Airtel cracks down on online fraud in J&K: shields 2.3 million users in real time

Bharti Airtel ("Airtel") has announced significant progress in its mission to protect customers in Jammu and Kashmir from rising online frauds. As part of the nationwide rollout of its AI-powered fraud detection system, Airtel has successfully safeguarded more than 2.3 Million users across the state within just 47 days of launching its advanced fraud detection system.

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Automatically enabled for all Airtel mobile and broadband customers, the advanced system scans and filters links across SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, E-mail and other browsers. It leverages real-time threat intelligence to examine over 1 billion URLs daily and blocks access to harmful sites in under 100 milliseconds.

For instance, if a resident in Srinagar receives a suspicious message that reads: "Your package is delayed. Track it here: http://www.trackyOurparcel.com". And if the unsuspecting resident, then clicks on the link, Airtel's system also clicks into gear. It instantly scans the link and if flagged as suspicious, it blocks access. The user is redirected to a warning message that reads: "Blocked! Airtel found this site dangerous!" All this instantaneously. This real-time interception prevents users from falling victim to all kinds of frauds.