Telecom operator Bharti Airtel announced on Wednesday that it has blocked over 1.80 lakh malicious links and protected 3 million users within just 25 days of launching its advanced fraud detection system addressing a growing wave of online fraud.

The company stated that this effort is part of the nationwide deployment of its AI-driven fraud detection system.

In a statement Bharti Airtel said Automatically enabled for all Airtel mobile and broadband customers the advanced system scans and filters links across SMS WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Instagram E-mail and other browsers. It leverages real-time threat intelligence to examine over 1 billion URLs daily and blocks access to harmful sites in under 100 milliseconds.

Commenting on the development Bharti Airtel CEO Tamil Nadu and Kerala Tarun Virmani said We are proud to introduce the Fraud Detection Solution now live in Tamil Nadu to safeguard our customers against emerging threats. At a time when digital threats are becoming more advanced and widespread the need for a strong and dependable secure mobile network is more essential.

We believe that our solution will provide a thorough defense to customers in Tamil Nadu against cyber frauds enabling them to confidently navigate the digital environment he added.

The AI-driven platform delivers fraud warnings according to the users language including Tamil. Its multi-lingual support is especially impactful in districts with low digital literacy.

With Tamil Nadu ranked as one of Indias most digitally advanced states the threat of online fraud has grown in urban and rural regions.

(With Inputs From PTI)