KillSec ransomware attacks in India

KillSec has posted 50 Indian organisations on its leak site since Mar 2024, 7 of them in the past 12 months, making it the 9th most active group in India over that period. The sector it hits most often in India is healthcare.

50Indian victims posted, all time
7in the past 12 months
Mar 2024first Indian post
Jul 2026latest Indian post

Indian victims by month

5Nov 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026

Red bars are the past 12 months.

Sectors hit in India, all time

Indian victims by year

  • 20262
  • 202518
  • 202430

Where in India, past 12 months

Victims whose head office state could be confirmed, in states with at least 3 located victims. Smaller states are left out so no organisation can be picked out.

Where it comes from

Europe: suspected leader is a 16-year-old Romanian (evidence: confirmed by police)

Europe-wide police operation in October 2026 arrested the suspected leader in Spain, plus a developer; searches in Spain, Greece, Romania and the UK.

Sources: Infosecurity Magazine, Oct 2026. How evidence levels are judged: method.

Other gangs active in India

Leak-site counts from ransomware.live’s public data for victims with country India, as of 16 Oct 2026. A post is a claim made by a criminal group, not a confirmed breach, and the real number of attacks is higher. Victims are never named on this site. See the method.