​Cyber Slavery

  • Recently, thousands of Indians have fallen victim to cyber slavery in Southeast Asia, forced into online scams defrauding millions, prompting the Indian government to intensify its crackdown.
  • Cyber slavery is a modern form of human trafficking that begins with online deception and leads to physical coercion.
  • It often involves victims being lured with promises of high-paying jobs abroad, only to be forced into cybercrime activities.
  • Victims are coerced into online frauds such as money laundering, cryptocurrency scams, and dating scams.
  • As part of the crackdown, the telecom ministry has disconnected 21.7 million mobile connections and blocked over 226,000 handsets involved in fraudulent ....
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