{"id":273316,"date":"2023-12-11T17:12:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T11:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=273316"},"modified":"2023-12-11T17:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T11:42:42","slug":"operation-storm-makers-ii-cases-of-human-trafficking-victims-being-forced-to-commit-cybercrimes-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/operation-storm-makers-ii-cases-of-human-trafficking-victims-being-forced-to-commit-cybercrimes-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Storm Makers II: Cases of human trafficking victims being forced to commit cybercrimes on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cOperation <\/b>Storm Makers II: <\/b>Cases of human trafficking victims being forced to commit cybercrimes on the rise\u201d<\/b> published in<\/span> \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 11th December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Interpol has conducted a major operation called <\/span>Operation Storm Makers II.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Operation Storm Makers II?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conducted by<\/b><\/td>\nInterpol<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/b><\/td>\nTo target fraud schemes fuelled by victims of human trafficking.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Participating countries<\/b><\/td>\n27 including India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key findings of the operation<\/b><\/td>\n1) <\/span>H<\/span>uman trafficking-fuelled frauds are expanding beyond Southeast Asia.
\n<\/span>2) Victims are lured by fake job ads and forced to commit online fraud such as: Fake cryptocurrency investments, Work-from-home scams and Lottery and online gambling scams.
\n<\/span>3) Victims are also subjected to physical abuse.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is Interpol?<\/h2>\n
\"Interpol\"
Source: Interpol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Name<\/b><\/td>\nInternational Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/b><\/td>\nInter-governmental organization<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established in<\/b><\/td>\n1923\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purpose<\/b><\/td>\nIt <\/span>facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Functions<\/b><\/td>\n1) <\/span>It provides investigative support, expertise and training to law enforcement worldwide, focusing on three major areas of transnational crime: terrorism, cybercrime and organised crime.
\n<\/span>2) It facilitates cooperation among national law enforcement institutions through criminal databases and communications networks.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Members<\/b><\/td>\n196 (<\/span>India has been member since 1949)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headquarters<\/b><\/td>\nLyon, France<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INTERPOL Notices<\/b><\/td>\nNotices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Central Bureau (NCB)<\/b><\/td>\n1)\u00a0 <\/span>Each of the member countries hosts a National Central Bureau (NCB) which acts as a country\u2019s focal point for all INTERPOL activities
\n<\/span>3) CBI is the NCB for Interpol in India.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: International Organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cOperation Storm Makers II: Cases of human trafficking victims being forced to commit cybercrimes on the rise\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 11th December 2023 Why in the News? Interpol has conducted a major operation called Operation Storm Makers II. What is Operation Storm Makers II? Specifications… Continue reading Operation Storm Makers II: Cases of human trafficking victims being forced to commit cybercrimes on the rise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-273316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":77,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1702327393},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273316\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}