Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

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Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Context: More than 1,000 Skype IDs involved in blackmail, extortion, and \'digital arrests\' by cybercriminals posing as police and law
enforcement authorities have been blocked by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in collaboration with Microsoft.

• The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has been established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to address cybercrime in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
• The primary focus of I4C is to tackle cybercrime issues for citizens, aiming to enhance coordination between various Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and stakeholders.
• The centre is headquartered in New Delhi, the capital city of India.

Function:
• Serve as a central hub in combating cybercrime effectively.
• Identify research needs and challenges faced by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), and conduct R&D activities to develop advanced technologies and forensic tools in collaboration with domestic and international academia and research institutes.
• Prevent the misuse of cyberspace by extremist and terrorist groups.
• Propose necessary amendments to cyber laws to align with rapidly evolving technologies and enhance international cooperation.
• Coordinate the implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) related to cybercrimes in consultation with the relevant nodal authority within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Components:

Component	Description
National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU)	Reports threats related to cybercrimes at regular intervals to facilitate timely action and response.
National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP)	Provides a common platform for citizens to report cybercrime complaints nationwide, accessible 24x7 from anywhere.
National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC)	Offers training programs to government officials, particularly state law enforcement agencies, on cybercrime investigation and prevention.
National Cybercrime Research and Innovation Centre	Conducts research to develop indigenous tools and technologies for preventing and combating cybercrimes.
Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team	Facilitates coordination, information sharing, and collaboration among LEAs (Law Enforcement Agencies) across states and Union Territories (UTs) to combat cybercrimes
Cybercrime Ecosystem Management Unit National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory (Investigation) Ecosystem	Focuses on creating awareness and promoting cyber hygiene among the public to prevent cybercrimes. Assists LEAs in conducting cyber forensics investigations and providing technical expertise in digital evidence analysis.