In a serious clampdown on cybercrime and fraudulent acts within the digital world, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday suspended as many as 24,228 cell connections, with quick impact.
These 24,228 cell connections had been discovered to be linked with 42 distinctive International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and suspected of repeated fraudulent exercise. These 42 IMEI numbers had been linked with three cell numbers.
The DoT mentioned that telecom service suppliers have been directed to dam the IMEI numbers on a pan-India foundation.
The DoT crackdown got here after complaints by ‘good Samaritans’ who lodged complaints of cyber fraud on the federal government portal – Chaksu. The cyber fraudsters had been reportedly misusing these cell numbers for cybercrime and different fraudulent actions.
Notably, Chakshu is an internet service by the DoT, which facilitates residents to report suspected fraud communications. Customers can register their complaints on the sancharsaathi.gov.in portal about impersonation or any misuse of providers by means of cellphone name, SMS or WhatsApp.
Launched in March, the service triggers the re-verification of suspected fraudulent numbers. If the numbers fail re-verification, it will get disconnected.
The IMEI quantity is a novel 15-digit serial quantity for identification of specific cell handsets. Each cellphone has a novel IMEI quantity. These days, the linkage of IMEI with a whole bunch of numbers has emerged as a worrying pattern.
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