India, June 26 -- Telecom operator Bharti Airtel said that it has safeguarded more than 3.5 Mn users in Delhi from cyber threats through its advanced fraud-detection system.

Airtel's system available for its mobile and broadband customers, scans and filters links across SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, e-mail and others. It claims that its real-time threat intelligence examines over 1 Bn URLs daily and blocks access to harmful sites in under 11 milliseconds.

Airtel system, "instantly scans the link and if flagged as suspicious, it blocks access. The user is redirected to a warning message that reads: "Blocked! Airtel found this site dangerous!." the company said in a statement.

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