Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)
Why in News?
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) is in the news recently because its role, powers and institutional status have been expanded to strengthen coordination between law‑enforcement agencies and to tackle cybercrime‑linked money‑laundering and other threats.
Core Specifications of I4C
- Nodal Ministry: Established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
- Approval & Dedication: The scheme was approved in October 2018 and dedicated to the nation on January 10, 2020.
- Headquarters: Located in New Delhi.
- Mandate: To provide an ecosystem for Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to combat cybercrimes in a highly cohesive manner.
Key Initiatives & Public Interventions
- National Toll-Free Helpline: Operates the "1930" national helpline number, giving citizens a direct channel to report online financial fraud immediately.
- National Cybercrime Reporting Portal: Manages the Official Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in), allowing users to file centralized complaints.
- CyberDost Handle: Maintains an active public awareness handle on social media platforms to push out real-time digital safety tips.
- Cyber Crime Volunteers Program: Integrates civil society and patriotic tech professionals to report anti-national or illegal digital contents.
Performance Track Record & Scale of Impact
- Financial Savings: Saved over ₹8,690 crore of defrauded citizen money across 24.65 lakh registered cases.
- Telecom Interdiction: Successfully blocked more than 12.94 lakh fraudulent SIM cards and 3.03 lakh clone IMEI numbers.
- Suspect Registry Blockades: Flagged over 23.05 lakh criminal bank identifiers and blocked 27.37 lakh first-layer mule accounts, causing the rejection of over ₹9,518 crore in transactions.
Core Tech Modules Used by LEAs
- Pratibimb Platform: A sophisticated geospatial mapping system that plots the precise locations of cybercriminals and their active infrastructure grids on a live map for police tracking.
- Samanvaya Platform: Functions as an advanced Management Information System (MIS) data repository to share analytics on interstate criminal linkages.
- Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC): A central room housing representatives from major commercial banks, telecom providers, and LEAs under one roof for immediate coordination.
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