MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the 'Golden Hour' is important in cyber fraud cases and sooner a complaint is filed the easier it is to save and recover the amount stolen.
“Therefore, if you find that you have been subjected to cyber fraud, you should immediately file a complaint on the helpline numbers 1930 or 1945 without delay.
"Just like the life of an accident victim can be saved if treatment is received in the 'Golden Hour', in the same way, cyber crime can be detected and the amount can be saved if the complaint is filed during the Golden Hour, ” CM Fadnavis said in his address after inaugurating the Cyber Awareness Month function.
The function was attended by Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla, Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department Iqbal Singh Chahal, actor Akshay Kumar, actress Rani Mukherjee, Dr Farooq Qazi and Prof Manjesh Hanwal of IIT-Mumbai.
CM Fadnavis said, "Preventing cybercrime is the biggest challenge in today's digital age. It is necessary to prevent financial losses along with punishing the criminal after the crime is committed. Awareness is the most effective solution to prevent cyber fraud."
"Due to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), common people are being deceived by misusing new techniques like phishing, OTP fraud, deepfakes, voice and face cloning. We provide information through social media, online transactions, payments. After accepting cookies, personal information can be misused. This leads to scams, extortion, cyber bullying, ” he observed.
CM Fadnavis said that world-class cyber security labs, response centres and regulatory mechanisms have been set up in the state. This allows immediate action to be taken after fraud and minimize the damage.