Centre shuts 379 illegal loan websites, 91 phishing sites
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) shut down 379 illegal loan websites and removed 91 phishing sites between October 2023 and March 2024. I4C also made 310 malicious '.in' domains non-functional and introduced a 'Report Suspect' feature to combat cyber fraud
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams
Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams."These included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts that we were able to link to a group of around 20 individuals," the company said. "They targeted primarily adult men in the U.S. and used fake accounts
Indian Army to launch command cyber operations and support wings in the face of rising online threats
In a move to augment the operational capabilities along with the absorption of new technologies the Indian Army has decided to create a new wing to handle cyber operations and also plans to create structures to “test bed” the large number and variety of niche tech-enabled equipment being inducted into the Indian Army.