Source: NIE Context: The government has issued an alert about the ‘Pig Butchering Scam’, a cyber fraud targeting unemployed youth, students, and vulnerable individuals. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Google are collaborating to combat this scam, which involves money laundering and cyber slavery. About Pig Butchering Scam: What is the Pig Butchering Scam? …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 14 December 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: DH Context: The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch CID and Protector of Emigrants (POE), Chennai, thwarted an attempt to send three Tamil Nadu youth to Cambodia for “cyber slavery,” where victims are coerced into participating in online scams. About Cyber Slavery: Definition: Cyber slavery refers to the coercion or trafficking of individuals into online scams …
Mapping Source: BBC Context: Hundreds of Indians were rescued from cyber-scam factories in Cambodia after being promised jobs but forced into illegal online work (ranging from money laundering to love scams). About Cyber-Slavery: Cyber-slavery exploits people in the digital world, luring victims with false job promises and forcing them into online scams. This …
