The Ministry of Home Affairs’ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has taken important actions to prevent cybercrimes and fight digital fraud. I4C has blocked more than 59,000 WhatsApp accounts and more than 1,700 Skype IDs that were being exploited for online fraud, the Lok Sabha said in a statement on Tuesday. This program is a component of India’s larger endeavors to prevent cybercrime and protect its people from internet dangers.
The significance of the ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System,’ which was introduced in 2021 under the I4C, was also emphasized by Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs.
Real-time reporting of financial frauds by people is made possible by this approach, which has been shown to be quite successful in stopping scammers from embezzling money. Thus far, this campaign has prevented the loss of over Rs 3,431 crore, and over 9.94 lakh complaints have been lodged.
By empowering consumers to act quickly, the system lowers the chance of financial loss and gives law enforcement agencies useful information to track down and capture scammers.
In addition to these actions, authorities have blocked more than 1.32 lakh IMEI numbers and 6.69 lakh SIM cards as of November 15, 2024. This program is a component of a larger plan to limit the ability of cybercriminals to use mobile networks for illicit purposes.
Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and the government have also collaborated to create a system that can recognize and stop international spoof calls. Cybercriminals frequently employ this technique to trick and con people: calls that seem to be from Indian mobile numbers but are actually coming from elsewhere.
In an effort to stop fraudulent activities from reaching gullible citizens, TSPs have been instructed to block these calls.
The establishment of a Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) at I4C has further enhanced the country’s capacity to fight cybercrime. Major banks, financial institutions, payment aggregators, telecom service providers, IT intermediaries, and law enforcement organizations from the federal and state governments collaborate in this multi-use facility.
This center’s objective is to combat cybercrimes by ensuring prompt response and smooth collaboration. The CFMC is positioned to increase the effectiveness of responses to fraud and cybercrime by uniting many stakeholders, which will make it more difficult for criminals to succeed.
Alongside these initiatives, the public can now search I4C’s database of cybercriminal IDs using the ‘suspect search’ option. By assisting people in determining whether they are interacting with known scammers, this technology enables them to take preventative measures and steer clear of scams.
By implementing these programs, the Indian government is combating cybercrime and digital fraud holistically and giving its citizens the resources and assistance they need to stay secure online.
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