Bhubaneswar: With Digital became the preferred transaction mode during the prevalent Covid crisis, the Cybercrime case increased by 47% that interfered with Bhubaneswar in the first half of 2021 compared to the appropriate period in 2020.
The police have registered 51 cases of cybercrime between January and June last year in the capital city.
Such cases rose to 75 during January-June this year.
May, a number of lumbers charged after the second wave of Covid this year, saw a maximum violation of cyber.
The police registered 17 Cybercree cases in May this year, the first half of this year.
In May Lockdown last year, the police only registered 8 Cybercrime cases.
The police said they registered 16 Cybercrime cases in January, respectively in February and March, 11 cases in April, 17 cases in May and 11 cases in June this year.
Registration of the case by 2020 was established on January 10, 8 in February 9 in March, 2 in April, 8 in May and 14 in June.
While at all 124 Cybercrime cases registered in the capital in 2019, the number fell slightly to 123 in 2020.
“We found most cases related to fraud after a transaction through net banking, UPI and UPI payments.
Locking has encouraged people to stay at Indoor and increase their dependence on online banking.
Restrictions on people’s movements, fears of viral infection through cash and the availability of commodities through online platforms makes people vulnerable to cyber fraud, “said a senior police officer.
Police sources said that almost all victims found fake money withdrawals from their accounts after they clicked on phishing and suspicious letters or links to cashback offers.
In some cases victims, which are not fluent in online transactions, sharing their passwords after being cheated by cyber criminals.
“We have polished people not to share their account details and pins with strangers.
The bank has also sent a message of consciousness to their customers,” said Deputy Commissioner of the Uma Police Shankar Dash.
The recent commission police formed cyber cells and issued aid number (7440006709) to save victims of cyber crime.
Although the police station registered a case and conducted an investigation, cyber cells had intervened immediately with the bank or payment gateway and tried to take the victim’s money tricked.