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Tag Archives: Cyber Crimes

Why cases go unreported: Outdated laws and tedious search for justice

Why cases go unreported: Outdated laws and tedious search for justice: The last time Ankur (name changed) was on Facebook was in 2013. It’s been four years since the incident, “when a few batchmates hacked my account and sent porn links and dirty messages to some girls from my class, who then complained against me”. Since then,…

August 22, 2017Leave a commentDaily News1By Bijo

Cybercrimes in Pune double in 2016

Cybercrimes in Pune double in 2016: PUNE: Cybercrime frauds doubled in Pune in 2016 compared to the previous year. Altogether 332 cases related to cybercrime were filed in 2016. Interestingly, the rise in the number of cases is not due to any innovative methods adopted by cyber criminals. In most cases, the victims have succumbed…

February 28, 2017Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Hi-tech lab helps cops nail cyber blackmailers

Hi-tech lab helps cops nail cyber blackmailers: NOIDA: For Manish (name changed), a day out at the Noida stadium with his son turned into a nightmare.”My five-year-old son wanted to go to a washroom to relieve himself. So I took him outside the stadium in search of a suitable spot. However, soon a man reached…

December 26, 201634 CommentsDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Digital To Have Greater Impact On Cyber Security: AISS 2016

Digital To Have Greater Impact On Cyber Security: AISS 2016: The recent demonetization of currencies and government’s push for digital economy will facilitate a greater adoption of digital means in the business. This in turn is also making the cyber landscape more attractive for cyber criminals who are looking to make use of this opportunity.…

December 22, 2016Leave a commentDaily News1By wp-admin

Mumbai reports rise in cyber crime: Police

Mumbai reports rise in cyber crime: Police: THE CYBER Crime Cell of Mumbai Police has recorded several complaints from people who have allegedly fallen prey to a new trick by fraudsters, since the demonetisation. A caller pretending to be from the Reserve Bank of India ia allegedly telling prospective victims that as part of the…

December 9, 2016Leave a commentDaily News1By wp-admin

Cashless Indians will be victims of cybercriminals: SC cyber lawyer

Cashless Indians will be victims of cybercriminals: SC cyber lawyer: With greater stress now on digital economy and online cash transactions, cyber security experts warn of a bigger danger, of online fraud and cyber security attacks, which India is presently ill-equipped to prevent or deal with, said Neeraj Aarora, advocate on record, Supreme Court, cyber…

November 30, 201633 CommentsDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Cyber crimes in India grew 20% in 2015 over preceding year

NEW DELHI: With the internet and social media becoming a way of life, the number of cyber crimes has been witnessing a steady rise over the years. Such crimes went up 20% last year as compared to 2014 while logging an increase of 2,400% over the last decade

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September 1, 2016Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Indians Are Now Buying And Selling Kidneys On Facebook!

Open offers for selling kidneys on social media have baffled the medical fraternity and law-enforcers alike, especially at a time when such rackets have been busted at notable hospitals in Mumbai, Akola, Gurgaon and the Anand district of Gujarat. The state human organ transplant unit recently stumbled upon certain Facebook pages like ‘I want to…

August 18, 201632 CommentsDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Why it’s likely your email account was hacked in Noida

If you pick up a newspaper in Noida on any day and flip through the city pages, chances are that you will come across at least one, if not more, reports of crimes involving technology. From credit card fraud to hacking social media accounts, cybercrimes, it seems, are all too common in Noida. This is…

August 6, 2016Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Southern states most net-savvy but Maharashtra tops in online fraud

This is one statistic Maharashtra, one of India’s most industrialised states and home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, can’t be proud of. The western state has emerged as the top state in the country in terms of online fraud, government data show. Maharashtra accounted for almost 46% cases of online fraud registered in the…

August 3, 2016Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin
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