India’s cybercrime watchdog blocks over 1,000 Skype accounts used for online blackmailing

New Delhi: Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and “digital arrests” have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Issuing a warning to internet users, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs for coordination on activities related to combating cybercrime, said a large number of complaints are being reported where criminals posing as officials of regulators and enforcement agencies are indulging in intimidation, blackmail, extortion and “digital arrests”.