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2,388 URLs blocked after more than 15,000 websites found hacked

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Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has notified that 15,779 Indian websites were hacked during 2018 and the government is taking measures to prevent cybercrime by issuing alerts and conducting cybersecurity exercises. Under Section 69 of the IT Act 2000, 2388 social media URLs have been blocked or removed in the interest of the country this year, in order to protect internet users from malicious content.