More than 9.42 lakh SIM cards and 2,63,348 IMEIs as reported by police authorities have been blocked by the Centre.
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/citizens-lost-over-rs-22845-crore-to-cyber-criminals-in-2024-govt-3642129
New Delhi: Citizens lost more than Rs 22,845.73 crore to cyber criminals in 2024, a staggering increase of nearly 206 per cent from the previous year, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.
Responding to a written question, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, said that according to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS) operated by …
Kumar said 36,37,288 incidents of financial frauds committed by cyber criminals were reported on NCRP and CFCFRMS in 2024 as compared to 24,42,978 such incidents the previous year.
ccording to the data shared by the minister, 10,29,026 cyber crimes were reported on NCRP in 2022 with a 127.44 per cent increase over the previous year, 15,96,493 incidents were reported in 2023 showing 55.15 per cent increment, and 22,68,346 cases …
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Dr. Sameer Jain
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