Ramnit, a malicious software has infected about 3.2 million computers worldwide since last five years. Europol, in an operation successfully took down the cyber-crime group that was using Ramnit to infect the computer systems worldwide. Tech-giants like Symantec, Microsoft and number of other industry partners seized the servers and other infrastructure belonging to the group.…
The City of Destiny is said to be by and large peaceful when it comes to crime or law and order. The only aspect that gives the police sleepless nights is the impending traffic time bomb. Of late, cyber crime is another aspect that is making the men in khaki ponder upon. Visakhapatnam is said…
The U.S. State Department and FBI on Tuesday announced a $3 million (roughly Rs. 18 crores) reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, the highest bounty U.S. authorities have ever offered in a cyber case. The Federal Bureau of Investigation also issued a “Wanted” poster for Bogachev, who…
Case 1 – Police jeep blaring sirens chase a notorious bike-borne robber trying to slip away. A few kilometres ahead a team of cops has put up barricades and miscreant is nabbed with ease Case 2 – A man peeping suspiciously inside shopping complexes is seen entering one. On coming back, he is seen running,…
After an internal investigation, digital security company Gemalto has concluded that it had “reasonable grounds to believe” that it was hacked by US National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the Amsterdam-based company stated Wednesday.
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Companies across sectors are making panic calls to security and surveillance systems providers to get IT solutions to keep an eye on their employees and to clean up the system in the aftermath of the recent government crackdown on corporate espionage in various ministries. Most companies in the country still use age-old surveillance systems to…
During 2014, the ruling Chinese Communist Party intensified its targeting of ethnic minority groups with an “anti-terror” campaign in the troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang, and ratcheted up controls on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said in its annual global human rights report.
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Despite the pickup in electronic payments, India will need more than three lakh ATMs to meet its currency requirements, according to chief of Florida-based FIS – a fortune 500 company in the payments and core banking space. Although FIS is working on digitizing payments, its CEO says demand for cash will not ebb.
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The government has already set a tone through its ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’ campaign that it will employ technology across various aspects of the national development agenda. But, it remains to be seen if the NDA government will take a step further and help entrepreneurs to drive long-term innovation within the Indian economy.…
Government will launch Internet safety programme in partnership with Google in order to create awareness among users regarding cyber threat. “We are happy to partner with Google and Cert-In in the cyber security education and awareness campaign. The Internet offers many opportunities to explore create and collaborate,” MyGov CEO Gaurav Dwivedi said in a Read…