India upholds rule of law as cornerstone of its national governance, enshrined in Constitution: Vivek TankhaIndia reiterated its commitment to the rule of law at the UN General Assembly, highlighting constitutional provisions and judicial independ...
09 Oct, 2025, 08.01 PM IST
US soldier linked to Trump-Harris phone tapping tried to sell sensitive BSNL data for just $5,000: ReportCameron John Wagenius, a US Army soldier, was arrested for attempting to sell stolen telecom data linked to India’s BSNL. The hack exposed ...
10 Jan, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
UN approves its first treaty targeting cybercrimeAfter three years of negotiations and a final two-week session in New York, members approved the United Nations Convention Against Cybercri...
09 Aug, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groupsUN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unl...
29 Jul, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
India, UK discuss prioritising extradition requests, expediting action under mutual legal assistance treatyA number of fugitives from India including former Kingfisher Airlines promoter Vijay Mallya, diamantaire Nirav Modi and arms dealer Sanjay ...
15 Apr, 2024, 08.16 PM IST
UnitedHealth hack could take months for full recoverySince its Change Healthcare unit was breached on February 21 by a hacking group called ALPHV, also known as "BlackCat", UnitedHealth has sa...
08 Mar, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Relook parts of draft cybercrime treaty: Rights groups to UN panelET had reported on February 22 that the ad-hoc UN committee had, in a draft treaty on cybercrime, proposed that all member nations introduc...
27 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Exclusive: ED seeks look out notice against Byju RaveendranThe Directorate of Enforcement has asked the Bureau of Immigration to issue a look out circular against Raveendran, sources told ET. The ce...
22 Feb, 2024, 08.23 AM IST
India proposes 24x7 global communication link to curb cybercrimesThe proposal is part of India’s submission to a draft treaty on prevention of cybercrime, which is being deliberated upon by an ad-hoc comm...
22 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
India’s plan at UN cybercrime panel seeks right to ask data from nationsIndia’s proposal supported by Russia but opposed by the US and a few other countries, say sources.
02 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
QUAD nations to assist each other in taking action against malicious cyber activitiesA joint statement issued after foreign ministers Penny Wong of Australia, S Jaishankar of India, Hayashi Yoshimasa of Japan and US Secretar...
24 Sep, 2022, 07.42 AM IST
Top UN official warns malicious emails on rise in pandemicThe UN disarmament chief warned on Friday that cyber crime is on the rise, with a 600 per cent increase in malicious emails during the COVI...
23 May, 2020, 01.34 PM IST
Experts write to government on cyber fixesLast year, the government said it planned to release a new Cybersecurity Strategy to keep up with the changing nature of technologies, plat...
23 Jan, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
Tech policy think tanks write to govt urging stronger encryption to strengthen cyber security in IndiaTechnology policy think tanks and digital freedom advocates have written to the National Security Council Secretariat urging stronger encry...
22 Jan, 2020, 08.23 PM IST
New tool for cybercriminals: Apps that generate international phone numbersThere are apps that provide users the option to get a local number in a foreign country and make international calls.
07 Aug, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Fake call alert: This new app lets cybercriminals generate international phone numbers to con peopleThe process of tracking such numbers is simple, but time-consuming.
07 Aug, 2019, 09.44 AM IST
- Council of Europe asks India to join convention on cybercrime
A top official of the Council of Europe has asked India to be a part of its Convention on Cybercrime, a step, which he said, will lead to e...
30 Mar, 2009, 03.16 PM IST