Work-from-home era is bad for thieves. They find a new targetA clear sign of the impact on burglary rates is evident in the FBI's data, where nonresidential burglaries (including those of stores, ware...
13 Apr, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
House panel flags rise in trafficking of women and children, domestic violenceTaking cognisance of rise in domestic violence during Covid-19, the committee said, “this was mainly due to disruption in economic activiti...
16 Mar, 2021, 08.03 AM IST
Social media poses a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh had in the past said social media has been increasingly used in the country to instigate communal riots and needed strong act...
14 Mar, 2018, 01.16 PM IST
To fight e-crime, govt to hire experts from IITs, pvt institutesThe IT security experts, ethical hackers, web analysts and computer programmers will devise ways of online cyber-crime reporting and monito...
18 Jan, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Too much stress in your relationship? Chances are you'll cheat onlinePeer influence and social isolation also play a part.
27 May, 2017, 05.08 PM IST
50 per cent victims of cybercrime struggle to recover their money: Kaspersky LabsThe study showed that 52 per cent of internet users who have lost their money to cyber criminals have got only some, or none, of their stol...
27 Jan, 2017, 02.18 PM IST
India’s exposure to cyber security is limited: IBM’s Vaidyanathan IyerFrom identity thefts to enterprise theft, cyber crime is no longer just limited to email fraud, and has the potential to impact all walks o...
14 Jun, 2016, 02.54 AM IST
India, US to bolster cyber security partnership, combat crimeIn addition to the formal Dialogue, the delegations met with representatives from the private sector to discuss issues related to cybersecu...
14 Aug, 2015, 01.34 PM IST
Use of digital platform, checking FIR refusal see Delhi crime cases soarThe online 'lost report' service enables people to lodge complaints of lost things through Internet and receive a digitally signed 'lost re...
19 Jul, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
India, Japan vow to crack down on cyber crimesIndia has sought assistance from Japan on the latest technologies to tackle cyber criminals in cyber terrorism and stealing personal as wel...
03 May, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
CBI gets specialised lab to decode Apple devicesThe specialised lab is focussed on extracting information from Apple devices using forensic softwares from devices such as iMAc, Mac book p...
01 May, 2015, 07.59 PM IST
CBI gets specialised laboratory to decode Apple devicesThe new lab, at the CBI academy in Ghaziabad, will be fully equipped with latest workstations and softwares to decode the digital informati...
01 May, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
Ending net neutrality will kill NDA government's 'Make in India': Aditya Thackeray"People from almost every social and economic strata have a mobile phone and unknowingly use the Internet to communicate," his letter state...
14 Apr, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Cyber crimes in India likely to double to 3 lakh in 2015: ReportThe number of cyber crimes in the country may double to 3 lakh in 2015 and could pose serious economic and national security challenges, an...
05 Jan, 2015, 04.56 AM IST
- Consider forensic help in cracking online fraud cases like Speakasia: Bombay HC
In the backdrop of Speakasia fraud, the Bombay HC asked to consider taking assistance of a forensic expert to crack the economic crimes ste...
07 Sep, 2011, 07.11 PM 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
- China plans legislation to bar kids from cyber cafes
China's lawmakers are considering banning children under the age of 18 from Internet cafes because the centres have become hotbeds for onli...
31 Oct, 2006, 01.21 AM IST