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Telecom authorities block 120 headers with Chinese links

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The Indian telecom authority in India has blocked 120 headers with Chinese links. According to a report by The Hindu, the banned headers were operated by a group linked to a Chinese entity. The report mentioned that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) conducted a probe under the Home Ministry and found the headers were hosted from China. Headers are used by banks, insurance firms, and government offices to send bulk messages (SMS) to consumers and customers. Also known as sender ID, a header is a unique combination of characters or numbers representing the brand or company name of…

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