Lok Sabha Question No. 2526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Cyber Attack/Hacking
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SHASHI THAROOR, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, M. I. SHANAVAS, MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2526

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 30.11.2016

## CYBER ATTACK/HACKING

## 2526.      SHRI KAMAL NATH:   SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:  SHRI NANA PATOLE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:  DR. SHASHI THAROOR: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME  GOWDA:  SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:  SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the details of cyber attacks and hacking reported during the last three years and the current year, state-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)/  Agreements  with  other countries for exchange of information and technology to counter cyber crimes and attract funds for Research and Development (R&D);
- (c)   the details of the funds to counter cyber crime across the country during the said period;
- (d)  whether the Government has taken steps to increase indigenous expertise in security technologies in cyber security and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the Government plans to promote start ups for cyber security and also utilize the service of ethical hacking experts; and
- (f)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P P CHAUDHARY)

(a): With the proliferation of Information Technology and related services there is a rise in number of cyber security incidents in the country as elsewhere in the world.  As per the information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a total number of 41319, 44679, 49455 and  39730 cyber security incidents were observed during  the year 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (till October) respectively. The types of cyber security incidents include phishing, scanning/probing, website intrusions and defacements, virus/malicious code, and Denial of Service attacks.

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total of 5693, 9622 and 11592 incidents have been registered during 2013, 2014 and 2015 for various cyber crimes under Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 and related Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections. State wise details are enclosed at Annexure 'A'.

- (b): Government has signed 11 bilateral MoU/ agreements for exchange of information in the area of cyber security, combating cyber crime & cyber space and cyber relationship.
- (c): Government (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) allocated ` 500 Crores in the 12th five year Plan period (2012-17) for Cyber Security Programme including Cyber Safety, Security and Surveillance, Cyber Crime Investigations and Cyber Forensics.
- (d): Cyber Security R&D  is one of the key components of creating cyber security eco-system in the country. It is  aimed  at  development  /enhancement of skills  and  expertise  in  areas  of  cyber  security  by  facilitating  basic research, technology demonstration and proof-of-concept and R&D  test  bed  projects. Research  and development is carried out in the thrust areas of cyber security including (a) Cryptography and cryptanalysis, (b) Network  &  System  Security,  (c)  Monitoring  &  Forensics,  and  (d)  Vulnerability  Remediation  &  Assurance through sponsored projects at recognized R&D organisations.  Currently 32 projects are being pursued to cater to a variety of requirements of Government, Law Enforcement and security agencies, specifically addressing the need of availability as well as development of trustworthy products and solutions.

(e)  and  (f): Yes  Sirs.  Start-up  India  program  provides  easy  incorporation  and  closure  of  start-ups,  tax exemptions,  schemes  to  promote  incubation  parks,  etc.  In  addition,  MeitY  has  set  up  an  Electronics Development Fund (EDF) to promote innovation in the area of electronics and IT including cyber security. EDF

supports Venture Funds supporting startups  to create a resource pool of Intellectual Property within the country. Further, in respect of utilizing services  of  experts,  Government  has  empanelled  57  security  auditing organisations to support and audit implementation of Information Security Best Practices by the organisations.

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## Annexure

## State/UT-wise total number of cases reported under cyber crime during 2013-2015

| SL   | State/UT          | 2013*   |   2014# |   2015# |
|------|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 651     |     282 |     536 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 10      |      18 |       6 |
| 3    | Assam             | 154     |     379 |     483 |
| 4    | Bihar             | 139     |     114 |     242 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 101     |     123 |     103 |
| 6    | Goa               | 58      |      62 |      17 |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 77      |     227 |     242 |
| 8    | Haryana           | 323     |     151 |     224 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 28      |      38 |      50 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 46      |      37 |      34 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 26      |      93 |     180 |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 533     |    1020 |    1447 |
| 13   | Kerala            | 383     |     450 |     290 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 342     |     289 |     231 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 907     |    1879 |    2195 |
| 16   | Manipur           | 1       |      13 |       6 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 17      |      60 |      56 |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 0       |      22 |       8 |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0       |       0 |       0 |
| 20   | Odisha            | 104     |     124 |     386 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 156     |     226 |     149 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 297     |     697 |     949 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 0       |       4 |       1 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 90      |     172 |     142 |
| 25   | Telangana         | -       |     703 |     687 |
| 26   | Tripura           | 14      |       5 |      13 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 682     |    1737 |    2208 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 27      |      42 |      48 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 342     |     355 |     398 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 5508    |    9322 |   11331 |
| 30   | A &NIslands       | 18      |      13 |       6 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 11      |      55 |      77 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0       |       3 |       0 |

| 33   | Daman &Diu        |    1 |    1 |     1 |
|------|-------------------|------|------|-------|
| 34   | Delhi UT          |  150 |  226 |   177 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |    0 |    1 |     0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |    5 |    1 |     0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |  185 |  300 |   261 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 5693 | 9622 | 11592 |

Source: Crime in India

* Includes cases reported under IT Act and IPC sections involving computer as medium/source

# Includes cases reported under IT Act, IPC sections and SLL sections  involving computer as medium/source