Goa, Dec. 6 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has taken action against a network of fraudulent activities, blocking more than 100 websites involved in organized investment and part-time job scams. These illicit operations, identified as facilitating illegal economic crimes related to investments, were reportedly operated by cyber threat actors based overseas.

According to the MHA's official statement, these fraudulent websites employed various tactics such as digital advertisements, chat messengers, and the utilization of mule and rented accounts. The ministry highlighted that the proceeds from these widespread economic frauds were being laundered out of India through channels including card networks, cryptocurrencies, overseas ATM w...