According to reports, popular mobile game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is under re-scan in India. According to a report in News18, the fate of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will be decided in the next few weeks. The report claims that a senior official in the Union government's cybersecurity department – responsible for coordinating with law enforcement agencies – told the publication that the agency had recommended shutting down the BGMI app.
Reasons for the proposed ban reportedly include Pakistani national Seema Haider's entry into India and other crimes linked to the game. Sources suggest that the data collected through BGMI could potentially lead to cyberattacks and threaten the country's security. Pakistani citizen Seema Haider is said to have met her partner Sachin Meena on the BGMI platform.
BGMI's servers are said to be located in the United States, but authorities want to ensure that no data is transferred to other servers in other locations.
The ministry is said to have sent a detailed query to BGMI publisher Krafton and the company's response is awaited. Krafton is a South Korea-based company. The report added that a crucial meeting scheduled for next week could decide the fate of the game in India. At the meeting, Krafton will also present its position and the central authorities will review their stance before deciding the fate of the game. The company is reportedly planning to introduce additional security measures.
Red flags for the security authorities
Cases such as Seema Haider's illegal entry into India and the murder of his mother by a teenager over a match-related dispute have raised concerns in an intelligence agency analysis.
An intelligence agency report and a notice from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) reportedly indicated that there were breaches that could create cyber threats by collecting user data for targeted profiling cyber attacks to Indian users.
Reasons for the proposed ban reportedly include Pakistani national Seema Haider's entry into India and other crimes linked to the game. Sources suggest that the data collected through BGMI could potentially lead to cyberattacks and threaten the country's security. Pakistani citizen Seema Haider is said to have met her partner Sachin Meena on the BGMI platform.
BGMI's servers are said to be located in the United States, but authorities want to ensure that no data is transferred to other servers in other locations.
The ministry is said to have sent a detailed query to BGMI publisher Krafton and the company's response is awaited. Krafton is a South Korea-based company. The report added that a crucial meeting scheduled for next week could decide the fate of the game in India. At the meeting, Krafton will also present its position and the central authorities will review their stance before deciding the fate of the game. The company is reportedly planning to introduce additional security measures.
Red flags for the security authorities
Cases such as Seema Haider's illegal entry into India and the murder of his mother by a teenager over a match-related dispute have raised concerns in an intelligence agency analysis.
An intelligence agency report and a notice from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) reportedly indicated that there were breaches that could create cyber threats by collecting user data for targeted profiling cyber attacks to Indian users.
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