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Keralam Grapples with Soaring Cyberattacks; Govt Mulls Action to Curb Menace: Chennithala
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News18•28-09-2026, 17:00
Keralam Grapples with Soaring Cyberattacks; Govt Mulls Action to Curb Menace: Chennithala
- •Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala reported a significant rise in cyberattacks targeting political leaders and ordinary citizens.
- •The attacks, often through WhatsApp and other social media, have escalated to the point of shattering family relations.
- •The Keralam government is seriously considering measures to curb this menace while safeguarding individual freedoms.
- •Chennithala has received numerous complaints regarding defamatory comments in cyberspace.
- •A case was registered by Alappuzha Cyber Police against five individuals for allegedly publishing derogatory content targeting AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Facebook.
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The Keralam government is seriously considering how to curb the menace of cyberattacks and deal with defamatory comments on social media while protecting individual freedom, according to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.
The Alappuzha Cyber Police registered a case against five individuals following a complaint by advocate Johnson Abraham regarding derogatory and objectionable Facebook posts targeting AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal.
According to police, the accused individuals published the derogatory and objectionable posts on various dates between May 11 and July 19 with the alleged intention of creating hatred and provoking a breach of public peace.
