{"id":1298046,"date":"2025-07-23T09:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T03:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1298046"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T03:49:48","slug":"indians-lost-rs-22845-crore-due-to-cyber-crime-in-12-months-200-more-than-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/indians-lost-rs-22845-crore-due-to-cyber-crime-in-12-months-200-more-than-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Indians Lost Rs 22,845 Crore Due To Cyber Crime In 12 Months: 200% More Than Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India witnessed an unprecedented rise in financial cybercrime in 2024, with losses touching Rs 22,845.73 crore\u2014more than triple the Rs 7,465.18 crore reported in 2023. The Ministry of Home Affairs revealed these figures in Parliament, based on data from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-11-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1024x576-1280x720-2-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Indians Lost Rs 22,845 Crore Due To Cyber Crime In 12 Months: 200% More Than Last Year\" class=\"wp-image-1298059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-11-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1024x576-1280x720-2-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-11-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1024x576-1280x720-2-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-11-2-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1024x576-1280x720-2-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">36 Lakh Cases and Counting: A Growing Threat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The scale of cyber fraud is worsening each year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022: 10.29 lakh cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023: 15.96 lakh cases (55.15% increase)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024: 22.68 lakh cases (42.08% increase)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The steady rise in cases signals not only more criminals going digital, but also more <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/cybersecurity\/indias-cyber-fraud-epidemic-rs-22845-crore-lost-in-just-a-year-206-jump-from-previous-year-says-government\/articleshow\/122840099.cms\">victims being trapped<\/a> through phishing, scams, and fake financial apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CFCFRMS: A Key Line of Defense<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2021, the CFCFRMS platform has proven critical in containing financial damage. It allows users to quickly report cyber frauds, enabling authorities to freeze and recover stolen funds. So far, the platform has helped save Rs 5,489 crore through 17.82 lakh complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government Crackdown: SIMs, IMEIs and Mule Accounts Blocked<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To stem the rising tide of cybercrime, authorities have taken aggressive action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blocked over 9.42 lakh SIM cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deactivated 2.63 lakh IMEI numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flagged more than 24 lakh mule accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These actions are part of an expanding cyber fraud crackdown in partnership with banks and telecom operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Tools: Suspect Registry and Pratibimb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2024, the Suspect Registry was launched to track suspicious identifiers and prevent future frauds. It has collected over 11 lakh suspect IDs and helped avert Rs 4,631 crore in potential fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pratibimb module, a sophisticated cybercrime mapping tool, has enabled 10,599 arrests, uncovered 26,096 criminal linkages, and supported over 63,000 investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Road Ahead: Enforcement Needs Strengthening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Centre is investing in technology and intelligence tools, enforcement still lies with state and union territory police forces. For meaningful impact, local cybercrime cells need more training, faster response systems, and public cooperation to fight this growing digital threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India witnessed an unprecedented rise in financial cybercrime in 2024, with losses touching Rs 22,845.73 crore\u2014more than triple the Rs 7,465.18 crore reported in 2023. 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