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Under the official text of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which statement about the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (section 70B) is correct?

Section 70B lets CERT-In call for information and give directions to service providers, intermediaries, data centres and body corporate. Non-compliance is punishable with imprisonment up to one year, or fine up to one crore rupees, or both, and cognizance needs a complaint by an authorised officer.

  1. AIt may call for information and give directions to service providers, intermediaries, data centres and body corporate, and failure to comply is punishable with imprisonment up to one year or fine up to one crore rupees or bothCorrect
  2. BIt can take cognizance of offences directly without any complaint, and failure to comply carries imprisonment up to three years
  3. CIt is limited to issuing advisories and has no power to call for information from intermediaries
  4. DNon-compliance with its directions is punishable only with a fine up to one lakh rupees

Explanation

Section 70B(6) lets the agency call for information and give directions; 70B(7) provides imprisonment up to one year or fine up to one crore rupees or both (after the 2023 substitution of one lakh). Under 70B(8) a court takes cognizance only on a complaint by an officer authorised by the agency. The one lakh figure is the old amount.

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