Cyber Crime

Supermodel Files Complaint Against Man For Cyber Harassment

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Supermodel and Former Miss India (World) Natasha Suri has filed an FIR against a man named Flynn Remedios, who has been tagging her name into objectionable content.

All Police Stations In Hyderabad To Get Cyber Crime Wing

Hyderabad News | ANI | Friday December 27, 2019

Telangana: Around 1,400 cases have been registered in Cyber Crime Station and the figure may increase to 1,500 till this year end, a Hyderabad police officer said.

Ordering Pizza On Food App Left A Bengaluru Man Poorer By Rs 95K 

Neha Grover | Saturday December 7, 2019

The Bengaluru techie fell prey to an online scam and lost a whopping INR 95,000 after ordering a pizza online. The incident took place on the afternoon of December 1, 2019, when he placed the pizza order on a food delivery app on his smartphone.

"Obscene" Video Played At Bhopal Bus Stop, Case Registered Under Cyber Crime

Bhopal News | ANI | Friday November 22, 2019

Officers of Bhopal City Link Limited (BCLL), Municipal Corporation and the machine operators Harman International India Private Limited filed a complaint against the obscene video to the cyber cell of city police.

Telangana Man Allegedly Hacked Woman's Facebook, Asked Friends For Money

Telangana News | ANI | Monday November 4, 2019

Telangana's Rachakonda Cyber Crime Police arrested a 24-year-old techie for allegedly logging into a woman's social media account in an unauthorized manner and trying to extract money from her friends on the pretext of paying medical bills.

"Notified Indian Authorities In May": WhatsApp On Snooping Row

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday November 2, 2019

WhatsApp had informed Indian authorities in May about a privacy breach that affected some users in the country and worked quickly to resolve it, the Facebook-owned company said in a statement on Friday, a day after the government demanded an explanation.

Congress' Sanmoy Bandopadhyay, Arrested For Cyber Crime, Granted Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

West Bengal Congress leader Sanmoy Bandopadhyay, who was arrested by Purulia district police for alleged violation of Cyber Crime Act, was granted bail by a court on Sunday.

Over 22,000 Websites Hacked In India From April 2017 To January 2018

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2019

More than 22,000 websites were hacked in India in the 10-month period between April 2017 and January 2018, officials said on Thursday.

Ministry Of Home Affairs Initiates PG Diploma Course In Cyber Crime, Victimology, Security Management

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The application forms are available on the university's website http://www.ipu.ac.in. The total intake in each course is 25 (20 seats for open candidates and five for in-service government officers).

Jobless Men "Rent" Out Bank Accounts, Aid Cyber Crime In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday July 4, 2019

Newly-opened bank accounts of unemployed people in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district are the latest tools used by the cybercriminal looking to park illicit money, the police has said, adding these jobless young men received a cut for "renting" their account, which is usually between Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,300.

Filing Street, Cyber Crime Complaints In Noida To Get Easier From July 1

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 29, 2019

It will become easier for victims of cyber and street crime to file First Information Reports with the Noida Police from July 1 as the force is ready to set up one-stop centres for such cases.

Telangana Woman Posed As TV Producer On Facebook, Took Lakhs From People

Hyderabad News | ANI | Sunday June 23, 2019

A 33-year-old woman was arrested by cyber crime officers in Bengaluru today for allegedly cheating people by posing as a fake television producer and director at ETV Channel, using a Facebook account.

Nigerian Cheats People Of Crores Through Herbal Oil Export Trap, Arrested

Cities | ANI | Friday June 14, 2019

The Delhi Police has arrested a Nigerian national, who was staying illegally in India, for allegedly duping several people to the tune of crores on the pretext of helping them export a herbal oil to Ghana.

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Websites Hacked, 6 Bitcoins Demanded As Ransom

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

Hackers, who attacked websites of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state power utilities, have demanded six Bitcoins (nearly Rs 20 lakh) as ransom to give description key to restore the sites, police said today.

TikTok Download Not Available Any More. Here's What You Need To Know

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday April 18, 2019

The option to download TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, has vanished from Google and Apple app stores in India after the Madras High Court banned its downloads, in setback for its Chinese developer Bytedance Technology's efforts to tap India's growing internet content market.