Lok Sabha Question No. 785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Cyber Crime and Hacking
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.785

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.12.2017

## CYBER CRIME AND HACKING

## 785.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR  JENA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken effective measures to prevent cyber crimes;
- (b) if so, the details of such measures taken so far;
- (c) the State-wise data of reported cyber crimes in India during the last three years and the current year and the action taken by the Government thereon; and

(d) the details of Indian Government websites hacked in the last three years  and the current year and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ALPHONS KANNANTHANAM)

(a) and (b) : Government has taken a number of legal, technical and administrative measures to prevent cyber crimes.  These inter alia , include:

- (i) Enactment of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 which has adequate provisions for dealing with prevalent cyber crimes.
- (ii) Government has established National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) as per the provisions of Section 70A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 for protection of critical information infrastructure in the country.
- (iii) The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issues alerts and advisories regarding latest  cyber threats and countermeasures on regular basis.  CERT-In has published guidelines for securing IT infrastructure, which are available on its website (www.certin.org.in).
- (iv) Government has initiated setting  up  of  National  Cyber  Coordination  Centre  (NCCC)  to  generate necessary situational awareness of existing and potential cyber security threats and enable timely information sharing for proactive, preventive and protective actions by individual entities. Phase-I of  NCCC has been made operational.
- (v) Cyber  Crime  Cells  have  been  set  up  in  all  States  and  Union  Territories  for  reporting  and investigation of cyber crime cases.
- (vi) Government has set up cyber forensic training and investigation labs in the States of Kerala, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jammu & Kashmir for training of law enforcement personnel and Judiciary in these States.
- (vii) A number of Cyber forensics tools for collection, analysis and presentation of the digital evidence have been developed indigenously and such tools are being used by law enforcement Agencies.
- (viii) Government  has  formulated  Cyber  Crisis  Management  Plan  for  countering  cyber  attacks  for implementation  by  all  Ministries/  Departments  of  Central  Government,  State  Governments  and their organizations and critical sectors. Regular workshops are conducted for Ministries, Departments, States & Union Territories and critical organizations to sensitize them about the cyber security threat landscape and enabling them  to prepare and implement  the Cyber  Crisis Management Plan.
- (ix) Government  has  launched  the  Cyber  Swachhta  Kendra  (Botnet  Cleaning  and  Malware  Analysis Centre). The centre is providing detection of malicious programs and free tools to remove the same for banks as well as common users.
- (x) Ministry of Home Affairs has issued National Information Security Policy and Guidelines (NISPG) to Government organizations to ensure safety of data and minimize cyber threats.
- (xi) Cyber security  mock  drills  are  being  conducted  regularly  to  enable  assessment  of  cyber  security posture and preparedness of organizations in Government and critical sectors. 15 such drills have so far been conducted by CERT-In where 148 organisations from different states and sectors such as Finance, Defence, Power, Telecom, Transport, Energy, Space, IT/ITeS, etc have participated.

(c): With the proliferation of Information Technology and related services, there is a rise in instances of cyber crimes in the country like elsewhere in the world. As per the data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 9622, 11592 and 12,317 cyber crime cases were registered during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. This includes cases registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 and related sections of Indian Penal Code and  Special & Local Laws involving computer as medium/ target.  Data for year 2017 is still under compilation by NCRB. Statewise data of reported cyber crimes is at Annexure.

(d):  As  per  the  information  reported  to  and  tracked  by  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team (CERT-In)  a  total  number  of    155,  164,  199  and  161  Government  websites    belonging  to  Central Ministries/Departments  and  State  were  hacked  during  the  year  2014,  2015,  2016  and  2017  (till November)    respectively.    Further,  As  per  the  information  reported  to  and  tracked  by  National Informatics Centre (NIC), a total number of 57, 41, 81, and 69 Government websites  hosted on NICNET were hacked during the year 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (till November)  respectively.

Government has taken the following measures to secure the websites:

- i) All the new government websites and applications are required to be audited with respect to cyber security prior to their hosting.  The auditing of the websites and applications will be conducted on a regular  basis  after  hosting.  The  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  has empanelled 54 security auditing organizations to support and audit implementation of Information Security Best Practices.
2. ii) NIC, which hosts the government websites, is continuously engaged in upgrading and improving the security posture of its hosting infrastructure.
3. iii) CERT-In  regularly  tracks  hacking  of  websites  and  alerts  the  website  owners  concerned  to  take actions to secure the websites to prevent their recurrence. CERT-In also issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats and countermeasures on regular basis.
4. iv) Government has formulated a Cyber Crisis Management Plan (CCMP) for countering cyber attacks and  cyber  terrorism  for  implementation  by  all  Ministries/  Departments  of  Central  Government, State Governments and their organizations and critical sectors.
- v) Cyber security  mock  drills  are  being  conducted  regularly  to  enable  assessment  of  cyber  security posture and preparedness of organizations in Government and critical sectors. 15 such drills have so far been conducted by CERT-In where 148 organisations from different States and sectors such as Finance, Defence, Power, Telecom, Transport, Energy, Space, IT/ITeS, etc participated.
6. vi) CERT-In  conducts  regular  training  programmes  for  network  /  system  administrators  and  Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) of Government and critical sector organisations regarding securing  the  IT  infrastructure  and  mitigating  cyber  attacks.  14  training  programs  covering  431 participants and 22 training programs covering 610 participants were conducted during 2016 and 2017 (till November) respectively.
7. vii) NIC which  provides  IT/E-Governance  related  services  to  Government  Departments,  protects  the cyber  resources  from  possible  compromises  through  a  layered  security  approach  in  the  form  of practices, procedures and technologies that are put in place. Also, relevant advisories are circulated among the NICNET users for taking precautionary measures from time-to-time. NIC has deployed state-of-the-art  security  solutions  including  firewalls,  intrusion  prevention  systems,  anti-virus solution. Additionally, periodic security audits of resources are performed followed by subsequent hardenings.  These  are  complemented  by  round-the-clock  monitoring  of  security  events  and remedial  measures  are  carried  out  for  solving  the  problems  subsequently.  Cyber  Security  is  a continuous  process  and  the  protection  elements  are  updated  on  a  regular  basis.  A  24x7  security monitoring  centre  for  detecting  and  responding  to  security  incidents,  including  NIC-CERT  is  in place at NIC.

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| SL   | State/UT                      |          |         |       |          |         |       | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   | Persons Convicted (PCV) under   |
|------|-------------------------------|----------|---------|-------|----------|---------|-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT                      | CR       | CCS     | CON   | PAR 2014 | PCS     | PCV   | CR                              | CCS                             | CON PAR 2015                    | PCS                             | PCV                             | CR                              |                                 |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                | 282      | 90      | 9     | 236      | 116     | 10    | 536                             | 19                              | 522                             | 197                             | 23                              | 616                             |                                 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh             | 18       | 0       | 0     | 2        | 0       | 0     | 6                               | 139 0                           | 4                               | 4                               | 0                               | 4                               |                                 |
| 3    | Assam                         | 379      | 22      | 1     | 351      | 22      | 1     | 483                             | 5 84                            | 11 457                          | 83                              | 11                              | 696                             |                                 |
| 4    | Bihar                         | 114      | 15      | 1     | 111      | 17      | 1     | 242                             | 59                              | 1 1567                          | 116                             | 1                               | 309                             |                                 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                  | 123      | 58      | 0     | 105      | 83      | 0     | 103                             | 93                              | 19 99                           | 115                             | 29                              | 90                              |                                 |
| 6    | Goa                           | 62       | 5       | 1     | 14       | 9       | 2     | 17                              | 5                               | 0 5                             | 3                               | 0                               | 31                              |                                 |
| 7    | Gujarat                       | 227      | 71      | 0     | 174      | 109     | 0     | 242                             | 119                             | 0 272                           | 310                             | 0                               | 362                             |                                 |
| 8    | Haryana                       | 151      | 62      | 3     | 121      | 101     | 4     | 224                             | 87                              | 2 205                           | 189                             | 2                               | 401                             |                                 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh              | 38       | 14      | 0     | 16       | 36      | 0     | 50                              | 26                              | 1 38                            | 28                              | 1                               | 31                              |                                 |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir                | 37       | 3       | 0     | 4        | 3       | 0     | 34                              | 7                               | 0 12                            | 9                               | 0                               | 28                              |                                 |
| 11   | Jharkhand                     | 93       | 24      | 0     | 57       | 29      | 0     | 180                             | 37                              | 3 172                           | 41                              | 5                               | 259                             |                                 |
| 12   | Karnataka                     | 1020     | 118     | 2     | 372      | 177     | 2     | 1447                            | 186                             | 293                             | 264                             | 3                               | 1101                            |                                 |
| 13   | Kerala                        | 450      | 168     | 12    | 283      | 209     | 13    | 290                             | 219                             | 3 8 191                         | 267                             | 8                               | 283                             |                                 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh                | 289      | 237     | 6     | 386      | 386     | 15    | 231                             | 143                             | 4 230                           | 221                             | 5                               | 258                             |                                 |
| 15   | Maharashtra                   | 1879     | 445     | 3     | 942      | 641     | 3     | 2195                            | 438                             | 2 825                           | 720                             | 4                               | 2380                            |                                 |
| 16   | Manipur                       | 13       | 1       | 0     | 3        | 1       | 0     | 6                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 11                              |                                 |
| 17   | Meghalaya                     | 60       | 11      | 0     | 12       | 12      | 0     | 56                              | 17                              | 0 1 20                          | 18                              | 2                               | 39                              |                                 |
| 18   | Mizoram                       | 22       | 4       | 0     | 4        | 4       | 0     | 8                               | 11                              | 8                               | 11                              | 10                              | 1                               |                                 |
| 19   | Nagaland                      | 0        | 1       | 0     | 0        | 1       | 0     | 0                               | 0                               | 18 0                            | 0                               | 0                               | 2                               |                                 |
| 20   | Odisha                        | 124      | 17      | 0     | 17       | 17      | 0     | 386                             | 65                              | 0 0                             | 90                              | 0                               | 317                             |                                 |
| 21   | Punjab                        | 226      | 62      | 7     | 159      | 73      | 7     | 149                             | 64                              | 110 17 136                      | 95                              | 24                              | 102                             |                                 |
| 22   | Rajasthan                     | 697      | 161     | 7     | 248      | 248     | 8     | 949                             | 185                             | 10                              | 280                             | 11                              | 941                             |                                 |
| 23   | Sikkim                        | 4        | 0       | 0     | 2        | 0       | 0     | 1                               | 1                               | 295 1                           | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               |                                 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                    | 172      | 23      | 3     | 120      | 28      | 5     | 142                             | 77                              | 0 6                             | 88                              | 8                               | 144                             |                                 |
| 25   | Telangana                     | 703      | 61      | 1     | 429      | 80      | 1     | 687                             | 105                             | 125 15 430                      | 136                             | 25                              | 593                             |                                 |
| 26   | Tripura                       | 5        | 0       | 0     | 1        | 0       | 0     | 13                              | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 8                               |                                 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                 | 1737     | 267     | 7     | 1223     | 383     | 8     | 2208                            | 789                             | 8 89 1699                       | 1375                            | 112                             | 2639                            |                                 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand                   | 42       | 21      | 0     | 39       | 37      | 0     | 48                              | 15                              | 5 23                            | 16                              | 7                               | 62                              |                                 |
| 29   | West Bengal                   | 355      | 79      | 2     | 212      | 90      | 2     | 398                             | 154                             | 287                             | 170                             | 0                               | 478                             |                                 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 9322     | 2040    | 65    | 5643     | 2912    | 82    | 11331                           | 3130                            | 0 224 8044                      | 4847                            | 291                             | 12187                           |                                 |
| 30   | A &NIslands                   | 13       | 2       | 0     | 5        | 3       | 0     | 6                               | 4                               | 0 2                             | 4                               | 0                               | 3                               |                                 |
| 31   | Chandigarh                    | 55       | 24      | 6     | 45       | 24      | 8     | 77                              | 17                              | 22                              | 20                              | 4                               | 26                              |                                 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli                    | 3        | 0       | 0     | 1        | 0       | 0     | 0                               | 1                               | 4 0 0                           | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               |                                 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu                    | 1        | 1       | 0     | 2        | 2       | 0     | 1                               | 0 0                             | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |                                 |
| 34   | Delhi UT                      | 226      | 49      | 5     | 56       | 57      | 5     | 177                             | 53                              | 3                               | 53                              | 55                              | 98                              |                                 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                   | 1        | 0       | 0     | 0        | 0       | 0     | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 3 0                             | 0                               |                                 |
| 36   | Puducherry                    | 1        | 0       | 0     | 0        | 0       | 0     | 0                               | 1                               | 0 3 0                           |                                 | 1 4                             | 2                               |                                 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 300 9622 | 76 2116 | 11 76 | 109 5752 | 86 2998 | 13 95 | 261 11592                       | 76 3206                         | 10 77 234 8121                  | 4928                            | 81 11 302                       | 130 12317                       |                                 |