6 Million false mobile connections found: DoT

Approximately 700,000 accounts connected to bogus numbers have been blocked by the government thus far. These numbers, which were connected to companies like PhonePe and Paytm that provide financial services, are currently frozen.

There have been 11.4 million mobile connections screened by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The intriguing fact was that 6 million of these 11.4 million links were false. According to an ET report, the department has already severed 5 million of these connections, and work is currently being done to terminate the remaining connections. Using the combined resources of numerous agencies, the government is attempting to lower cyber-crime in the nation.

The Reserve Bank of India, banks, the DoT, and the Ministry of Home Affairs are all collaborating to find the cybercriminals and stop them from harming the nation's regular citizens.

Approximately 700,000 accounts connected to bogus numbers have been blocked by the government thus far. These numbers, which were connected to companies like PhonePe and Paytm that provide financial services, are currently frozen. The accounts in question were receiving money from several cybercrimes. The government's initiative to track down lost or stolen phones is currently receiving a positive reaction, according to K Rajaraman, the telecom secretary, since police in several states have become more active.

With the aid of the police, the CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) was established to assist users in recovering their stolen or lost phones. Since the department's launch on May 16, it has been able to block 725,000 mobile devices, and 295,000 of those have already been identified. The government has been attempting to lessen cybercrimes for a very long time.

Last month even Truecaller announced the introduction of Truecaller Assistant, a new feature, in India . According to the company, the Assistant will revolutionize call screening by combining the power of machine learning (ML) and cloud telephony to give consumers a powerful tool to block spam and fraudulent calls.

Before this,Truecaller even joined hands with Telecommunications service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi), the global communications platform, to make communication with consumers more trusted, safe, and reliable.

Amid the rising number of customer service frauds, Vi stated that it is imperative to ensure that the customer interactions are safe and secure through trusted and verified communication from customer-centric businesses.

As a part of this collaboration, Truecaller through its Verified Business Caller ID solution has enabled Vi’s customer service and sales team to deliver a secure and enhanced customer communication experience. Vi customers can instantly recognize authentic calls from Vi through Truecaller’s call indicators such as a green caller id, a tamper proof brand name and logo, a verified business badge, a category tag, and call reason.