Over 80% Of India's Cyber Fraud Losses In 5 Years Occurred In Just 2024 And 2025 | Exclusive

Last Updated:June 25, 2026, 08:42 IST

Between 2020 and 2025, Indians reported losing Rs 55,659.81 crore to cyber fraud. Of that staggering sum, Rs 45,344.16 crore was lost in 2024 and 2025 alone

Never before have Indians lost so much to cyber fraudsters as they did in the last two years, with 2024 and 2025 together accounting for more than 80 per cent of the country’s total cyber fraud losses from 2020 to 2025.

Government data accessed by News18 revealed that more than 80 per cent of all cyber fraud losses recorded since 2020 occurred in just the last two years and even the country’s most prominent citizens are not immune this year. So far, the national capital has seen two big cases of cyber fraud where total money defrauded was more than Rs 21 crore.

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Between 2020 and 2025, Indians reported losing Rs 55,659.81 crore to cyber fraud. Of that staggering sum, Rs 45,344.16 crore was lost in 2024 and 2025 alone, pointing to a crisis that is accelerating at an alarming pace.

The sheer volume of complaints tells a similar story. Authorities received 67.32 lakh cyber fraud complaints between 2019 and 2025 and nearly 43.22 lakh of them, close to two-thirds of the total, were filed in the last two years.

But it is not just the numbers that are growing. Analysis of the data shows that fraudsters are extracting larger sums from each successful scam, with the average reported loss per complaint rising significantly over the years. Cybercrime in India is becoming not only more widespread, but costlier for its victims.

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News18 was the first to report about the latest incident of cyber fraud wherein former Indian prime minister IK Gujral’s son was duped by fraudsters. Investigators say fraudsters impersonated Naresh Gujral on a messaging platform and manipulated an employee into transferring nearly Rs 7.8 crore—a textbook example of social engineering, where criminals exploit trust and human error rather than technical vulnerabilities.

The case underscores a troubling reality, no one, regardless of wealth, status, or connections, is beyond the reach of increasingly sophisticated cyber fraudsters.

As complaints climb and losses mount, the data paints a stark picture—more than four out of every five rupees lost to cyber fraud since 2020 vanished in the last two years alone.

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Ankur SharmaAssociate Editor

With more than 17 years in journalism, Ankur Sharma is an Associate Editor specializing in internal security and strategic affairs. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, paramilitary forces, and cen...Read More

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