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SC seeks WhatsApp's anti-fraud plan, asks banks to compensate digital scam victims

SC seeks WhatsApp's anti-fraud plan, asks banks to compensate digital scam victims

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The Supreme Court has asked WhatsApp and other intermediaries to list measures to prevent digital‑arrest scams and related cyber crimes, directing them to submit proposals to the court and India’s cyber‑crime coordination centre. WhatsApp said it has acted against 9,400 accounts and is developing software to flag suspicious accounts. According to the court’s observations, Indians lost about ₹800 crore in 2026 to such cyber‑crimes. No further details are available beyond these statements.

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    The Supreme Court has directed WhatsApp and other intermediaries to inform it of their proposed measures to curb digital arrest scams and other related cybercrimes in the country. In an order uploaded on the website with regard to the hearing conducted on October 29 in a suo motu case titled ‘In Re…

    — The New Indian Express

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    SC seeks WhatsApp's anti-fraud plan, asks banks to compensate digital scam victims

    — India Today

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    SC asks WhatsApp, other intermediaries to outline measures to curb digital arrest, related cybercrimes

    The Supreme Court has directed WhatsApp and other intermediaries to inform it of their proposed measures to curb digital arrest scams and other related cybercrimes in the country. In an order uploaded on the website with regard to the hearing conducted on October 29 in a suo motu case titled ‘In Re…

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    SC seeks WhatsApp's anti-fraud plan, asks banks to compensate digital scam victims

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