A Study on Cybercrime Awareness among Youth in Maharashtra

Abstract

Every minute in India a new user is using the internet. The increasing integration of digital platforms and devices presents a challenge in protecting the youth from cybercrimes. Moreover, the stark truth is that internet users are not updated with the latest cyber threats and security concerns. Therefore, the primary question about this research paper is to know to awareness level of youth in Maharashtra. Primary and secondary data have been collected through questionnaires and journals, newspaper articles, and Government reports respectively. Chi-square test is used to test the hypothesis. The questionnaire was sent to 110 individuals out of which 85 respondents replied effectively. To collect data non-probabilistic convenient sampling method is used. According to the research paper, almost 37% of the respondents have fallen victim to these scams, yet 51% of them are either unaware of them or have never attended a session on the subject. Furthermore, there is no correlation between the awareness level of Maharashtra's youth and age or gender.