Kerala police purge 28,724 websites, block 21,000 social media accounts in 2024 cyber fraud crackdown

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state police purged 28,724 websites and 21,000 social media accounts involved in financial fraud from cyberspace in 2024, official documents have revealed. The websites were removed after the cyber police wrote to the domain registrar highlighting the portals’ role in scamming people.

The removed websites included e-commerce sites, trading websites, fake job portals and sites that hosted malicious applications, enabling fraud by stealing login credentials and data theft.