Bharat Blocks 17,000 Whatsapp Accounts of Overseas Hackers

Hacking cases have increased rapidly over the years. Some companies have suffered losses from this. Apart from this, there is also a danger of leaking of sensitive information in such cases. The central government has also taken measures to curb this problem. In this series, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C) and the Telecom Department (DOT) have blocked at least 17,000 WhatsApp accounts of foreign hackers.

Cyber ​​safety handle of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyberdost, in a post on the social media platform X. It aims to destroy foreign criminal networks and increase the digital security of the country. The post stated, “The i4C, along with DOT, has blocked the minimum 17,000 Whatsapp accounts of cyber criminals of Southeast Asia. It aims to break up Vidashi Criminal Networks and strengthen the country’s digital security.”

In May this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs formed an inter-ministry committee to deal with the increase in organized cybercrime from countries of Southeast Asia, such as Cambodia, Philippines, Laos and Myanmar. About 45 percent of cyber financial frauds in the country is from Southeast Asia. These crimes have grown more complex and big. This causes a lot of damage to the victims. The I4C has taken several steps to destroy the infrastructure that these hackers use. I4C investigation has revealed that cyber criminals to implicate people in their nets, games, games, dating apps. Cryptocurrency and forged trading offer platforms. They often trap people through social media.

Apart from this, the youth of the country are sent to Cambodia by luring jobs and there are forced to cybercrime. Recently some Indians protesting in a city in Cambodia were arrested in such a case. The government had made efforts to bring these people safely. The focus of i4C is to deal with cases with cybercrime with people. This includes coordination with various law enforcement agencies.