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Cyber crimes in 2012

The NCR, Bangalore. Vishakhapatnam

Cyber crime cases up by 46%

Dwaipayan Ghosh TNN

The Times of India

Cyber crimes in 2012

New Delhi: Delhi is far from being the IT capital of the country. But over the last few years, there has been a concentration of IT companies in the NCR [National Capital Region]. And there has been a sharp rise in cases of cyber crime. Data released by NCRB [National Crime Records Bureau] say it all—there has been a 46% rise in the number of cases under the IT Act in Delhi, while in Faridabad and Ghaziabad the increase has been 67%.

Delhi Police registered 73 cases under the IT Act in 2012 and arrested 17 people, including a foreign national. This was significantly higher than the figures for 2011 when 50 such cases were registered under the said Act. However, the total number of cases registered came down to 80 from 99 in 2011, as cases registered under common IPC sections dropped to just seven in 2012 from 49 in 2011.

However, the NCR figures are far less as compared to Bangalore (342 cases) and Vishakhapatnam (153).

Those involved in such crimes in Delhi were found to be between 18 and 45 years of age. Most of the criminals were stalkers but some also did it for extortion or out of business rivalry.

Earlier this year, Delhi Police's cyber crime cell had launched an awareness campaign aimed at curbing rampantincreasein cyber crimes, especially among minors. As part of it, police asked children to refrain from entering adult and hate sites and educated them and their teachers about the cyber laws of the country.

Police said that 245 cases involving creation of fake profiles and 51 defamation lawsuits were filed last year. Most of the victims were minors. Police have been considering to appoint ‘internet safety officers’ in Delhi schools by training designated teachers. S D Mishra, additional deputy commissioner of police in the Economic Offences Wing, said that parents will also be brought on board for proper guidance.

Mumbai

Mumbai sees 218% spike in cyber crime

V Narayan & Sumitra Deb Roy | TNN 2013/06/15

The Times of India

Mumbai: The city saw a 218% rise in cyber crime cases in 2012, with 33 cases registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act and 72 under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to the National Crime Records Bureau. The total of 105 cases was way over the 33 total cases registered in 2011. In fact, the 2011 figure was a 32.7% drop from the previous year’s 49 cases. Nationwide, Mumbai saw the third highest number of cases registered under the IT Act in 2012, with Bangalore and Pune topping the list.

State-wise, Maharashtra recorded more cyber crime than any other state, with 471 different offences registered under the IT Act and 90 under the IPC in 2012. The total of 561 cases was a 42.7% increase from the 393 cases registered the previous year. Andhra Pradesh was second with 454 cases and Karnataka third with 437 cases registered under both categories in 2012.

Cyber crimes in 2013

Delhi

72% rise in cyber crimes, cops run into tech hurdles

Raj Shekhar New Delhi:

TNN

The Times of India Jul 02 2014

Cyber crimes registered under IT Act in 2013 shot up by 72.4%--131--compared to 2012, when only 76 cases were reported. The offences under IPC (forgery/ cheating) have increased by 137.5%--19 cases were filed in 2013 in contrast to eight in 2012, according to the data released by National Crime Records Bureau. NCRB ranks Delhi 12th in the country.

The maximum cases-99--are related to hacking, which has been divided into two sections. Under the first section--loss and damage to computer resource and utility--60 cases have been filed. The remaining 39 cases come under “hacking for other purposes“.

The offence categorized as obscene publication/transmission in electronic form has 20 cases under it.

Two cases of fake digital signatures were registered for the first time in 2013, while 10 cases involved breach of privacy. Most cyber offences had harassment, teasing and fraud as the motive. There were nine cases where the intention was to cause disrepute, while two cyber crimes were categorized as a prank. NCRB hasn't elaborated on the motive behind 90 cases, which have been put under the “others“ section.

A majority of the suspects are neighbours and students.

Of 150 suspects, 23 were students and 20 were neighbours.

Disgruntled employees and employers were suspects in seven cases, while six were business competitors. Surprisingly, only two foreigners were suspects, according to the NCRB data. The category of 92 suspects hasn't been mentioned.

Police, however, could arrest only 38 people in cases under IT Act, pointing to a poverty of infrastructure and investigation skills. Twenty of the offenders were in the age group of 18-30, while 15 were between 30 and 45. Only three people in the age-group of 4560 were arrested under the act, which broadly includes offences committed through electronic means. Only seven people were arrested for cyber offences registered under IPC.

Cops says inadequate infrastructure and correspondence with the World Wide Web authorities slow them down.

“Most of the investigation revolves around tracing IP addresses and the servers used to commit the crime. It takes a lot of time to get these details,“ says a cyber cell officer.

Delhi Police has been trying to stay up to speed. Its cyber crime cell had also launched an awareness and safety campaign to curb the menace.

Asking children to refrain from entering adult and hate sites, informing them of cyber laws, creating awareness among school administration and teachers were highlights of the programme.

The unit had also planned to procure a cyber forensic van to pick up electronic evidence from the scene of crime so that it can be analysed instantly .

Mumbai: 168% increase

Cybercrime rises 168% in just one year

The Times of India V Narayan | May 14, 2014

Cybercrime has seen an alarming 168% rise in just a year. From 63 in 2012, the number of cases went up to 169 in 2013, as per Mumbai Police.

This year, the number of cases was 54 in just the first quarter; by the year-end, it is expected to cross the 200 mark—almost half of the 421 cybercrime cases recorded in Mumbai from 2010. Also, experts say, more money will be lost to cybercrime this year than in the last three years put together.

Sending obscene emails, SMSes and MMSes tops the chart, with 84 cases registered in the city from 2010, followed by credit card fraud (78 cases).

The police say card fraud is the most worrisome trend. From 2012 to 2013, it rose by 300% (8 to 32 cases). This year, seven cases were registered till March 31, almost equal to the number of cases in all of 2013. The incidence of sending obscene emails, etc, rose by over 191%—from 12 in 2012 to 35 in 2013.

As for hacking, 32 cases have been registered since 2010, with its incidence going up from two in 2012 to eight in 2013. Also, eight cases have been registered in the first quarter of this year—a sign of things to come.

Mr.Surinder S Rathi's report to the Delhi High Court

Cybercrimes alone cost India Rs 24,630 crore in 2013: Report

PTI | Jul 6, 2014

It said that in Delhi alone, a total of 86,800 criminal complaints were received at its 175 odd police stations.

NEW DELHI: Cyber crimes have cost India a whopping about Rs 24,630 crore ($4 billion) in 2013 alone as criminals used sophisticated means, says a Delhi High Court-commissioned report.

"Internet frauds alone have cost India a whopping $4 billion (about Rs 24,630 crore) in 2013 as cyber criminals are using more sophisticated means like ransomware and spear-phishing," the report said.

The facts figure in a report submitted by Surinder S Rathi, additional district judge and OSD to Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA), before the court in pursuance of a direction that a comprehensive study be conducted on various issues including the cost incurred in running the criminal justice system.

The bench of justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha, which is yet to pronounce the quantum of sentence to three convicts including Vikas Yadav in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, had also asked DLSA to compute the cost incurred in the trial of this case, besides determining the compensation paying capacity of the convicts.

However, the reports gives no further details of cybercrime stalking the country.

Dealing with other crimes in the chapter, of 'Cost of Criminal Justice System', the report, quoting from the National Crime Records Bureau data, said that in 2013, as many as 66.40 lakh criminal complaints were received by the police stations across the nation.

It said that in Delhi alone, a total of 86,800 criminal complaints were received at its 175 odd police stations apart from around 89 lakh distress calls received by it last year.

"Although better part of the world has awaken to the exorbitant financial cost of running the criminal justice system, but our country is yet to take its first step in the right direction. Owing to mindless and unscientific planning all the wings of criminal justice system are highly chaotic in their functioning and are immensely overburdened," it said.

The report said that despite India having 12,700 odd police stations and 15.70 lakh policemen manning them, incidents of crime are spiralling uncontrollably.

"A lot is being done in this regard by all the stakeholders but unfortunately owing to lack of scientific methodology and concerted efforts of all concern not much headway could be achieved," the report said.

The report also said police, the first ring of criminal justice system, is in an almost pitiable state nationwide.

"Neither it (police) has the requisite manpower to deliver nor the technical expertise nor the infrastructure to contain crimes. To make things worse malice of corruption is eating into its vitals," the report said.

It said the judiciary, the second ring of criminal justice system, is also not "far behind in fulfilling its constitutional obligations and meeting the expectations of its citizen of delivery of timely justice".

"Courts are inundated with lakhs of case pending trial. Such is the snail pace of trials that influx of cases at any point of time is out doing the disposal. All this is resulting in piling up of cases in courts," the report said.

The report also added that the ancillary support system like jails, juvenile, justice boards, child welfare committees and forensic labs all need to be brought out of slumber and urgently to save this system from crumbling.

On the cost of criminal justice system, the report said that measuring the cost of criminal justice is not easy yet it is essential to the proper appraisal of any criminal justice system policy.

"There is an urgent need to develop a comprehensive methodology for calculating the cost incurred by society on account of various criminal offences," it said.

The report added that as on today, in India no empirical study has been conducted as to how much does a criminal case cost to the exchequer at the tax payers right from registration of the FIR to its logical conclusion post the trial in sentencing.