Economy

India Orders Google to Remove Firebase Accounts Linked to Cyber Scams

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THE BRIEF
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The Indian government has ordered Google to remove hundreds of Firebase accounts after identifying a pattern of criminals using the service to impersonate bank websites for cyber fraud.

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The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) specifically identified 57 domains that were being exploited to deceive users, prompting the directive to shut down the malicious infrastructure.

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This move is part of a broader crackdown on digital fraud, with authorities demanding that tech platforms take immediate action to prevent the misuse of cloud services for financial crimes.