An Ahmedabad pharmaceutical company has reported a major cyberattack in which hackers allegedly accessed company data, including information linked to its medicine module, prompting an investigation by Gujarat State Cyber Crime officials and cyber experts.
According to a report by Gujarat Samachar – Ahmedabad, an application regarding the attack was submitted at a police station in the western part of Ahmedabad. The company’s computer systems were reportedly disrupted after attackers gained access to its data and affected key digital operations.
Sources cited in the report alleged that the attackers demanded a ransom of ₹30 crore in exchange for returning the data. The report also said there was discussion that the amount may have been paid through a cryptocurrency wallet. This payment claim has not been independently confirmed in the supplied material.
The company has not been identified in the report. The alleged compromise of its medicine module is significant because pharmaceutical businesses rely on digital systems for information relating to products, operations and internal processes. The available report does not specify whether patient data, manufacturing systems, regulatory records or supply-chain information were accessed.
The incident has been taken up by Gujarat State Cyber Crime officials, with a specialised team and cyber experts assisting the investigation, the report said. Authorities are also working to block or trace the ransom funds, according to information cited in the report.
The investigation is being handled sensitively and officials have not released detailed information about the affected systems, the identity of the attackers or the status of the alleged ransom payment. The report attributed the claim that the attackers were Chinese to its sources; no official confirmation of the attackers’ nationality was provided in the supplied material.
The case highlights the exposure of Ahmedabad’s industrial and pharmaceutical economy to cyber risks that can disrupt business operations without any physical damage to factories, offices or warehouses. For companies operating critical digital modules, the immediate consequences of a breach can include system downtime, loss of confidential information and pressure to restore access quickly.
The police application and the state-level cyber investigation will determine the nature of the breach, the data accessed, the route used by the attackers and whether any ransom was paid. Further details are expected as investigators examine the company’s systems and attempt to block or recover the alleged cryptocurrency transfer.
