The Centre has told the Supreme Court it is stepping up action against digital arrest scams, citing WhatsApp’s ban of about 9,400 accounts since January. New safeguards include logo detection and warnings for calls from newly created accounts, while telecom firms move to quickly block suspicious SIM cards. The CBI is also setting a loss threshold for investigations.
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