Airtel blocks 1,80,000 malicious links across Karnataka-OxBig News Network

Airtel, telecom service provider, on Wednesday said it blocked 1,80,000 malicious links to shield 2.3 million subscribers across Karnataka from online fraud.

As part of a nationwide rollout of its AI-powered fraud detection system, Airtel has successfully blocked more than 1,80,000 malicious links and safeguarded more than 2.3 million users across the State, within 25 days of launching its advanced fraud-detection programme, it said.

Airtel’s solution would act as a State-wide digital shield, protecting families, senior citizens, homemakers, students and first-time smartphone users alike, it said.

With Karnataka ranked as one of India’s most digitally advanced States, the threat of online fraud has grown in both its urban and rural regions, and the fraudsters increasingly target users through phishing links, fake deliveries and spurious banking alerts, the service provider said. Cities like Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan among others are seeing a sharp rise in such fraudulent attempts.