Cyber fraud cases tripled between 2020 and 2024, Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Cyber fraud has nearly tripled in the country — from 10,395 in 2020 to 29,758 in 2024 — with Telangana accounting for the highest number of cases in 2024, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said data published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that the number of cyber fraud cases were 10,395 in 2020; 14,007 in 2021; 17,470 in 2022; 19,466 in 2023 and 29,758 in 2024.