Malaysia obtains local court order against Telegram for allegedly spreading harmful contentA Malaysian high court granted an interim injunction order to halt the spread of the harmful content and prevent the re-publication of simi...
19 Jun, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licences to operate under new lawThe law, which is designed to address the growing issue of cybercrime, requires social media platforms and messaging services in Malaysia w...
02 Jan, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
'Pig Butchering' Scam: How China's 'Broken Tooth' stole over $75 bn from global investors using crypto currenciesPig-butchering scams, a sophisticated form of cyber fraud, have defrauded victims of over $75 billion globally, exploiting cryptocurrencies...
30 Dec, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
TikTok slashes hundreds of jobs in AI shift"We expect to invest $2 billion globally in trust and safety in 2024 alone and are continuing to improve the efficacy of our efforts, with ...
12 Oct, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
Tech firms must comply with Malaysia's laws, minister says amid backlash over social media licensing planThe Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) - whose members include Google, Meta and X - had made the call in an open letter to Prime Minister Anwar ...
27 Aug, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licensesIn July, Malaysia's communications regulator said social media platforms with more than eight million users in the country would be require...
26 Aug, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
Be robust in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations: JaishankarJaishankar called on the international community to be robust in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and dismantle terr...
27 Jul, 2024, 04.57 PM IST
Chinese gangs in Cambodia behind rising cyber-crimes worldwideOwing to its prolonged political unrest, hundreds of small and medium-sized criminal gangs have found a safe haven in Cambodia. Most of the...
17 Apr, 2024, 09.16 PM IST
Influencer's father loses Rs 3 lakh in ‘Swiggy customer service scam’. How it happenedA 65-year-old man was defrauded of over Rs 3 lakh after trying to contact Swiggy's customer service due to an undelivered order. His son, N...
04 Apr, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
Got a part-time job to like, review, and subscribe YouTube videos? Beware of this scamThe scam targets victims through WhatsApp and Telegram messages, offering them various job opportunities such as liking and subscribing to ...
28 Oct, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
ASEAN, India call for strengthening global cooperation to combat terrorism"Both sides strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasised the need to strengthen international cooperatio...
21 Jul, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
PM Modi's cashless economy push has 2 worries: India has low e-security & bandwidthWhen it comes to cybercrime, India ranks 6th in the world. The incidence of cybercrime in the country has doubled in just one year.
23 Dec, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
India ranks fourth in terms of servers hacked by xDedic marketplace: Kaspersky LabsThis is a global forum where cybercriminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each.
16 Jun, 2016, 04.02 PM IST
No privacy law means cloud tech is still in the air hereIndia ranked 18 out of 24 countries, falling from rank 17 in the same study conducted three-years ago. BSA is a nonprofit which counts Appl...
28 Apr, 2016, 02.22 PM IST
FBI's most wanted cyber criminal arrested from PakistanThe accused, Noor Aziz Uddin, was arrested from his residence here during a pre-dawn raid conducted by the Pakistan's Federal Investigation...
14 Feb, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
Online frauds: A fast growing menace for exportersInternational fraudsters, normally follow two ways to swindle exporters using electronic methods of funds transfer.
28 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- India emerging as major centre for cybercrime: UK study
India is fast emerging as a major hub of cybercrime as recession is driving computer-literate criminals to electronic scams, claimed a stud...
19 Aug, 2009, 05.42 PM IST