Cybercriminals may hide, but they can’t escape the watchful eye of justice as we work to protect our financial landscape.

The Indian government has taken significant action by freezing around 450,000 “mule” bank accounts that were implicated in the laundering of funds derived from cybercrimes.

These accounts are distributed among several prominent financial institutions, including the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Airtel Payments Bank.

In a recent briefing to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) underscored the critical vulnerabilities present within the banking system that allow such illicit activities to flourish.

Cybercriminals frequently exploit these mule accounts to siphon off money through various means, such as cheques, ATMs, and digital transactions, often establishing these accounts using the KYC documents of unsuspecting individuals to mask their true identities.

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