Tag: Cyber crime
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Amidst COVID-19 lockdown ‘significant’ increase in cyber crimes against women: Experts
According to National Commission for Women (NCW) data, 54 cybercrime complaints were received online in April in comparison to 37 complaints - received online and by post - in March, and 21 complaints in February.
May 3, 2020 -
‘Not a safe platform’: Govt warns people against using Zoom video conference app
The warning and guidelines come after the national cyber-security agency Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-in) cautioned against the cyber vulnerability of the app.
April 16, 2020 -
In Kashmir, security forces facing uphill task in tracking VPNs
The cybercrime wing of the J&K Police is working hard to identify the VPNs that have sprung up like a virus and has registered cases against them.
February 20, 2020 -
Cyber Crime: Haryana Police cautions against scanning unknown QR codes
Advising people to be aware of such scammers, additional director general of police (law and order), Navdeep Singh Virk on Thursday said that cybercriminals are now paving the way to hack bank accounts of innocent persons by sending them QR codes via emails, WhatsApp, etc.
February 13, 2020 -
New rules to regulate social media to be finalised by January 15: Centre to SC
The top court also transferred all cases pending at the Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, concerning demand for sharing of decrypted data of social media profiles, to itself.
October 22, 2019 -
Read English newspaper: UP SP wants cops to have basic knowledge of language to tackle cyber crime
Following the directives, district police personnel have already started purchasing books and dictionaries to learn English.
October 6, 2019 -
106 stolen mobiles returned
The commissioner of police Mr Humayun Kabir of Chandannagar commissionerate said:“Police had received complaints of thefts of 300 mobiles during the last two months. We recovered 106 stolen mobiles and handed it over to their rightful owners. We are still tracking the others."
September 3, 2019 -
English Bazar gets cyber crime PS
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had also urged such a police station in each district for the convenience of the people.
July 20, 2019 -
5 Precautionary steps to beat Cyber Crime
The Bengaluru Police has reported that out of 20,000 FIRs registered between January 2019 and June 2019, 25% were related to Cyber Crimes.
July 15, 2019 -
Himachal Police cautions citizens against downloading fraudulent apps
In recent times, it has been found out that cybercriminals, after taking a person into confidence, urge him to download Any Desk or Team Viewer or any other app from Google Play Store.
February 20, 2019 -
Dharamshala forensic lab to have DNA testing facilities
Earlier, the facility was only available in State Forensic Science Laboratory at Junga in Shimla district.
November 14, 2018 -
Rajnath launches sexual offenders portal
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who unveiled the NDSO portal, launched another portal to check online content related to child pornography.The two portals will help investigating agencies in cases where criminals migrate to other states after committing crime.
September 21, 2018 -
How Russia used cyber warfare to help Trump
The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information – called “dezinformatsiya” after the Russian word for “disinformation” – is an age-old strategy for coordinated and sustained influence campaigns that have interrupted the possibility of level-headed political …
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July 30, 2018 -
HP cops to get cyber training
Two hundred police officials in Himachal Pradesh will be trained in investigation of cyber crime to keep pace with technology. A release by the cyber crime cell in Shimla said the banking ombudsman at RBI (Reserve Bank of India) Chandigarh will hold a one-day seminar-workshop on 8 August in Shimla to train HP police officials …
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July 29, 2018 -
Cryptojacking surge a whopping 629% in Q1 2018: McAfee
There were on average five new threat samples every second that resulted in a massive 629 per cent growth in cryptojacking and other cryptocurrency mining malware in the first quarter of 2018.
June 28, 2018 -
CM condemns recent rape instances, says police acted timely
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condemned the recent incidents of rape but said that the police had taken timely action in arresting the accused persons in the shortest possible time. Replying to a discussion budgetary grants for the home and general administration department in the Assembly on Thursday, the CM said the Government will spare no …
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April 27, 2018 -
Cyber crime con artist arrested by Jajpur police
Jajpur police arrested a man involved in several cases of cybercrime. The accused has been identified as Jitendra Kumar Sahoo of Parakula village in the neighbouring Kendrapara district. He was held near N.C.College in Jajpur by a special squad headed by Jajpur SDPO Prasanta Kumar Mallha on Thursday night. A car, a laptop, 11 small …
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March 17, 2018