Noting that India is one of the leading digital economies in the world and the nation is digitally connecting on different scales, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the threats of cybercrime are constantly on the rise.
Recalling speaking about cyber fraud in his recent Mann Ki Baat address, Modi said a large population is affected by this malice.
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Department of Telecommunication (DoT) have blocked at least 17,000 WhatsApp accounts used by cyber criminals from South East Asia, it was announced on Thursday.
A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alerted the nation's citizens about digital arrest scams.
The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, which oversees cybercrime, has urged candidates for the upcoming constable recruitment test to be vigilant against cyber fraudsters.
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna told the assembly that that the government’s interventions to curb cybercrime led to significant outcomes as a total of 13,155 cybercrime cases have been registered between 2022 and March 2023.
The Union home minister was speaking at the inaugural session of the G20 conference on “Crime and Security in the Age of the Non-Fungible Token (NFT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Metaverse” in Gurugram.
Actor Rajkumar Rao has appealed to the people to be on alert against online shopping frauds.
Four members of the gang, including the kingpin, were arrested for allegedly defrauding the US nationals to the tune of 20 million dollars.
To stop cybercrime, there is a need for better cyber training and awareness among the public. The state police is organizing cyber awareness programs in each district, said Additional Director General of Police, State Crime Branch Haryana, OP Singh.
