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Digital Arrest
Context: An alert has been issued to police departments in states and Union Territories by the Union Home Ministry amid the surge in the ‘Digital Arrest’ trend.
About:
• Definition: Digital arrest is a new and innovative tactic employed by cybercriminals to defraud gullible victims and extort money.
• Modus Operandi: Fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials, such as police, Enforcement Directorate, or CBI. They manipulate victims into believing they have committed a serious crime.
• Deception Technique: Victims are deceived into believing they have been put under ‘digital arrest’. Victims are told they will be prosecuted if they do not pay the scammers a large amount of money.
• Use of Authenticity: Cybercriminals often use pictures or identities of police personnel to appear authentic.
• Monetary Demand: Criminals usually demand money from the target for a ‘compromise’ and closure of the
fictitious case.
Measures
| Measures Taken by Government | International Measures |
|---|---|
| Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): Blocked more than 1,000 Skype IDs linked to such activities after collaborating with Microsoft. | Budapest Convention: The first international treaty to address cybercrime. <br> - India is not a signatory. |
| Support to Police Forces: I4C provides inputs and technical support to police forces of states/UTs for identifying and investigating cases. | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN): A US-based not-for-profit organization for coordinating and maintaining several databases. |
| National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC): Set up to generate necessary situational awareness of existing and potential cyber security threats and enable timely information sharing | Internet Governance Forum: The United Nations forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on Internet governance issues. |
| Chakshu Facility: A newly introduced feature on the Sanchar Saathi portal that encourages citizens to proactively report suspected fraudulent communications received via call, SMS, or WhatsApp |
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