Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, February 18 said that Telangana aims to be number one in cyber safety.

"Telangana has a fully functional cyber security bureau with a helpline number 1930 working 24X7," CM Revanth said while addressing the Cybersecurity Conclave at the Integrated Command and Control Center in Hyderabad.

Explaining how deep-rooted cyber crimes are, the chief minister informed that nearly Rs 22,812 crore of money across India is lost to cyber criminals, thus making it a huge threat to the Indian economy.

CM Reavnth spoke about the dangerous spread of fake news and its impact on society. "Another major threat today is fake news, misinformation on social media can cause chaos in society. The...