Cyber security incidents more than doubled since 2021: MHA informs Lok Sabha

Cyber security incidents reported from across the country more than doubled last year compared to 2021 with maximum incidents reported from Delhi, according to data shared by the Union home ministry in the Parliament on Tuesday.

While 14,02,809 cyber security incidents were reported in 2021, 29,44,248 such incidents were recorded in 2025, as per the information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the ministry said, 13.91 lakh cyber incidents were registered in 2022, 15.92 lakh 2023 and 20.41 lakh in 2024.