Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the cases of cyber frauds have increased during the recent period and if so, the details thereof including the number of such cases reported during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise including Delhi; and
(b) whether the Government has taken any action in the regard and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
): With the increase in use of cyber space, number of cyber crimes including cyber frauds is increasing. As per the data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the State/UT-wise cases registered for frauds under cyber crimes during 2017-2019 are given at Annexure – I.
(b): Government has taken following measures to enhance the cyber security posture of the country:
i) Government has launched the online National Cyber Crime reporting portal www.cybecrime.gov.in to enable citizens to report complaints pertaining to all types of cyber crimes with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Besides, a toll free number 155260 has also been made operational for citizens to get assistance in lodging online complaints on the portal in their own language.
ii) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is working in coordination with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks to track and disable phishing websites.
iii) CERT-In issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats and countermeasures on regular basis to ensure safe usage of digital technologies.
iv) Security tips have been published for users to secure their desktops, mobile/smart phones and preventing phishing attacks.
v) All authorised entities/ banks issuing Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) in the country have been advised by CERT-In through Reserve bank of India to carry out special audit by empanelled auditors of CERT-In on a priority basis and to take immediate steps thereafter to comply with the findings of the audit report and ensure implementation of security best practices.
vi) Government has empanelled security auditing organisations to support and audit implementation of Information Security Best Practices.
vii) Cyber security mock drills are being conducted regularly to enable assessment of cyber security posture and preparedness of organisations in Government and critical sectors. 50 such drills have so far been conducted by CERT-In where 450 organisations from different States and sectors such as Finance, Defence, Power, Telecom, Transport, Energy, Space, Information Technology/ Information Technology enabled services (IT/ITeS), etc participated. Out of these drills, 12 drills were conducted in coordination with the Reserve Bank of India and The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology for financial sector organisations.
viii) Government is operating the Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre). The centre is providing detection of malicious programs and free tools to remove the same for citizens and organisations.
ix) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is conducting programs to generate information security awareness. Specific books, videos and online materials are developed for children, parents and general users about information security which are disseminated through Portals like “www.infosecawareness.in”, and “www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in”.
Annexure - I
As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise cases registered for fraud (Section 420 read with Section 465, 468-471 IPC read with Information Technology Act) under Cyber Crimes during 2017-2019 are given below:
SL State/UT 2017 2018 2019
1 Andhra Pradesh 166 195 703
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0
3 Assam 5 6 83
4 Bihar 427 357 1008
5 Chhattisgarh 33 18 35
6 Goa 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 123 139 107
8 Haryana 53 0 107
9 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0
10 Jammu & Kashmir 3 3 6
11 Jharkhand 72 175 18
12 Karnataka 11 49 7
13 Kerala 20 14 14
14 Madhya Pradesh 66 43 25
15 Maharashtra 1426 1036 1681
16 Manipur 5 0 0
17 Meghalaya 3 0 0
18 Mizoram 0 0 0
19 Nagaland 0 0 0
20 Odisha 333 392 956
21 Punjab 5 7 35
22 Rajasthan 92 72 324
23 Sikkim 0 0 0
24 Tamil Nadu 21 5 11
25 Telangana 277 347 282
26 Tripura 3 0 0
27 Uttar Pradesh 270 454 813
28 Uttarakhand 1 28 3
29 West Bengal 22 4 4
TOTAL STATE(S) 3437 3344 6222
30 A&N Islands 0 2 0
31 Chandigarh 6 2 0
32 D&N Haveli 0 0 0
33 Daman & Diu 0 0 0
34 Delhi 23 3 11
35 Lakshadweep 0 2 0
36 Puducherry 0 0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 29 9 11
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 3466 3353 6233
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