Jaipur, Feb. 22 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant shared an anecdote on rising cybercrime in the country, stating that several websites were created in his name and used to message his relatives.

Addressing the national conference on 'Cyber Security: Awareness, Protection and Inclusive Access to Justice' in Jaipur on Friday, CJI Surya Kant termed cyber fraud as "extortion and dacoity" and stated that more than Rs 50,000 crore has been looted in such cases.

He said, "Cyber safety is at the heart of justice conversation. We've been taught since childhood to think first and then act. In the digital world, this simple discipline becomes a form of protection (against cyber threats). We often speak about cybercrime in the language of...