As cybercrime rises in Navi Mumbai, rape cases go up too: The cyber crime cell of the Navi Mumbai police commissionerate has informed that there is a disturbing trend of heinous crime against women like rape, after the victims were first threatened and blackmailed online through various social networking sites, emails by the culprits. Read More
Cybercriminals tug at heartstrings to loot women: Panaji: Online fraudsters continue to find innovative means of duping people and the latest to fall victim are helpless women on matrimonial sites. The cyber crime cell of Goa police said that an average of eight cases are reported every year of women being swindled on the pretext…
Dear millennials, here is why you are a soft target for cyber criminals: What does it take to stay safe on internet in the age of mass malware and ransomware attacks? If you think it’s knowledge of how internet works, you should think again. Awareness counts as much as knowledge because it has come to…
Amend IPC, appoint cybercrime coordinators: Panel to Govt: Over two years after the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as being unconstitutional, a high-level expert committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to suggest ways to tackle online hate speech, earlier dealt by Section 66A, has finally suggested…
Hacker shows cops how he got Aadhaar data: Abhinav Srivastava, prime accused in the Aadhaar data theft case, stunned investigators on Saturday with a six-hour demonstration explaining the shortcuts he used to hack+ into websites. He disclosed the modus operandi he used to hack into the government website to access Aadhaar data. The cyber crime sleuths recorded…
Cybercrime spiked after demonetisation, say experts: Cybercrime has increased drastically in the country after demonetisation and has been under-reported, cyber experts said at a fintech conference organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry on Friday. Read More
DCW plans to tie up with Twitter to curb cyber crime: In a bid to curb cyber crime against women, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) intends to collaborate with Twitter India and other social media platforms for its cyber crime cell, said the panel chairperson Swati Jai Hind during a one-day conclave on Women…
Govt developing digital forensics facilities to examine cyber crime: Chandigarh, May 19 (PTI) The Union government is procuring latest equipment to develop digital forensics facilities at the Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSL) in the country. The director-cum-chief forensic scientist of the Directorate of Forensic Science Services, A K Ganjoo, today said, “The digital forensics facilities…
Digital India must protect itself with well-crafted cloud security strategy: Since its launch in 2015, the Digital India programme has been steadily gathering momentum. The ambitious undertaking aims to connect the entire country, regardless of location or demographics. Read More
Awareness only way to fight cyber crime: Experts: Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Describing cyber crime as a rising menace in India, experts on Thursday said proper awareness, assessment, and implementation of security policies were the way forward to fight the malady. Read More