Rs 1.7K crore lost to cyber crimes in Tamil Nadu last year

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s residents lost Rs 1,673.85 crore in 2024, of which Rs 771.98 crore (46%) was frozen and around Rs 83.84 crore (5 %) was returned to the victims, official statistics released by the state cyber crime wing on Wednesday said.

Data shows that 1.3 lakh complaints were registered on the National Cyber Crime Registration Portal (NCCRP) in 2024 in Tamil Nadu, which resulted in filing of 4,380 FIRs and 61,267 CSRs.