New Delhi, 5 January 2026: With digitalization in India, cyber crimes have also gained alarming momentum. According to the latest data of the Indian Cyber ​​​​Crime Coordination Center (I4C) under the Union Home Ministry, in the last six years, the public has lost Rs. 1500 through various online scams across the country. An amount amounting to more than Rs 52,976 crore has been lost. In which crimes like investment scam, digital arrest and banking fraud are the main ones.

According to the data of the National Cyber ​​Crime Reporting Portal, the statistics of cyber fraud are increasing alarmingly every year. In the year 2025, 21.77 lakh complaints were received in which Rs. There was a fraud of Rs 19813 crore. Similarly, there was fraud of Rs 22829 crore in 19.18 lakh complaints in 2024, Rs 7463 crore in 13.10 lakh complaints in 2023, Rs 2290 crore in 2022, Rs 552 crore in 2021 and Rs 9 crore in 2020.

If analyzed state-wise, Maharashtra has been most affected by cyber attacks, where Rs. There has been a loss of Rs 3,203 crore. Similarly, Rs 2412 crore in Karnataka, Rs 1897 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs 1443 in Uttar Pradesh, Rs 1372 crore in Telangana and Rs. 1312.26 crore rupees have been seized.

Cyber ​​fraudsters have mostly targeted people through ‘investment scams’. Fake investment schemes account for 77 percent of the total lost amount. Apart from this, 8 percent people have been looted through digital arrest, 7 percent through credit card fraud and 4 percent through sextortion. According to investigating agencies, 45% of cyber complaints in India are linked to South-East Asian countries like Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. Organized networks from these countries are sending money to Indians to threaten them in the name of digital arrest and fake loan apps.

Precautionary Steps: Officials have appealed to the people not to click on any unknown link, stay away from schemes luring high returns and immediately inform the helpline number 1930 if they become victims of cyber fraud.