TNPSC Thervupettagam

Purple notice

April 10 , 2020 1598 days 1066 0
  • The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has warned member countries that cybercriminals were attempting to target major hospitals and other institutions on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 with ransomware. 
  • In this regard, the Interpol has also issued a ‘Purple Notice’.
  • The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation. 
  • Headquartered in Lyon, France, it was formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956. 
  • India joined the organisation in 1949.

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