NEWS – In an attempt to tackle the rapidly growing menace of cybercrime in India, the Central government has introduced a range of new initiatives to enable greater data sharing between law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Central Suspect Registry

• Objective: Establish a centralized database of cybercrime suspects.
• Function: Consolidates data on suspects from across India, overcoming limitations of state-specific registries.
• Implementation: Managed by the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in collaboration with banks and financial intermediaries.
• Role: Assists law enforcement agencies by sharing data on repeat offenders and cyber frauds.

2. Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC)

• Objective: Combat online financial fraud and scams.
• Function: Facilitates cooperation among banks, payment aggregators, telecom companies, ISPs, central agencies, and local police.
• Activities: Identifies criminal modus operandi and coordinates responses to online financial crimes.

3. Samanvaya Platform

• Objective: Create a unified data repository for cyber crimes.
• Function: Supports cyber crime mapping, data sharing, analytics, and coordination among law enforcement agencies.
• Design: Known as the Joint Cybercrime Investigation Facilitation System.

4. Cyber Commandos Program

• Objective: Establish a specialized unit of trained cyber security experts.
• Function: Deploys ‘Cyber Commandos’ in Central Police Organisations (CPOs) across states and Union Territories.
• Plan: Train and deploy 5,000 Cyber Commandos over the next five years.

5. Additional Cybersecurity Measures

• Pratibimb App: Uses GIS-based software to map cybercrime hotspots and track criminal activities in real time.
• Helpline ‘1930’: Dedicated cybercrime reporting number that received over 31 lakh complaints in 2023.