Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Cyber Crimes
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *93

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.02.2017

## CYBER CRIMES

## *93 SHRI  D. K. SURESH: SHRI  UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a)      the details of cyber crimes reported during the last three years and the present status of the said crimes;
- (b)      the percentage increase in such crimes during the said period, State-wise; and
- (c)      whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  tackle  cyber  crime  incidents  with stringent  cyber  laws  to  make  online  transactions  fool  proof;  and if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION *93 FOR 08.02.2017 REGARDING CYBER CRIMES

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(a) and (b):   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  5693,  9622  and  11592  cyber  crime  cases  were registered during the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively, showing a rise of 69% during 2013 to 2014 and 20% during 2014 to 2015.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. Similar data for the year 2016 is under collection.  State/UT-wise data during 2013-2015 is enclosed as Annexure.

- (c):   Government has taken various steps to tackle the cyber crime incidents on the Internet. It includes:
- (i) The  IT  Act,  2000  provides  a  comprehensive  legal  framework  to  address  the  issues  connected with cyber crime, cyber attacks and security breaches of information technology infrastructure.
- (ii)   Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has recently notified the scheme for evaluating any Department, body or agency of the Central Government or a State Government to notify them as Examiner of Electronic Evidence under section 79A of IT Act, 2000.
- (i) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issues alerts and advisories regarding latest  cyber  threats  and  countermeasures  on  regular  basis.    CERT-In  has  issued  17  advisories since  Nov  27,  2016  for  security  safeguards  covering  Point  of  Sale  (POS),  Micro  ATMs, electronic  Wallets,  online  banking,  smart  phones,  unified  payment  interface,  Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), RuPay, SIM cards, wireless access points / routers, mobile banking, cloud and Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS). Advisory has also been sent by CERT-In to RBI, National  Payment  Corporation  of  India  (NPCI)  and  Payment  Card  Industry Organizations covering precautions to be taken  to avoid similar attacks  as those that occurred recently with credit / debit cards.
- (ii) CERT-In is conducting cyber security trainings  for  IT / cyber security professionals including Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) of Government and critical sector organisations. 18 such  training  programs  were  conducted  covering  580  participants  during  the  year  2016.In addition  2  workshops  on  security  of  digital  payments  systems  have  been  conducted  for stakeholder organisations covering 110 participants.
- (iii) Cyber  Crime  Cells  have  been  set  up  in  all  States  and  Union  Territories  for  reporting  and investigation of Cyber Crime cases.
- (iv) With respect to the banking sector, in order to focus more attention on IT related matters, RBI has taken various action which includes
- -RBI  has  set  up  a  Cyber  Security  and  IT  Examination  (CSITE)  cell  within  its  Department  of Banking Supervision in 2015.
- -The Bank has issued a comprehensive circular on Cyber Security Framework in Banks on June 2, 2016 covering best practices pertaining to various aspects of cyber security.
- -RBI carries out  IT Examination of banks separately  from the regular financial examination of banks from last year. This report has a special focus on cyber security. The reports have been issued to the banks for remedial action.
- -RBI has also set up Cyber Crisis Management Group to address any major incidents reported including suggesting ways to respond and recover to/ from the incidents.
- -Department of Banking Supervision under RBI also conducts cyber security preparedness testing among banks on the basis of hypothetical scenarios with the help of CERT-In.
- -RBI also has set up an IT subsidiary, which would focus, among other things, on cyber security within  RBI  as  well  as  in  regulated  entities.  The  subsidiary  is  in  the  process  of  recruiting  the experts.
- -RBI has issued circular on 09 th December 2016 in Security and Risk mitigation measure for all authorised entities / banks issuing Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) in the country.
- -In  addition,  RBI  issues  Circulars/advisories  to  all  Commercial  Banks  on  phishing  attacks  and preventive / detective measures to tackle phishing attacks.

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## Annexure

| State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   | State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   | State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   | State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   | State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   | State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   | State/UT-wise total number of cyber crimecases registered during 2013-2015   |
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| Serial Number                                                                | State/UT                                                                     | 2013*                                                                        | 2014#                                                                        | %variation in 2014 over 2013                                                 | 2015#                                                                        | %variation in 2015 over 2014                                                 |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 651                                                                          | 282                                                                          | -56.7                                                                        | 536                                                                          | 90.1                                                                         |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 10                                                                           | 18                                                                           | 80.0                                                                         | 6                                                                            | -66.7                                                                        |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 154                                                                          | 379                                                                          | 146.1                                                                        | 483                                                                          | 27.4                                                                         |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 139                                                                          | 114                                                                          | -17.9                                                                        | 242                                                                          | 112.3                                                                        |
| 5                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 101                                                                          | 123                                                                          | 21.8                                                                         | 103                                                                          | -16.3                                                                        |
| 6                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | 58                                                                           | 62                                                                           | 6.9                                                                          | 17                                                                           | -72.6                                                                        |
| 7                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | 77                                                                           | 227                                                                          | 194.8                                                                        | 242                                                                          | 6.6                                                                          |
| 8                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 323                                                                          | 151                                                                          | -53.3                                                                        | 224                                                                          | 48.3                                                                         |
| 9                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 28                                                                           | 38                                                                           | 35.7                                                                         | 50                                                                           | 31.6                                                                         |
| 10                                                                           | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 46                                                                           | 37                                                                           | -19.6                                                                        | 34                                                                           | -8.1                                                                         |
| 11                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 26                                                                           | 93                                                                           | 257.7                                                                        | 180                                                                          | 93.5                                                                         |
| 12                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 533                                                                          | 1020                                                                         | 91.4                                                                         | 1447                                                                         | 41.9                                                                         |
| 13                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 383                                                                          | 450                                                                          | 17.5                                                                         | 290                                                                          | -35.6                                                                        |
| 14                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 342                                                                          | 289                                                                          | -15.5                                                                        | 231                                                                          | -20.1                                                                        |
| 15                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 907                                                                          | 1879                                                                         | 107.2                                                                        | 2195                                                                         | 16.8                                                                         |
| 16                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 1                                                                            | 13                                                                           | 1200.0                                                                       | 6                                                                            | -53.8                                                                        |
| 17                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 17                                                                           | 60                                                                           | 252.9                                                                        | 56                                                                           | -6.7                                                                         |
| 18                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 0                                                                            | 22                                                                           | 0.0                                                                          | 8                                                                            | -63.6                                                                        |
| 19                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          |
| 20                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 104                                                                          | 124                                                                          | 19.2                                                                         | 386                                                                          | 211.3                                                                        |
| 21                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 156                                                                          | 226                                                                          | 44.9                                                                         | 149                                                                          | -34.1                                                                        |
| 22                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 297                                                                          | 697                                                                          | 134.7                                                                        | 949                                                                          | 36.2                                                                         |
| 23                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 4                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          | 1                                                                            | -75.0                                                                        |
| 24                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 90                                                                           | 172                                                                          | 91.1                                                                         | 142                                                                          | -17.4                                                                        |
| 25                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | -                                                                            | 703                                                                          | -                                                                            | 687                                                                          | -2.3                                                                         |
| 26                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 14                                                                           | 5                                                                            | -64.3                                                                        | 13                                                                           | 160.0                                                                        |
| 27                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 682                                                                          | 1737                                                                         | 154.7                                                                        | 2208                                                                         | 27.1                                                                         |
| 28                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 27                                                                           | 42                                                                           | 55.6                                                                         | 48                                                                           | 14.3                                                                         |
| 29                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 342                                                                          | 355                                                                          | 3.8                                                                          | 398                                                                          | 12.1                                                                         |
|                                                                              | TOTAL STATE(S)                                                               | 5508                                                                         | 9322                                                                         | 69.2                                                                         | 11331                                                                        | 21.6                                                                         |
| 30                                                                           | A &NIslands                                                                  | 18                                                                           | 13                                                                           | -27.8                                                                        | 6                                                                            | -53.8                                                                        |
| 31                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                   | 11                                                                           | 55                                                                           | 400.0                                                                        | 77                                                                           | 40.0                                                                         |
| 32                                                                           | D&N Haveli                                                                   | 0                                                                            | 3                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          | 0                                                                            | -100.0                                                                       |
| 33                                                                           | Daman &Diu                                                                   | 1                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          | 1                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          |
| 34                                                                           | Delhi UT                                                                     | 150                                                                          | 226                                                                          | 50.7                                                                         | 177                                                                          | -21.7                                                                        |
| 35                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                  | 0                                                                            | 1                                                                            | 0.0                                                                          | 0                                                                            | -100.0                                                                       |
| 36                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 5                                                                            | 1                                                                            | -80.0                                                                        | 0                                                                            | -100.0                                                                       |
|                                                                              | TOTAL UT(S)                                                                  | 185                                                                          | 300                                                                          | 62.2                                                                         | 261                                                                          | -13.0                                                                        |
|                                                                              | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                            | 5693                                                                         | 9622                                                                         | 69.0                                                                         | 11592                                                                        | 20.5                                                                         |
| Source: Crime in India                                                       | Source: Crime in India                                                       | Source: Crime in India                                                       | Source: Crime in India                                                       | Source: Crime in India                                                       | Source: Crime in India                                                       | Source: Crime in India                                                       |

| computer as medium/target                                                                                                                      |
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| # Includes cases registered under IT Act, related sections of Indian Penal Code and Special & Local Laws (involving computer as medium/target) |