
Govt Proposes Mobile Number Verification Mandate for Apps, Banks to Curb Digital Fraud
In a major move to combat rising cyber fraud, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has proposed a new framework mandating mobile number verification for apps, banks, and digital platforms. The draft amendment to the Telecom Cybersecurity Rules, 2024, introduces a centralized Mobile Number Validation (MNV) platform to authenticate whether a mobile number truly belongs to…