The Indian cybersecurity sector successfully repelled numerous cyberattack attempts, including a peak of 16 lakh Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks per minute, on the G20 portal during the summit, according to revelations made by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) CEO Rajesh Kumar during the annual conference.
The I4C, established by the Ministry of Home Affairs, played a crucial role in coordinating efforts with multiple Indian agencies to thwart these attacks and ensure the safety of the G20 website.
Kumar, addressing concerns about non-national foreign threat actors, mentioned their operations through Virtual Private Network (VPN), with attempts traced back to China, Cambodia, and Malaysia. However, pinpointing the exact location becomes challenging due to VPN networks disguising the hackers' true identity.
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The G20 summit in India was the eighteenth meeting of the G20. It was held at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition-Convention Centre on September 9-10, faced a barrage of cyber threats, showcasing the increasing sophistication of cybercriminals.
On a broader scale, Kumar highlighted that the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) has registered over 31 lakh cybercrime complaints since its launch in August 2019. These complaints led to the registration of more than 66,000 FIRs by Law Enforcement Agencies across states and union territories.
Additionally, Kumar shared that the I4C has prepared an analytical report on the modus operandi of the top 50 cyber-attacks during 2023, providing valuable insights into cyber threats.
He also lauded the impact of the National Cyber Helpline Number 1930, stating that concerned agencies, helped 4.3 lakh victims through this helpline and saved over Rs 1,100 crore in defrauded money over three years.
India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022 and it completed on November 30, 2023 as a host nation, India organised 200 meetings in over 50 cities across 32 different work streams. The theme of India’s G20 Presidency was “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth, One Family, One Future”