$6 trillion lost in cyber crime in first nine months of this year, say experts

BENGALURU: There has been an estimated loss of $6 trillion in cyber crime in the first nine months of this year. The fact that cyber attacks are happening at a regular frequency tell us that something is wrong somewhere, said Lt General Rajesh Pant (Retd), national cybersecurity coordinator, Government of India.
He was speaking on ‘Solarium 2020, US Cyber Security in a Changing World Order’ on Friday, in a virtual forum organised by the Synergia Foundation, a Bengaluru-based strategic think tank.