1/1/2023 0 Comments Causes of cyber crimes graphs![]() ![]() There were also 972 cases of cyber stalking/bullying of women and children and 578 cases of fake news on social media, NCRB data showed.Ĭommitting fraud was found to be the biggest motive and accounted for 30,142 out of the total 50,035 cases (60.02 per cent). ![]() The year 2020 saw 4,047 cases of online banking fraud 2,160 cases of ATM fraud 1,194 credit/debit card fraud and 1,093 OTP frauds. According to NCRB, India reported 50,035 cyber crimes in 2020 44,546 cases in 2019 and 27,248 cases in 2018. ![]() The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), however, presents a different set of data. The above figures show that cyber crimes increased almost seven times in three years between 20, and more sharply during the pandemic.Ī total of 17,560 24,768 and 26,121 Indian websites were hacked in 2018, 20 respectively, CERT-In data further says. CERT-In is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats and operates under the information technology ministry.Ĭyber crime cases have witnessed a steady spike since 2018. The first two months of 2022 reported more cyber crimes than the entire 2018, according to data by CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team). Perhaps, this is one of the major reasons for the Centre’s renewed push on cyber security. Since last year, similar data breaches have been reported from a popular pizza joint, a prominent airline, a digital payment platform and several other institutions. The data apparently included details such as name, age, address, mobile number and Covid test result. New Delhi: Earlier this year, certain media reports created a flutter when they claimed that personal data of over 20,000 people were leaked from a government server and put on sale. ![]()
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