India desk
Cyber threats hitting India
Breaches at Indian companies, fraud and scam waves, CERT-In advisories and the policy that shapes them — sourced from filings, regulators and police.
In this section
Deepfake investment ads in India: what they are, who has been faked, and how to spot one
Data breach reporting in India: CERT-In's six-hour rule and the DPDP timeline explained
Mule accounts: why renting out your bank account can end in arrest
Fake job offers, real compounds: how Indians end up trafficked into Southeast Asian scam hubs
CBI's Operation Chakra-VI targets the money trail behind India's digital arrest scams
Digital arrest scams in India: complaints fall, but the Supreme Court and CBI keep up pressure
SIM binding, IMEI crackdown and Sanchar Saathi: where India's telecom anti-fraud rules stand
Indian cybercrime by the numbers: what NCRP, 1930 and the RBI's 2025-26 report actually show
Tata Electronics confirms cyber incident after group leaks alleged Apple and Tesla files
Bank of Baroda discloses cyber incident as data-leak claims circulate
Bajaj Auto says ransomware attack led it to pause operations for a few days
Reliance confirms partial breach as Kudankulam project files leak; NPCIL says no safety data
India / by the numbers
India's cybercrime, in numbers
lost to cyber fraud reported on NCRP (₹ crore, 2025)
ThePrint — MHA data: Indians lost Rs 22,495 crore to cyber fraud in 2025 (21 Feb 2026)
saved via I4C's CFCFRMS across 32.80 lakh complaints (₹ crore, 2021 to 30 Jun 2026)
MHA — Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 251, National Cyber Crime Data (21 Jul 2026)
cyber security incidents handled by CERT-In (2025)
PIB — CERT-In: India's Frontline Defender against Cyber Threats (23 Jan 2026)
bank and FI fraud cases of ₹1 lakh+ reported, involving ₹48,021 crore (RBI, FY2025-26)
Outlook Business (PTI) — RBI Annual Report 2025-26 fraud data (29 May 2026)
Tracker
Recent Indian data breaches
Guides
What to do if it happens to you
2026 / Guide
Aadhaar or PAN leaked in a data breach? How to lock it down and check for misuse
Open report
2026 / Guide
Bank account frozen by cyber police? What to do if you received tainted money without knowing
Open report
2026 / Guide
How to get money back after cyber fraud: the real routes, the odds and 'recovery' scams
Open report
2026 / Guide
Digital arrest scam: how to recognise the call, what to do on it, and what to do if you paid
Open report
2026 / Guide
Phone suddenly shows no service? What to do about SIM-swap and eSIM fraud in India
Open report
2026 / Guide
Festive sale scams: how to spot fake shopping sites, gift links and delivery tricks
Open report
2026 / Guide
Is this a scam? How to check a phone number, link, app, adviser or UPI ID in India
Open report
2026 / Guide
Harassed by a loan app? How to check a lender first, and where to complain in India
Open report
2026 / Guide
Money on hold after a 1930 complaint? How frozen funds are released back to victims
Open report
2026 / Guide
Cyber crime complaint status 'pending'? How to track an NCRP complaint and what to do next
Open report
2026 / Guide
Blackmailed after a video call? What to do about sextortion, and how to get the clip taken down
Open report
2026 / Guide
Invited to a stock tips WhatsApp group? How to check it before you send a rupee
Open report
2026 / Guide
Lost money in a UPI fraud? What to do in the first hour, and how to complain on 1930
Open reportLost money
Call 1930 or file at cybercrime.gov.in — the faster, the better the odds of freezing it.
Suspicious call or SMS
Report it on Sanchar Saathi – Chakshu.
Organisations
Report incidents to CERT-In within six hours. How it works.
Advisories
Read CERT-In advisories and exploited vulnerabilities.