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Over 7 Lakh SIMs, 83K WhatsApp Accounts Blocked Till February: Govt

  • The Indian government has blocked over 7.81 lakh SIM cards and more than 2.08 lakh IMEIs till February 2024 to combat digital frauds and cybercrimes.
  • The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has identified and blocked over 3,962 Skype IDs and 83,668 WhatsApp accounts used for digital arrests.
  • The government and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have established a system to block incoming international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers.
  • Indian citizens lost INR 1,935.51 crore to digital arrest scams in 2024.

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