{"id":23382,"date":"2026-05-24T13:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23382"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:10:21","slug":"indian-cyber-crime-coordination-centre-i4c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-cyber-crime-coordination-centre-i4c\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I4C has been established under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to act as a <\/span><b>nodal point at the National level<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>fight against cybercrime.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to<\/span><b> provide a framework and ecosystem for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to deal with cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I4C <\/span><b>brings together academia, industry, public, and government<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the prevention, <\/span><b>detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrimes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Headquarters: New Delhi.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) <\/b><b>Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To act as a nodal point to curb Cybercrime in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To strengthen the fight against Cybercrime committed against women and children.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Facilitate easy filing of cybercrime-related complaints <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>identifying cybercrime trends<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and patterns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>act as an early warning system for LEAs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for proactive cybercrime prevention and detection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Awareness creation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among the public about preventing cybercrime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Assist states\/UTs in the capacity building <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in the area of cyber forensics, investigation, cyber hygiene, cyber-criminology, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify the research problems and needs of LEAs and <\/span><b>take up R&amp;D activities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in developing<\/span><b> new technologies and forensic tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in collaboration with academia\/research institutes within India and abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Suggest amendments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if required, <\/span><b>in cyber laws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep pace with fast-changing technologies and international cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To<\/span><b> coordinate all activities related to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mutual-legal-assistance-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties<\/a> (MLAT) with other countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to cybercrimes in consultation with the concerned nodal authority in MHA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) <\/b><b>Components<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Cybercrime Research and Innovation Centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybercrime Ecosystem Management Unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory (Investigation) Ecosystem<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)<\/b><b>\u00a0Initiatives<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For immediate reporting of financial cyber frauds and preventing the siphoning of funds by cyber criminals on a near-real-time basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>National Toll-Free Helpline number \u20181930\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been operationalized to provide citizen assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>social media handle \u201cCyberDost\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which provides <\/span><b>cyber safety tips <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at regular intervals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I4C has envisaged the <\/span><b>Cyber Crime Volunteers Program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pratibim<\/b><strong>b <\/strong><b>geospatial crime mapping platform <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maps locations of criminals and crime infrastructure on a map to give visibility to jurisdictional officers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What is Phishing?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a type of <\/span><b>cyberattack <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><b>uses deceptive messages from seemingly reputable sources<\/b> <b>to trick victims<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into <\/span><b>revealing sensitive information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like login credentials, passwords, or financial data for malicious use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attackers utilize various <\/span><b>sophisticated methods,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>domain spoofing, fake websites,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> generative AI,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to execute a phishing attack via email, SMS, phone calls, or social media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most <\/span><b>common examples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of phishing are used to <\/span><b>support other malicious actions, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as <\/span><b>account takeovers, ransomware attacks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or business email compromise. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/mha-warns-of-phishing-campaign-targeting-users-of-lost-or-stolen-iphones\/article71015437.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the MHA, serves as the national nodal agency to combat cybercrime in India.  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