Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

29.04.2025

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Why in the news?    

            The government recently authorised Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to share and receive information from the Enforcement Directorate under the anti-money laundering law, a move aimed at detecting money trails and combating cyber frauds.

About Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C):

• I4C has been established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to act as a nodal point at the National level in the fight against cybercrime.
• It is designed to provide a framework and ecosystem for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to deal with cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
• I4C brings together academia, industry, public, and government in the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrimes.
• Headquarters: New Delhi

Objectives of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre:

• To act as a nodal point to curb Cybercrime in the country.
• To strengthen the fight against Cybercrime committed against women and children.
• Facilitate easy filing of cybercrime related complaints and identifying cybercrime trends and patterns.
• To act as an early warning system for LEAs for proactive cybercrime prevention and detection.
• 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.
• Identify the research problems and needs of LEAs and take up R&D activities in developing new technologies and forensic tools in collaboration with academia/research institutes within India and abroad.
• Suggest amendments, if required, in cyber laws to keep pace with fast-changing technologies and international cooperation.
• To coordinate all activities related to the implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) with other countries related to cybercrimes in consultation with the concerned nodal authority in MHA.

Components of I4C:

• National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU): For reporting threats pertaining to cybercrimes at regular intervals.
• National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP): To report various cybercrime complaints by citizens at all India levels on a common platform on a 24x7 basis from “anywhere, anytime”.
• National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC): To impart training to government officials, especially state law enforcement agencies.
• National Cybercrime Research and Innovation Centre: To carry out research for the development of indigenous tools for the prevention of cybercrimes.
• Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team: For coordination, sharing of modus operandi of cybercrimes, data/information among states/UTs LEAs.
• Cybercrime Ecosystem Management Unit: For creating mass awareness in cyber hygiene for prevention of cybercrimes.
• National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory (Investigation) Ecosystem: For helping LEAs in cyber forensics investigation.

Other Initiatives:

• Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System: For immediate reporting of financial cyber frauds and preventing the siphoning of funds by cyber criminals on a near-real-time basis.
• National Toll-Free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been operationalized to provide citizen assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.
• The social media handle “CyberDost”, which provides cyber safety tips at regular intervals.
• I4C has envisaged the Cyber Crime Volunteers Program 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.

                                                              Source: The Hindu

With reference to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), consider the following statements:

1. It has been established under the Ministry of Science and Technology to act as a nodal point at the National level in the fight against cybercrime.

2. It brings together academia, industry, public and government in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes.

3. It coordinates all activities related to the implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) with other countries related to cybercrimes.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

A.Only one

B.Only two

C.All three

D.None

Answer B