Delhi Police: 62% cybercrime reports in 2020 cite financial fraud

Updated : Dec 25, 2020 21:45
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Editorji News Desk

According to reports, 62% of cybercrime incidents reported to the Delhi Police in 2020 were related to financial fraud. The Delhi Police has said it's noticed a spurt in the number of cybercrime incidents during the Covid-19 lockdowns, with 24% of the remaining complaints related to social media, and the last 14% to hacking and data theft. Complaints also showed that cases of extortion by morphing videos of people performing sexual acts have increased as well.

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