India third-most attacked by ransomware in Asia: Symantec

India is the third highest Asian country to receive ransomware attacks -- a type of malicious software, says a new report, adding that with the growth in "Internet of Things" (IoT) industry, the vulnerability towards infections and new malware threats will only increase.Sharing its security prediction in 2016, the US software security firm Symantec Corporation -- that produces software for security, storage, backup and availability -- said India receives ransomware attacks with over 60,000 attacks per year or 170 malware attacks per day.Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system.