The global cost of cybercrime is projected to soar to $14 trillion within three years, a figure surpassing the GDP of most nations, according to Sachin Kakkar, Director of Engineering and Site Lead, Privacy, Safety & Security at Google.

Kakkar shared this assessment during a panel discussion on “Securing the Next Gen Cloud World” at CNBC-TV18’s Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in Mumbai on Friday, November 7. The panel also featured Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India & South Asia, and Jay Kotak, Co-Head of Kotak811.

Highlighting recent high-profile incidents, Kakkar said the severity of cyber threats is evident — from the JLR ransomware attack that “crippled production” to the “Taylor Swift deepfake porn” case.

“The cost of cybercrime in 2025 is around $10 trillion and it's going

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