In 2020, the northeastern state of Assam in India had the highest number of cyber crimes motivated by feelings of personal revenge when compared to the rest of the country. There were approximately 654 cases registered with the Assamese authorities that year. The state of Karnataka came second with 147 registered cases. Overall the country recorded approximately 1,470 cases of various cyber crimes with revenge as motive that year. These crimes came under the purview of numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code under Information Technology Act (Cyber crimes).
Number of cyber crimes with personal revenge as motive reported across India in 2020, by leading state
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