[CA] INTERPOL's "Purple Notice"

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. Interpol has also issued a ‘Purple Notice’.

 Types of Notices issued by INTERPOL:-

Red Notice	To seek the location and arrest of wanted persons wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
Green Notice	To provide warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety.
Black Notice	To seek information on unidentified bodies.
Orange Notice	To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing a serious and imminent threat to public safety.
Blue Notice	To collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a crime.
Yellow Notice	To help locate missing persons, often minors, or to help identify persons who are unable to identify themselves.
Purple Notice	To seek or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.

The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation. Headquartered in Lyon, France. Formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956. India joined the organisation in 1949, and is one of its oldest members.