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India reported an 11.8% rise in cybercrime in 2020

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  • 17th Sep 2021
  • Onecover

The rate of cyber crime (incidents per lakh population) also increased from 3.3 percent in 2019 to 3.7 percent in 2020 in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.

India recorded 50,035 cases of cyber crime in 2020, with aa 11.8 per cent surge in such offences over the previous year, as 578 incidents of "fake news on social media" were also reported, official data showed on Wednesday.

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