Wednesday 7 March 2018

2014-16 saw 33,531 cyber attacks in India

On 7 March, the Rajya Sabha was informed by the Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir that 33,531 cyber attacks were carried out in India in 2014-16. The Minister added that the Ministry of Home Affairs aims to train 27,500 police personnel across the country to deal with cyber crimes.


The data is based on the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which says a total of 9,622, 11,592 and 12,317 cyber-crime cases were registered in 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively.

The Minister said: "The government has taken various measures for preventing cyber crime in the country which includes setting setup a cyber and information security division to look into relevant matters relating to cyber-crime and information security."

He also told the lawmakers that Home Affairs Ministry is implementing a scheme 'Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children' (CCPWC) from NIRBHAYA funds in the period 2017-2020, under which Rs 82.8 crore as grants-in-aid have been disbursed to the states and union territories for setting up of one cyber forensic training laboratory in each state and UT.

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