HYDERABAD: Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) Director Shikha Goel on Tuesday said citizens in the state are losing nearly Rs 4 crore every day to cybercrimes, with educated individuals increasingly falling prey.
“We have seen almost 60% of victims are highly educated — people from the IT profession, software, doctors and other private employees,” she said.
Goel added that cybercrimes in Telangana have reduced by 8% till September 2025, while across the country they increased by 29%. The amount lost to cyber fraud has also declined in the state.
TGCSB launched a flagship statewide awareness initiative, ‘Fraud Ka Full Stop’ — a six–week intensive campaign aimed at preventing cyber fraud and equipping citizens with practical digital safety skills.
Activities include workshops, seminars, school and college awareness programmes, flash mobs, cyber safety walks, rallies, poster, painting and short–video competitions, street plays, pledge drives, social media challenges, live online interactions and jingles played at major public locations such as markets, railway stations and RTC bus stands.
Students of Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women participated in the new campaign, forming cyber groups at college level.
“Cybercrime touches all of us. While some of us become victims, others escape from being scammed. At the same time, this is one of the most preventable crimes. We become victims either out of fear or greed or confusion or trust,” Goel said.
Since May 2023, TGCSB has handled 2.44 lakh NCRP complaints, registered 58,244 FIRs and facilitated refunds of over `350 crore to victims of cyber fraud.
Addressing the gathering, state DGP B Shivadhar Reddy noted the changing nature of crime. “Even 10 to 15 years back, most crimes were dacoities, robberies and other kinds. But for the past 5 to 6 years, cybercrimes have become a big problem to society,” he said.
Officials said a minimum of 5,00,000 citizens will be directly reached through physical events, with more being engaged via radio, newspapers, television and digital platforms.
In numbers
Average calls received daily: 1,190
Average call connect time: 3 minutes
Total calls this year: 3.9 lakh