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Big action by government, 70 lakh mobile numbers suspended; Know why this happened

Taking a big action, the government has suspended 70 lakh mobile numbers. That means the use of these mobile numbers has been completely stopped. Now the same question must be coming in your mind that why has this step been taken by the government. Actually, this step has been taken in view of increasing digital fraud.

Due to this reason mobile numbers were suspended

These were the mobile numbers that were suspended which were linked to some kind of suspicious transaction. Actually, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi gave information regarding this matter on Tuesday. He said that this has been done in view of the frauds taking place regarding digital payments in the internet age. Let us tell you, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi has given this information after a meeting on fraud regarding digital payments and related issues.

Next meeting will be held in January

Joshi has said that in view of the increasing cases of digital fraud, instructions have also been given to banks. Banks have been asked to strengthen their processes and systems in advance. Giving information about the meeting, he said that meetings will continue to be held on this issue in future also. With this, the next meeting on the matter has been scheduled for January next year. Regarding Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) fraud, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi has said that states need to pay attention to this issue. Along with this, state governments should also focus on strengthening data security.

How will fraud cases be reduced?

Vivek Joshi has said that awareness about digital fraud is very important. To curb such frauds, it is necessary that the society be informed and made aware about these matters. It is known that recently Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had also stressed on making the society aware about cyber fraud.