Tag: Cyber crime

Bangladesh’s Cambodian problem

unsuspecting, aspiring migrant workers from Bangladesh and various other countries are being lured into this vicious cycle by an extended network that is feeding this business with resources, including manpower

February 3, 2023

Congress accuses KCR Government of throttling democracy

Senior Telangana Congress leaders including Shabbir Ali and Mallu Ravi were detained and put under house arrest as the party gave a call for protests across the state after the raid on its war room by the police.

December 15, 2022

Steep rise in cyber crime cases in Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh police have successfully ensured refund of Rs 75,36,789 to the victims during investigation this year alone. They have further, put on hold the transaction of Rs 1,53,76,785 for investigation.

November 29, 2022

Beware if you receive link for traffic challan, you can lose your bank deposits

Miscreants not only send links to the people and message them to deposit challans by clicking on the links but they also threaten legal action if they refuse to pay the challan amount through the given links.

November 6, 2022

Cyber stalker caught harassing ex-fiancé by creating her fake FB account

During interrogation, the culprit disclosed that he wanted to avenge his breakup with the victim.

October 5, 2022

70% of Indian firms hit by a ransomware attack in last 3 years: Report

Nearly 66 per cent of organisations have seen their supply chain subsidiaries become victims of ransomware attacks in India.

September 7, 2022

Chinese hackers target energy firms in South China Sea, Asia-Pacific

Cyber-security researchers on Tuesday said they discovered a recent cyber espionage campaign targeting energy and manufacturing firms globally, including in the South China Sea, that was perpetrated by Chinese hackers.

August 30, 2022

Haryana Police recovers Rs 30L siphoned off by cyber fraudster

A gaming company filed a complaint on cyber crime helpline (1930) within ‘golden hours’ in ‘golden hours’ after finding that unauthorised deposits of Rs 35 lakh were made to the wallet of a user, which were transferred by the user to his personal account.

August 17, 2022

India’s scam central: Inside villages of cyber cheats

Cybercrimes in recent years have moved beyond urban areas to rural parts where avenues for employment are limited.

July 23, 2022

Show no mercy to cyber criminals: HM at NZC meet

The Home Minister was speaking at the 30th North Zone Council (NZC) meeting held in Pink City here.

July 9, 2022

Mutual co-operation between countries imp to curb cyber crime: Union Min

CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal said the agency has over a period of time gathered reasonable expertise in cybercrime investigation.

April 5, 2022

Private University student held for circulating faculty’s sexually explicit morphed images

Further course of action may be done after forensic examination of these electronic gadgets. The accused has been remanded in police custody for two days.

March 2, 2022

274 Haryana cops get training to combat cyber crime

The fundamental approach behind establishment of cyber desks was to provide a dedicated mechanism for handling Cyber Crimes

February 26, 2022

Cyber attacks: India among top 3 most-affected nations in Asia

Europe and North America followed closely behind, garnering 24 per cent and 23 per cent of attacks, respectively, and the Middle East and Africa and Latin America received 14 per cent and 13 per cent of attacks, respectively.

February 24, 2022

Delhi police arrested a Nigerian national for committing cyber fraud

The accused was a part of a group operating from Nigeria that hunts individuals through social media, police said.

November 20, 2021

Pan India helpline for cyber crime, frauds launched

The helpline number has been prominently published on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) portal. A banner link is also provided to directly lodge any complaint on the Cyber Crime Portal,"

October 27, 2021

Robust ecosystem to fight cyber crime is being developed; even Information Technology Act may be amended: MoS Home Affairs

A new and robust ecosystem is being developed to fight cyber crimes in the country and even the Information Technology Act is likely to be amended.

September 10, 2021