{"id":183782,"date":"2024-11-27T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/27\/govt-blocks-6-69-lakh-sim-cards-1-32-lakh-imeis-to-check-cyber-crimes\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:21:02","slug":"govt-blocks-6-69-lakh-sim-cards-1-32-lakh-imeis-to-check-cyber-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/27\/govt-blocks-6-69-lakh-sim-cards-1-32-lakh-imeis-to-check-cyber-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt blocks 6.69 lakh SIM cards, 1.32 lakh IMEIs to check cyber crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-115739814,imgsize-68602.cms?resize=1200,821&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Govt blocks 6.69 lakh SIM cards, 1.32 lakh IMEIs to check cyber crimes\" title=\"Govt blocks 6.69 lakh SIM cards, 1.32 lakh IMEIs to check cyber crimes\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"10\">The Centre has blocked 6.69 lakh SIM cards and 1.32 lakh <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/international-mobile-equipment-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Mobile Equipment Identity<\/a> (IMEI) numbers reported by police authorities to check cyber crimes in the country, Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the central government and <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/telecom-service-providers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telecom Service Providers<\/a> (TSPs) have devised a system to identify and block incoming international <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/spoofed-calls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoofed calls<\/a> displaying Indian mobile numbers appearing to be originating within India. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1--> &#8220;Such international spoofed calls have been made by cyber criminals in recent cases of fake digital arrests, fedex scams and impersonation as government and police officials,&#8221; the minister said. <\/p>\n<p> Directions have been issued to the TSPs for blocking of such incoming international spoofed calls, he said. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Till November 15, 2024, more than 6.69 lakh <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fake-sim-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fake SIM cards<\/a> and 1.32 lakh IMEIs as reported by police authorities have been blocked by the government of India,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>The citizen <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/financial-cyber-fraud-reporting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financial cyber fraud reporting<\/a> and management system under I4C has been launched in year 2021 for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the fraudsters, he said. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/> &#8220;So far, financial amount of more than Rs 3,431 crore has been saved in more than 9.94 lakh complaints,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/govt-blocks-6-69-lakh-sim-cards-1-32-lakh-imeis-to-check-cyber-crimes\/articleshow\/115739814.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre has blocked 6.69 lakh SIM cards and 1.32 lakh International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers reported by police authorities to check cyber crimes in the country, Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. 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