PM Modi urges global action to combat cyber fraud
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for international collaboration among technology firms, telecom providers, and governments to create a unified framework against cyber fraud. At the India Mobile Congress, Modi highlighted that Indians lost over ₹3,588 crore in more than 583,000 digital payment fraud cases from FY22 to September FY26. He offered India's cybercrime expertise to global regulators and stressed the need for stronger international cooperation as online fraud grows increasingly cross-border.
- Modi addressed global tech and telecom leaders on cybercrime
- Indians lost over ₹3,588 crore to digital payment fraud since FY22
- Fraud prevention mechanisms like Sanchar Saathi are in use
- National cybercrime helpline improvements using AI announced
- India offers expertise to help shape global anti-fraud efforts
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