The government took major action to combat cybercrime, deactivating 8 million SIM cards. According to the Ministry of Telecommunications, the discontinued SIM cards were issued based on false documents. The government used artificial intelligence tools to intercept these fake SIM cards. In addition to this, 678,000 mobile phone numbers involved in cybercrimes were also closed.
7.833 million mobile phone numbers have been closed
The telecoms regulator and the Ministry of Telecommunications have once again taken significant action against the growing cyber crime. According to reports, the government has blocked 7.833 million mobile phone numbers. These mobile numbers were issued to people based on fake documents. With the help of new artificial intelligence tools implemented by the Ministry of Telecommunications, these fake numbers were identified and action was taken against them. Not only that, the government has also blocked 678,000 mobile phone numbers involved in cyber crimes.
The Ministry of Telecommunications provides this information through its official X handle. Meanwhile, while speaking at an event, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the Ministry of Telecommunications in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs has released the cyber crime hotline number 1930. According to complaints about this figure, the government has saved 10 lakh people Rs 350 crore.
TRAI’s new policy
TRAI announced the implementation of new rules in August to prevent cybercrime. The telecom regulator has issued new guidelines to telecom operators to curb fake calls and messages, which will be implemented from October 1, 2024. In addition, news source tracing rules have also come into effect on December 11, 2024. This way, users will be protected from fake telemarketing calls and messages. Such calls and messages will be blocked at the network level itself.
Additionally, message tracking rules have been implemented to track fake messages and telecom operators will be able to easily trace the chain of any message from its original number. Recently, the government has also blocked many international WhatsApp numbers that have been used for financial fraud and digital arrests.
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