Covid-19 Impact on Cyber Crimes in India: A Systematic Study

ABSTRACT

In this digital era of online processing, most information is accessible electronically and is prone to cyber threats. There is a vast range of cyber threats whose behavior is hard to understand in the early phases. These attacks may have some motivation behind them that have significant societal impacts in the form of economic damage, psychological disturbance, a threat to national security, and so on. With the worldwide spread of COVID-19, India experienced an astonishing 86% rise in cybercrimes. Nowadays, cybercrime has become an attractive strategy for hackers to create chaos and disruption. This paper is based on the quantitative analysis of cybercrime in India and its impacts on society, with preventive measures to handle them. In our study, we found that digital related offenses and online frauds are drastically increasing in India during COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, awareness campaigns and security solutions are needed to prevent or mitigate them. © 2022 IEEE.