{
  "id": 662920,
  "title": "Centre Blocks 3,718 Fraudulent Apps, Saves ₹11,158 Crore From Cyber Fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/centre-blocks-3-718-fraudulent-apps-saves-11-158-crore-from-cyber",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T11:58:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/centre-blocks-3718-fraudulent-apps-saves-11158-crore-from-cyber-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Centre blocked 3,718 mobile applications, including fraudulent loan apps, till June 30, 2026, as part of its efforts to curb cybercrime and protect citizens from online fraud, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The government's cyber fraud reporting system also helped save more than ₹11,158 crore in over 32.80 lakh complaints during the same period,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}