Indian state introduces blockchain technology to fight cybercrime: Blockchain technology, that underpins digital currencies such as bitcoin, is being touted as the next big thing since the internet. While the technology has caught the imagination of major economies across the globe, India has started embracing it only in the past couple of months.
State’s cybercrime wing voices concerns over going cashless: BENGALURU: The cybercrime wing of the state’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday uploaded a lengthy post on Facebook, drawing the attention of social media users to the many problems involved in going cashless. As of now, it is the only law enforcement agency that has publicly…
Story in numbers: Cybercrime trends in India: As many as 11,592 cases of cybercrime were reported across India in 2015, nearly 26 times more than a decade ago, when 453 cases were reported in 2006 , according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. The Indian National Congress raised the issue of digital…
India Supreme Court calls on Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook to curb sexual assault, cybercrime: The Indian Supreme Court Monday issued a notice to Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook on a plea seeking to curb the sharing of videos displaying sexual assault and cyber crime.
India has seen a 350% surge in cybercrime cases from 2011 to 2014, according to a recent study. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has also reported handling close to 50,000 security incidents in 2014, noted the study, titled “Protecting interconnected systems in the cyber era,” conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and…
Cyber crime cases in the country registered under the IT Act surged nearly 300 per cent between 2011 and 2014, according to a study, which cautioned that cyber attacks around the world are occurring at a greater frequency and intensity. The study revealed that in the past, the attacks have been mostly initiated from countries…
Amit Sahay’s worst nightmare came true when someone hacked into his Facebook account and started posting pornographic content. Amit first warned his friends and then tried changing his password. But when the hacking persisted, he was forced to get a new account. Amit’s ordeal, however, is not an isolated case.
NAGPUR: With an aim to sensitize children about the threats posed by cyberspace and crime, the Saraswati Vidyalaya Alumni Association (SVAA) organized a talk for schoolchildren.
Delivering the talk, SVVA member and cyber expert Sulabha Patil said that today’s children are exposed to the internet at a very young age.
Despite setting up 44 cyber labs in the state to deal with cyber crimes, the government is finding it tough to stop the use of WhatsApp for spreading false and communal messages. Home department officials have admitted that there is no control worldwide over WhatsApp, which is the easiest tool of communication that most citizens…
PUNE: Compelling a retired official of Military Dairy Farm inKhadki to reveal his bank account number and debit card details, cyber fraudsters made online purchases of Rs97,000 inBihar and Jharkhand on April 26.