Email Fraud Is Costing Indian Businesses Crores — Here’s Why DMARC Can’t Be Ignored
Email fraud is no longer an isolated cyber incident. It has become a recurring and expensive threat for Indian enterprises. Recent cases involving Agrigo Trading Pvt. Ltd. (Chennai), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and Siddhivinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd. (Pune) highlight how attackers are exploiting weak email authentication controls to cause direct financial losses running into crores.
At the center of many such incidents is a common gap: the absence of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance), or the failure to actively monitor it once implemented.
DMARC plays a critical role in protecting an organization’s email domain. It works alongside SPF and DKIM to verify whether emails sent using your domain are authorized. Without DMARC, attackers can easily impersonate your organization, sending fraudulent emails that appear legitimate to employees, partners, or customers.
One of the biggest challenges organizations face without DMARC is the high risk of email spoofing and phishing. Attackers can misuse your domain name to request payments, share malware, or extract sensitive data. Compounding this issue is zero visibility. Without DMARC reports, organizations have no insight into who is sending emails on their behalf. Unauthorized senders, misconfigurations, and abuse remain completely unnoticed until damage is done.
The after-effects are serious. Financial fraud, data theft, malware infections, and business disruption are common outcomes. Even legitimate emails may start landing in spam folders, impacting day-to-day operations. More critically, when a domain is spoofed, brand reputation takes a direct hit. Customers, shareholders, and partners begin to question trust, and rebuilding credibility is far more expensive than prevention.
There are also broader operational and regulatory implications. Email service providers like Gmail and Microsoft 365 increasingly prioritize domains with strong authentication. At the same time, sectors such as BFSI, healthcare, and government are mandated to maintain robust email security controls. Failure to comply can result in audit failures, penalties, and regulatory scrutiny.
The recommended best practice is clear. Organizations should implement DMARC alongside SPF and DKIM, starting with a monitoring policy (p=none). This allows teams to analyze reports and understand their email ecosystem before moving to enforcement modes such as quarantine or reject. Continuous monitoring is essential as email environments evolve over time.
To help organizations take the first step, Logix is offering Check Point DMARC with a free trial available till 29th December 2025. It provides visibility, control, and protection against domain misuse—before email fraud turns into a business crisis.
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