MUMBAI: Move over Jamtara, there’s a new cyber playground in town. The once-notorious hub for online mischief in Jharkhand no longer reigns as India’s cybercrime epicentre. Emerging from the shadows are fresh contenders—districts like Bharatpur, Mathura, Nuh, Deogarh, Gurgaon, Alwar, Bokaro, Karma Tand, and Giridih—that have claimed the spotlight and are collectively responsible for 80% of reported cybercrimes across country.
Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF), a nonprofit startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, released a report last month that reveals insights on cybercrime hotspots in the country where the art of online deception has been unfolding and flourishing. The report takes into account data from January 2020 to June 2023.
