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1,172 phishing domains flagged; NTRO briefs parliamentary panel, says matrix formulated to address data security threat

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India’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday revealed that it had identified 1,172 phishing domains in the first half of 2025.

The data was shared by the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC), which operates under the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).

Officials from NCIIPC presented the findings to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, during a briefing on key cybersecurity threats , chaired by BJP Rajya Sabha member Radha Mohan Das Agarwal.

The agency identified seven critical sectors namely Banking, financial services and insurance; power and energy; telecom; transport; strategic and public enterprises; health and governmen. 427 information infrastructures from 114 organisations have been classified as critical.

Addressing the parliamentary panel, the agency said that steps will be taken to address the security threat and protect computers resources within the critical sectors based on a matrix formulated by NCIIPC in collaboration with concerned organisations.

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