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Masquerading As Mumbai Cop, 21-Year-Old Extorted Rs 20 lakh, Arrested
A 21-year-old woman from Mysuru, who allegedly extorted Rs 20.5 lakh from a man by staging a fake "digital arrest", has been taken into custody by the Alappuzha Cyber Crime Police
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Maharashtra Reviews Security, Cyber Attack Threat Amid India-Pak Tension
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired a high-level security review meeting in Mumbai on Friday to assess the state's preparedness and coordination across agencies as the India-Pakistan tension escalated this week to the worst in decades.
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Microsoft Finds Major Security Flaw ‘Dirty Stream’ in Android Apps Totalling Billions of Downloads
Microsoft discovered a major security vulnerability in multiple Android apps last week that could be exploited to gain unauthorised access to apps and sensitive data on the device. Interestingly, this security flaw does not come from the system codes, but an improper usage of a particular system by developers that can lead to loopholes that are pro...
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Uttarakhand Police To Launch 'Cyber Comics' To Control Online Fraud
Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to use AI to develop a comic.
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Microsoft President Says Deepfakes Are Biggest Concern Around AI, Steps Needed to Curb AI-Driven Fraud
Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that ar...
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Won't Tolerate "Hooliganism, Drug Mafia" In State: Siddaramaiah Tells Cops
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday addressed a meeting of senior police officers at Vidhansouda conference hall and instructed the police officials to give priority to solving traffic problems in Bengaluru city and controlling cyber crimes.
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Government Accepts Expert Panel Report on Smart Electricity Transmission System in India
The power ministry on Tuesday said that the government has accepted a report of a task force or expert panel, which paves the way for modern and smart electricity transmission system in India.
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ED Freezes Fresh Deposits Worth Rs. 78 Crore After Raids at Premises of Razorpay, Chinese Loan Apps
The ED on Friday said it has frozen fresh deposits worth Rs. 78 crore following raids at the premises of payment gateway Razorpay and some banks as part of an ongoing money laundering probe against the alleged illegal operations of loan apps "controlled" by Chinese nationals. The searches were carried out at five premises in Bengaluru on October 19...
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NFT Artist Beeple’s Discord Server Hacked, People Being Directed to Malicious Link
The Discord server of the famed NFT artist Beeple became a target for cyber criminals, stirring an alarm in the NFT community. The attackers infected the URL to Beeple’s Discord server and have been directing people to an alternate ‘CollabLand wallet draining’ Discord server. The NFT artist seems to have executed some damage control protocols...
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New Legal Structure Needed To Counter Cyber Criminals: Union Minister
Union Minister of Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday called for a new "dynamic" legal structure which balances the right to privacy and freedom of expression and demands for regulations and control to meet challenges from unscrupul
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India to Hire Financial Experts, Forensic Auditors to Probe Dark Web, Crypto-Aided Drug Crimes
The Narcotics Control Bureau has decided to hire experts and companies dealing with financial data analysis and forensic audit to help it probe complex drug crimes that involve use of the dark web, cryptocurrencies, and deals concealed through multi-layered transactions.
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Xbox Game Pass January 2021 Games: Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered, Desperados III, and More
Xbox Game Pass January 2021 games list includes Yakuza 3, 4, and 5, Control, Desperados III, The Medium, and Outer Wilds. Three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is available for Rs. 50 until January 25.
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ACT Fibernet Launches ACT Shield Virus Protection App With Parental Controls, More Features
ACT Shield lets parents add content filters to make browsing child-friendly
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US Teenager Charged In Twitter Hack Targeting High-Profile Accounts
Prosecutors in Florida on Friday said they have filed a slew of criminal charges against a 17-year-old accused of masterminding the massive hack of high-profile Twitter users in mid-July.
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Trump Approved "Offensive" Cyber Strikes Against Iran's Missile Systems
President Donald Trump approved an offensive cyber strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches
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Masquerading As Mumbai Cop, 21-Year-Old Extorted Rs 20 lakh, Arrested
A 21-year-old woman from Mysuru, who allegedly extorted Rs 20.5 lakh from a man by staging a fake "digital arrest", has been taken into custody by the Alappuzha Cyber Crime Police
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Maharashtra Reviews Security, Cyber Attack Threat Amid India-Pak Tension
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired a high-level security review meeting in Mumbai on Friday to assess the state's preparedness and coordination across agencies as the India-Pakistan tension escalated this week to the worst in decades.
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Microsoft Finds Major Security Flaw ‘Dirty Stream’ in Android Apps Totalling Billions of Downloads
Microsoft discovered a major security vulnerability in multiple Android apps last week that could be exploited to gain unauthorised access to apps and sensitive data on the device. Interestingly, this security flaw does not come from the system codes, but an improper usage of a particular system by developers that can lead to loopholes that are pro...
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Uttarakhand Police To Launch 'Cyber Comics' To Control Online Fraud
Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to use AI to develop a comic.
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Microsoft President Says Deepfakes Are Biggest Concern Around AI, Steps Needed to Curb AI-Driven Fraud
Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that ar...
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Won't Tolerate "Hooliganism, Drug Mafia" In State: Siddaramaiah Tells Cops
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday addressed a meeting of senior police officers at Vidhansouda conference hall and instructed the police officials to give priority to solving traffic problems in Bengaluru city and controlling cyber crimes.
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Government Accepts Expert Panel Report on Smart Electricity Transmission System in India
The power ministry on Tuesday said that the government has accepted a report of a task force or expert panel, which paves the way for modern and smart electricity transmission system in India.
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ED Freezes Fresh Deposits Worth Rs. 78 Crore After Raids at Premises of Razorpay, Chinese Loan Apps
The ED on Friday said it has frozen fresh deposits worth Rs. 78 crore following raids at the premises of payment gateway Razorpay and some banks as part of an ongoing money laundering probe against the alleged illegal operations of loan apps "controlled" by Chinese nationals. The searches were carried out at five premises in Bengaluru on October 19...
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NFT Artist Beeple’s Discord Server Hacked, People Being Directed to Malicious Link
The Discord server of the famed NFT artist Beeple became a target for cyber criminals, stirring an alarm in the NFT community. The attackers infected the URL to Beeple’s Discord server and have been directing people to an alternate ‘CollabLand wallet draining’ Discord server. The NFT artist seems to have executed some damage control protocols...
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New Legal Structure Needed To Counter Cyber Criminals: Union Minister
Union Minister of Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday called for a new "dynamic" legal structure which balances the right to privacy and freedom of expression and demands for regulations and control to meet challenges from unscrupul
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India to Hire Financial Experts, Forensic Auditors to Probe Dark Web, Crypto-Aided Drug Crimes
The Narcotics Control Bureau has decided to hire experts and companies dealing with financial data analysis and forensic audit to help it probe complex drug crimes that involve use of the dark web, cryptocurrencies, and deals concealed through multi-layered transactions.
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Xbox Game Pass January 2021 Games: Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered, Desperados III, and More
Xbox Game Pass January 2021 games list includes Yakuza 3, 4, and 5, Control, Desperados III, The Medium, and Outer Wilds. Three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is available for Rs. 50 until January 25.
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ACT Fibernet Launches ACT Shield Virus Protection App With Parental Controls, More Features
ACT Shield lets parents add content filters to make browsing child-friendly
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US Teenager Charged In Twitter Hack Targeting High-Profile Accounts
Prosecutors in Florida on Friday said they have filed a slew of criminal charges against a 17-year-old accused of masterminding the massive hack of high-profile Twitter users in mid-July.
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Trump Approved "Offensive" Cyber Strikes Against Iran's Missile Systems
President Donald Trump approved an offensive cyber strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches
