About Cyber Kannadigas

Who We Are

Cyber Kannadigas — also written CyberKannadig, CyberKannadiga, or Cyber Kannadiga — was founded on a straightforward belief: the people of Karnataka and the wider Kannada-speaking world deserve honest, jargon-free, and thoroughly verified reporting on cybercrime, data privacy, digital fraud, and online safety. We publish in English and aim our coverage at anyone who uses a smartphone, bank account, or social-media profile — which is to say, almost everyone.

We are not a government body, not affiliated with any political party, and not a product of the Karnataka Police or any state or central ministry. We are an editorially independent newsroom. Our funding comes from advertising and, in future, reader memberships — never from sources that could compromise our reporting.

What We Cover

Our coverage spans five broad areas:

• Cybercrime alerts: UPI fraud, phishing, SIM-swap scams, OTP theft, online loan-app harassment, and investment fraud targeting Karnataka residents.
• Data privacy: How companies collect and use your personal data, what the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 means for you, and how to exercise your rights.
• Digital literacy: Practical guides for parents, senior citizens, and first-generation internet users on recognising scams, securing accounts, and using the internet safely.
• Policy and regulation: Reporting on CERT-In advisories, MeitY directions, RBI consumer-protection guidelines, and Karnataka government digital initiatives.
• Investigations: Original reporting on scam networks, compromised apps, and fraudulent entities operating in or targeting Karnataka.

Our Mission

India reported over 1.5 million cybercrime complaints to the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal in a single recent year. Karnataka is consistently among the top states by reported incidents, and Bengaluru alone accounts for thousands of cases. Behind those numbers are real people — pensioners who lost life savings to a fake customer-care call, students whose social-media accounts were hijacked, small traders defrauded through fake payment screenshots.

Cyber Kannadigas exists to close the information gap. Academic whitepapers and corporate threat reports are written for specialists. Government advisories are often terse and bureaucratic. We translate all of it into clear, actionable English — and we add original reporting, local context, and real voices from Karnataka.

Editorial Independence

Our newsroom is run by working journalists and subject-matter experts who take full editorial responsibility for everything we publish. Advertisers, sponsors, and technology partners have no influence over our coverage. We do not accept payment for positive coverage. We do not publish press releases without independent verification. When we make a mistake, we correct it transparently and promptly.

A Note on Our Name

We use several spellings of our name interchangeably — Cyber Kannadigas, CyberKannadiga, CyberKannadig — because that is how our community searches for us. Regardless of spelling, it refers to the same publication, the same team, and the same editorial standards.

Get in Touch

We welcome tips, reader questions, and story ideas. Write to us at [email protected]. If you have been a victim of cybercrime, you can also reach the National Cybercrime Helpline at 1930 or file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in.