Keralites lost Rs 1,021 crore to cyber fraud in past three years

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The collective loot from Kerala by cybercriminals over the past three years has exceeded Rs 10 billion, data with the police revealed. Fraudsters swindled Rs 1,021 crore between 2022 and 2024, of which Rs 763 crore was siphoned off last year. While Keralites lost Rs 48 crore to cyber fraud in 2022, the amount rose to Rs 210 crore in 2023.

A total of 41,426 complaints were registered in 2024, which roughly implies that as many people lost money to various cyber fraud activities.