom rules tailored to specific applications, while 38% were mitigated by its default rule set, reflecting the growing sophistication of targeted threats.
