Keralam home minister Ramesh Chennithala greets a robot at a stall on the opening day of c0c0n 2026 in Kochi on Friday
Kochi : Home minister Ramesh Chennithala inaugurated c0c0n 2026, Kerala Police’s cybersecurity and hacking conference, in Kochi on Friday. State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, who addressed the event, said that the bank’s cybersecurity measures helped prevent potential fraud losses of approximately Rs 28,000 crore in the 2025–26 financial year.
There are so many questions we know that; I don’t want to go into those details, but these kinds of information are definitely threatening our normal life,” Chennithala said. “In the financial year 2025–26 alone, our real-time rules helped save approximately Rs 1,000 crore through the prevention of suspicious transactions, while transactions involving watch-listed accounts helped prevent potential losses of approximately Rs 27,000 crore,” he said. Chennithala noted that threat actors are increasingly deploying technologies and methods such as ransomware, malware and cyber theft. The minister stressed the need for enhanced coordination between ethical hackers and law enforcement agencies to effectively tackle these emerging vulnerabilities. “There are so many case studies in our day-to-day discussion about Pegasus. There are a lot of discussions on Pegasus, how Pegasus is operating even in the biggest, largest democratic country in the world, India. State police chief Ravada Chandrasekhar delivered the welcome address, noting the conference’s sustained role in fostering awareness about digital threats. DGP (vigilance and anti-corruption bureau) Manoj Abraham delivered the vote of thanks.