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Cyber fraud cases tripled between 2020 and 2024, Govt tells Rajya SabhaCyber fraud cases have nearly tripled in India since 2020. Telangana recorded the highest number of these cases in 2024. Online banking fra...
AI playing a growing role in child sexual abuse, German report warnsGerman authorities warned Tuesday of the "growing influence" of AI and digital technology on the sexual abuse of children, saying in a repo...
Over 63,000 bank accounts linked to cyber frauds worth Rs 540 cr frozen over past one year: Punjab DGPPunjab Police has taken decisive action against cyber fraud, freezing over 63,000 bank accounts linked to transactions worth ₹540.34 crore ...
Most non-consensual intimate images being removed in two hours: officialsSocial media platforms are now removing non-consensual intimate imagery within two hours of complaints, a significant improvement from the ...
Cyber scams soar by 158% in 2024, Rs 452 cr stolen from accounts: Delhi PoliceThe amount stolen by scammers has risen by 158% this year, with Delhi Police reporting Rs 452 crore lost to online fraud by June, compared ...
Finmin calls meeting of bankers, other senior officials to deal with digital payment fraudThe Finance Ministry has called a meeting to discuss steps to combat digital payment fraud and cyber security issues. The meeting, chaired ...
11 per cent rise in crimes against women in Navi Mumbai in 2022In 2022, there were 39 registered cases of murder, 48 cases of attempt to murder, six culpable homicides not not amounting to murder, 133 r...
MOSPI's Twitter handle hacked briefly; shows display picture of Tesla's Elon MuskThe Twitter handle of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) appeared to be hacked briefly on Thursday as it was s...
Assam police sets up citizen financial cyber fraud reporting & management systemTwenty-four senior police officers who are dealing with cyber-crime investigation from eight North-Eastern States namely Arunachal Pradesh,...
Are companies not realistic on cybersecurity?Cybercrime victims in India lost nearly $18.5 billion last year, less than China ($66.3 billion), Brazil ($22.5 billion) and the US ($19.4 ...
Government to involve private domain experts to check cyber crimesOne of the priorities of IC4 will be to check attempts by international gangs to penetrate Indian government's official communication netwo...
BJP MP warns of "cyber war", seeks setting up of a MinistryRaising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, he said cyber attacks have become a national security issue as cyber criminals were ...
India sees most ransomware infections in Q2 of 2015: Trend Micro reportAccording to the report, other kinds of cyber crime activities, which include spamming, phishing attacks and macro malware infections, are ...
Rs 500-crore centre likely to come up to deal with cyber crimeThe Centre will have linkages with CCTNS and NATGRID, the two database having information related to various kinds of crime and criminals.
Maharashtra government gets into action against cyber crime, seeks to train 1000 officersThe state will have a seven-year contract with a technological partner that will provide tools, technology and analysts for a state-of-art ...
India logs 40 per cent annual increase in cyber crime casesIn 2013, a total of 28,481 Indian websites were hacked by various hacker groups spread across the globe. The number of hacking incidents we...
Cyber crime increasing in Hyderabad, data showsWhile the overall crime cases registered an increase of 10 per cent, from 19,110 last year to 21,035 this year, there was a sharp rise in r...
- Nasscom, DSCI tie-up with Noida Police to prevent cyber crimes
Nasscom and DSCI will drive awareness across IT companies, while UP Police will run the mass awareness campaign amongst citizens in the NCR...
- BPO industry taking initiatives to address security concerns
The BPO industry has taken several initiatives, including training of police personnel, to tackle cyber security concerns, software industr...
- Women taking to cyber crime in large nos
Desire to earn fast and lack of proper parental guidance are some of the reasons supporting cyber crimes.