Context: Government has authorised Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) to receive and share information from Enforcement Directorate and other law enforcement agencies to combat money laundering linked to cybercrime.
Relevance of the Topic:Prelims: Key facts about Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre.
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
- I4C is a nodal agency established by the Ministry of Home Affairs to address cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
- I4C works towards improving coordination among the Law Enforcement Agencies and the stakeholders and enhancing the nation’s collective capability to tackle cybercrimes.
- I4C has partnered with Google and Facebook for sharing intelligence and signals for proactive identification and action on cyber criminals.
- Cyber fraudsters have been using digital platforms (like Google services platforms) for initiating organised investment crimes and the I4C has partnered with the Internet search giant to flag such content.
- I4C has been added to the list of entities under the Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA). The move is aimed at detecting money trails and combat money laundering linked to cybercrime.
Objectives of I4C
- Facilitate easy filing cybercrime related complaints and identifying cybercrime trends and patterns.
- Act as an early warning system for Law Enforcement Agencies for proactive cybercrime prevention and detection.
- Strengthen the fight against cybercrime committed against women and children.
- Awareness creation among the public about preventing cybercrime.
- Assist States/UTs in capacity building of Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in the area of cyber forensic, investigation, cyber hygiene, cyber-criminology, etc.