April 2, 2025 3:47 PM

Cybercrime complaints cross 19 lakh in 2024; 97% drop in spoofed calls post new measures

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) have intensified efforts to combat cyber fraud, with over 19.18 lakh complaints related to cybercrime reported on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in 2024, amounting to financial losses of Rs. 22,811.95 crore, according to Minister of State for Communications & Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar. To curb telecom fraud, DoT, in collaboration with telecom service providers (TSPs), la...