How many cyber security incidents does CERT-In track each year?

History

These are incidents reported to and tracked by CERT-In, India's national agency for responding to cyber security incidents. They are not a count of every attack in India, and more reporting also raises the number.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Take the yearly table in the Ministry of Home Affairs reply to the Lok Sabha, published by PIB on 24 March 2026: 14,02,809 incidents in 2021, 13,91,457 in 2022, 15,92,917 in 2023, 20,41,360 in 2024 and 29,44,248 in 2025.
2. Check 2023 to 2025 against the Ministry of Electronics and IT reply that PIB published on 14 August 2026, which gives the same three numbers.
3. Work out the change: 29,44,248 divided by 20,41,360 is 44.2% growth over 2024, and 20,41,360 divided by 15,92,917 is 28.2% growth over 2023.

What this number does not tell you

• The count is incidents reported to and tracked by CERT-In. Better reporting channels and wider monitoring can raise it without more attacks, so do not read it as a direct measure of attack volume.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs reply says CERT-In does not maintain the estimated financial loss from cyber incidents, so there is no official rupee figure to go with the count.
• PIB's January 2026 year-in-review says CERT-In "handled" over 29.44 lakh incidents in 2025; this is the same 29,44,248 figure in lakh.

Sources

1. Ministry of Home Affairs (PIB), Assistance to States to tackle cyber incidents, 24 Mar 2026 — Lok Sabha written reply, published by PIBAs per the information reported to and tracked by CERT-In, the total number of cyber security incidents observed during the last five years are given below: Year Number of cyber security incidents 2021 14,02,809 2022 13,91,457 2023 15,92,917 2024 20,41,360 2025 29,44,248
2. Ministry of Electronics and IT (PIB), Government Strengthens Cyber Security Preparedness, 14 Aug 2026As per the information reported to and tracked by CERT-In, the total number of cyber security incidents observed during the last three years are given below: Year No of incidents 2023 15,92,917 2024 20,41,360 2025 29,44,248
3. Ministry of Electronics and IT (PIB), CERT-In: India's Frontline Defender against Cyber Threats, 23 Jan 2026In 2025, CERT-In handled over 29.44 lakh cyber incidents, issuing 1,530 alerts, 390 vulnerability notes, and 65 advisories, reflecting large-scale national cyber response capability.

Worked out by us: 44.2 (29,44,248 (2025) divided by 20,41,360 (2024), minus 1, as a percentage, rounded to one decimal); 28.2 (20,41,360 (2024) divided by 15,92,917 (2023), minus 1, as a percentage, rounded to one decimal).

Questions people ask

How many cyber incidents did CERT-In record in 2025?

29,44,248 incidents were reported to and tracked by CERT-In in 2025, up from 20,41,360 in 2024 (PIB, Lok Sabha reply).

What is CERT-In?

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, designated under the Information Technology Act, 2000 as the national agency for responding to cyber security incidents.

Has the number gone up every year?

Not in 2022, when it fell slightly to 13,91,457 from 14,02,809 in 2021. It has risen every year since: 15,92,917 in 2023, 20,41,360 in 2024 and 29,44,248 in 2025.

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This figure is from CERT-In's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it yearly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.