A brief report on older people’s experience of cybercrime victimization in Mumbai, India

ABSTRACT

As internet penetration increases in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMIC), more older people are now conducting financial transactions online and using social media to stay in touch with family and friends. We discuss concerns that existing financial regulations and controls in India may afford older people insufficient protection from cybercrime, using qualitative interviews from our recent study exploring older people’s experiences of cybercrime in Mumbai.

KEYWORDS:

• Cybercrime
• older victims
• India
• commentary

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the University College London’s Grand Challenges Fund.