Cybercrime crackdown: TRAI, Telecom Department block 2.27 lakh mobile handsets, cut over 1 crore mobile connections

Cybercrime crackdown: TRAI, Telecom Department block 2.27 lakh mobile handsets, cut over 1 crore mobile connections

TRAI and the Department of Telecom blocked 2.27 lakh mobile handsets to combat cybercrime and disconnected over one crore fraudulent mobile connections, the Ministry of Communications said.

Over one crore mobile connections disconnected for involvement in cybercrime, financial frauds – THE INDIAN AWAAZ

Government has said that more than one crore mobile connections have been disconnected and around 2.27 lakh mobile handsets have been blocked for involvement in cybercrime and financial fraud. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that these connections were identified with help of its Sanchar Saathi initiative. In the last fortnight, over 3.5 lakh spam numbers have been disconnected, and 50 entities have been blacklisted. Additionally…