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The cases increased exponentially in 2020 with 6,333 cyber fraud-related complaints received while 420 FIRs were registered.<br \/> Significantly, even theUnited Nationsreported a 350% rise in phishing websites during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the latest cybersafe report of the Union <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/home\">Home<\/a> ministry has placed Dehradun fifth in the country in terms of number of victims of such a crime. The report states at least 3,056 in Dehradun district fell prey to cyber crimes from August 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a significant rise in cyber crime cases in the state since last year&#8217;s Covid-19 outbreak, according to data ofUttarakhandpolice&#8217;sSpecial Task Force(STF). While there were around 1,800 complaints received and 200 FIRs registered in 2018, the complaints rose to over 3,600 with 261 FIRs in 2019. 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