India, March 17 -- The Seqrite malware report paints a worrying picture for India's manufacturing ecosystem. Tamil Nadu's factories which were long considered the backbone of the country's industrial growth are now facing a quieter but serious threat: malware silently spreading across production networks.

Findings from the India Cyber Threat Report 2026 show that malware infections are increasingly targeting industrial environments. The problem is not always visible at first. Systems continue to run. Production continues. But underneath, infected machines may already be working for cybercriminals.

According to the Seqrite malware report , Tamil Nadu recorded 7.51 million malware detections between October 2024 and September 2025. This p...