Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) Latest News

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) recently identified a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Apple iPhone users whose devices have been lost or stolen, according to an advisory issued by the agency.

About Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)

• I4C has been established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to act as a nodal point at the National level in the fight against cybercrime. 
• It is designed to provide a framework and ecosystem for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to deal with cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
• I4C brings together academia, industry, public, and government in the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrimes.
• Headquarters: New Delhi.

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Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) Objectives

• To act as a nodal point to curb Cybercrime in the country.
• To strengthen the fight against Cybercrime committed against women and children.
• Facilitate easy filing of cybercrime-related complaints and identifying cybercrime trends and patterns.
• To act as an early warning system for LEAs for proactive cybercrime prevention and detection.
• Awareness creation among the public about preventing cybercrime.
• Assist states/UTs in the capacity building of Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in the area of cyber forensics, investigation, cyber hygiene, cyber-criminology, etc.
• Identify the research problems and needs of LEAs and take up R&D activities in developing new technologies and forensic tools in collaboration with academia/research institutes within India and abroad.
• Suggest amendments, if required, in cyber laws to keep pace with fast-changing technologies and international cooperation.
• To coordinate all activities related to the implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) with other countries related to cybercrimes in consultation with the concerned nodal authority in MHA.

Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) Components

• National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU)
• National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP)
• National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC)
• National Cybercrime Research and Innovation Centre
• Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team
• Cybercrime Ecosystem Management Unit
• National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory (Investigation) Ecosystem

Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) Initiatives

• Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System: For immediate reporting of financial cyber frauds and preventing the siphoning of funds by cyber criminals on a near-real-time basis.
• National Toll-Free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been operationalized to provide citizen assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.
• The social media handle “CyberDost”, which provides cyber safety tips at regular intervals.
• I4C has envisaged the Cyber Crime Volunteers Program to bring together citizens with a passion to serve the nation on a single platform and contribute to the fight against cybercrime in the country.
• Pratibimb geospatial crime mapping platform maps locations of criminals and crime infrastructure on a map to give visibility to jurisdictional officers.    

What is Phishing?

• It is a type of cyberattack that uses deceptive messages from seemingly reputable sources to trick victims into revealing sensitive information like login credentials, passwords, or financial data for malicious use.
• Attackers utilize various sophisticated methods, including domain spoofing, fake websites, and generative AI, to execute a phishing attack via email, SMS, phone calls, or social media.
• The most common examples of phishing are used to support other malicious actions, such as account takeovers, ransomware attacks, or business email compromise.

Source: TH