Tag: Cybercrime
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Cyber Crime: Haryana Police cautions against scanning unknown QR codes
Explaining the modus operandi, additional director general of police (law and order) said that first, these scammers pose as buyers or sellers for second hand goods online and then they send a QR code asking victims to scan it for ease of executing payment.
February 14, 2020 -
Paris vacay turns nightmare for Noida girl as she loses 1.5 lakh in matter of minutes
As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, there is a three-day window for the affected customers to do the necessary formalities in case of a fraudulent online transaction.
January 20, 2020 -
Hina Khan’s upcoming film ‘Hacked’ gets a release date
The thriller explores the dark side of the digital and the social media world.
November 20, 2019 -
Delhi Police arrests man sending death threats to Kejriwal from Mumbai
The arrested man, identified as 28-year-old Abhishek Tiwari, belongs to Uttar Pradesh's Unnao but was living in Mumbai's Nala Sopara since 2016
August 9, 2019 -
Finding solutions to cybercrime
With the growing threat of data leakage in the age of Internet, the investigation and security sector is rapidly evolving as a career option to check such offences
May 14, 2019 -
Data Privacy Day today: 6 tips to secure your data every day
While today might be the official Data Privacy Day, remember its Data Privacy Day tomorrow, the day after and the day after that. It’s like Quit Smoking Day – you take it on for the rest of your digital life.
January 28, 2019 -
Kamal Haasan’s daughter Akshara Haasan falls prey to cybercrime
Akshara Haasan said that she has reached out to Mumbai Police and cyber cell to seek help.
November 8, 2018 -
Don’t shoot the messenger
Since it was introduced to the world in 2009, WhatsApp has become one of the more popular messaging apps with an estimated 1.5 billion users worldwide. It was acquired by Facebook in 2014, an event which seems to have resulted in a massive spurt in the number of users in India. Currently, there are around …
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August 9, 2018 -
Any Time Misery
The loot of at least Rs 20 lakh from the ATMs of several banks, both nationalised and private, has bamboozled both the bank authorities and the Lalbazar headquarters of Kolkata police. Indeed, the deftly calibrated loot has left the police brass shaking their heads in disbelief; a hi-tech bank theft of this magnitude has never …
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August 3, 2018 -
Expedite launch of online cybercrime reporting portal: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh expressed concern over the misuse of social media for illegal activities and directed to strengthen the capabilities of law enforcement agencies to be able to meet the challenges posed by it.
June 18, 2018 -
Perils of mindless connectivity
The series of lynchings, first in Assam and then in West Bengal, suggests that the country is facing a serious crisis in law enforcement. Vigilantes are now taking law in their own hands and delivering instant justice. The sad thing is that the innocent are killed because a mob decides they are guilty. Social media …
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June 18, 2018 -
‘Police need expertise to handle cybercrime’
Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said the Police required more expertise and IT qualified cops to handle cybercrime, which was on the rise in changing times. “In the fast changing socio-economic and political scenario, one needs to keep pace with the latest techniques and digital knowledge of high standards,” he said, presiding over …
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February 26, 2018 -
Cybercrimes cost businesses $600 billion globally: McAfee
Cybercrimes have cost businesses close to $600 billion globally – or 0.8 percent of the global GDP – which is up from $445 billion reported three years back, a report said on Thursday. The report by the global cybersecurity firm McAfee, prepared along with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that over …
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February 23, 2018 -
Cyber security expert John McAfee’s Twitter account hacked
"Though I am a security expert, I have no control over Twitter's security. I have haters. I am a target."
December 29, 2017 -
Android smartphone sensors can allow hackers to guess your phone’s PIN and unlock
Instruments in smartphones such as the accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that data from these sensors could be used by hackers to guess the security PIN and unlock it. Using a combination of information gathered from six different sensors found in smartphones …
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December 27, 2017 -
China shuts down 13,000 websites since 2015 for violating internet rules
China has shut down or revoked the licenses of 13,000 websites since 2015 for violating the country’s internet rules, state media reported today. The news comes as the Communist country continues to strengthen its already tight regulation of the internet, a move which critics say has picked up pace since President Xi Jinping came to …
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December 26, 2017 -
Your smartphone can help fight cybercrime, finds new study
Taking cue from tiny variations in the smartphone camera’s sensors, a team of researchers has discovered how to identify smartphones by examining just one photo taken by the device. The advancement opens the possibility of using smartphones – instead of body parts – as a form of identification to deter cybercrime, said the researchers from …
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December 18, 2017