Hyderabad: China se linked aur Golden Triangle mein active cyber crime networks ne telecom security systems ko bypass karne ke liye SIM Box technology apnali hai. Is system ke zariye international calls ko is tarah route kiya jata hai, jaise wo India ke andar se ki gayi hon.
Is technique ne fraudsters ko yeh salahiyat di ke mobile data band hone ke bawajood wo victims tak pahunch saken. Investigators ke mutabiq Myanmar, Cambodia aur Laos mein chalne wale camps ne SIM Box fraud ko apni major operations ka hissa bana liya hai.
Is fraud ka tareeqa yeh hai ke international calls ko local call ki tarah show karke logon ko call receive karne par majboor kiya jata hai. Haal hi mein Mancherial district ke Janaram police ne ek group ko arrest kiya jo is method ka istemal kar raha tha. Investigation mein Cambodia se connections aur call routing ka inkishaaf hua.
Officials ke mutabiq accused ne Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) ka istemal karte hue international calls ko local calls mein convert kiya. Licensed International Long Distance (ILD) operator networks ke bajaye yeh calls routers ke zariye SIM Box se connect hotin, jis se regulatory monitoring se bacha jata aur sirf local call charges lagte. Is process ne telecom service providers ko khasa financial nuksan pohanchaya.
SIM cards Nagaland, Assam, Manipur aur dusri North-Eastern states se procure kiye jate aur agents ke zariye SIM Box operators tak pohanchaye jate. Ek SIM Box kam az kam 16 aur zyada se zyada 1,024 SIM cards connect kar sakta hai, aur ek waqt mein utni hi calls initiate hotin. Practically, ek device 1,024 calls ek sath connect kar sakta hai aur bulk messages bhi bhej sakta hai. Golden Triangle ke camps se calls pehle abroad route hotin, phir Indian SIM Box setup mein convert hoke victims ke phones par local call ke roop mein aati thi.
Officials ne bataya ke yeh technology mobile data band hone ke bawajood call connect kar sakti hai, aur Chinese groups isi facility ko cyber fraud ke liye use kar rahe hain. Investigation se maloom hua ke bohot si calls normal caller ID details ke bagair hotin aur victim ke phone par “No Number” display hota hai.
Authorities ne public ko mashwara diya ke unknown +91 code wali ya bina number wali calls ko suspicious samjhen, khaaskar jab bank account details mangi jayein. Victims ya suspicious call receive karne wale https://sancharsaathi.gov.in portal ya 1963 aur 1800110420 par report kar sakte hain.
Latest data ke mutabiq, Sanchar Saathi portal ko Telugu-speaking states se is tarah ke 20,323 complaints mili hain. Officials ne zor diya ke public awareness zaroori hai kyunke SIM Box operations ka scale aur unke international links India ki telecom security ke liye serious threat hain.
