Cyber crime in India is becoming unbridled. According to the recently released data by the Ministry of Home Affairs, there has been a tremendous increase in cases of cyber fraud across the country in the year 2024. While in 2023, there was a fraud of Rs 7,465 crore from cyber crime, in 2024, the figure rose by 206% to ₹ 22,845 crore.
Minister of State for Home Bundi Sanjay Kumar told the Lok Sabha that a total of 36.40 lakh financial fraud has been filed in 2024 at the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS). This figure is more than 24.4 lakh cases recorded in 2023.
Increasing crime, scary figures
According to the minister, in 2024, complaints of 22.7 lakh cyber crime were filed, while in 2023 this number was 15.9 lakhs. That is, cybercrime has increased by 42% in a year, which is a matter of concern for people across the country.
Government saved the money of many people
The government has taken several steps to deal with this challenge. With the help of CFCFRMS, the amount of about ₹ 5,489 crore has been rescued from fraud on the basis of 17.8 lakh complaints so far.
Apart from this, on the basis of police report, the central government has blocked more than 9.42 lakh SIM cards and 2,63,348 mobile IMEI. At the same time, 10,599 cyber criminals have been arrested so far with the help of Pratibimb module.
Avoid cyber fraud like this
Security measures suggested by cyber experts and government are as follows:
-Be cautious with covered links, emails and calls
-Use a strong password and turn on 2-Factor Authentication
-Open only the safe website (https)
-Do not share your personal information with anyone
-Keep your mobile and computer software updated regularly
-Do not do sensitive activities like public Wi-Fi to login or banking