India’s rapidly expanding digital commerce sector has heightened concerns regarding cybersecurity and data protection. Despite recent legislative initiatives, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (2023) and the Information Technology Act (amendments), the effectiveness of these frameworks in mitigating cybercrime remains inadequately studied. This research investigates the effectiveness of current Indian cyber laws and data protection mechanisms in securing digital commercial environments. Adopting a mixed-methods approach, the study combines a comprehensive legal review with an empirical analysis of reported cybercrime cases and structured interviews with regulatory officials. The findings aim to identify critical gaps between legislative intent and enforcement outcomes, testing the hypothesis that deficiencies in data protection frameworks are positively correlated with the frequency of cybercrime incidents in Indian digital commerce. The study contributes to the literature by offering evidence-based insights into the alignment between existing legal instruments and emerging cyber threats, ultimately proposing policy and legislative reforms to strengthen data governance and commercial cybersecurity in India.