T’s cybercrime rate rings alarm bells as WEF flags digital risks

43 cybercrime cases per 1 lakh population in Telangana

Hyderabad: Telangana’s cybercrime and economic offence rates are running far above the national average, a NITI Aayog-backed study has found, even as a separate World Economic Forum (WEF) report has flagged cyber insecurity as India’s biggest national risk over the next two years. The Investment Friendliness Index 2026 found that Telangana reported 43 cybercrime cases per lakh population, against a national average of five, and 75 economic offen…

T’s cybercrime rate rings alarm bells as WEF flags digital risks

WEF Global Risks Report 2026 flags cyber insecurity as India’s top risk; Telangana records 43 cybercrime and 75 economic offence cases per lakh, raising investor concerns.