Cybercrime

Cyber experts have weighed on how cybersecurity crimes have been on a constant rise these days. While speaking at DX Secure Summit, National Cyber Security Coordinator Rajesh Pant called for building awareness around cybersecurity in the country.

Yoga Labs, in another tweet, said, “As a reminder, we do not offer surprise mints or giveaways.”

A person, who hacked into the database server of a payment gateway platform and allegedly swindled Rs 52.9 lakh, was detained on Wednesday, a top Hyderabad police official said.

Cyberattacks have grown in last two years as coronavirus pandemic soared online activity, stated Italian defence firm Leonardo. Cybersecurity threats were described as ‘collateral damage’ of COVID-19 pandemic and acceleration of digitalisation.

Cryptocurrency firms, armed with cash and in need of regulatory experience, are poaching UK cybercrime cops with offers of double or triple pay

The new circular, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), mandates all service providers, intermediaries, data centres, corporates, and government organisations to mandatorily enable logs of all their ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems and maintain them securely for a rolling period of 180 days, and the ...

The ED is working to get information around the GainBitcoin scam that came into light on 2018. Officials of the ED visited the commissioner of Pune seeking relevant information in the case. Scam mastermind Amit Bharadwaj has been asked by the Supreme Court to share crypto wallet details with ED. Cybercrime expert Pankaj Ghode and former police offi...

Cybercrimes are skyrocketing around the world. It has put the focus back on cyber security stocks in India.

A study on kids' cybersecurity by Surfshark reveals some alarming details about online crimes against children. As per the study, six out of ten children aged between 8 years to 12 years are exposed to cyber risks online. In 2020, yearly financial losses from cybercrimes against children touched $660,000 (roughly Rs. 50,313,400) in the US.

The Business Email Compromise Scam is the costliest type of cybercrime in the US, says the FBI. In these kinds of scams, the criminals hack email accounts, pretend to be someone else, and convince victims to send money.

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 unscrupulous elements in cyberspace.

The auction of 5G spectrum will be held on schedule and within the stipulated timeline, Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event -- 2nd national conference on cybercrime investigation and digital forensics.

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.

Regulations that will put the onus of reporting incidents of cybercrimes on organisations that are hit are coming soon, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.

Government is coming up with a regulation that will make organisations hit by any cybercrime incidence to disclose it before the government

Cyber experts have weighed on how cybersecurity crimes have been on a constant rise these days. While speaking at DX Secure Summit, National Cyber Security Coordinator Rajesh Pant called for building awareness around cybersecurity in the country.

Yoga Labs, in another tweet, said, “As a reminder, we do not offer surprise mints or giveaways.”

A person, who hacked into the database server of a payment gateway platform and allegedly swindled Rs 52.9 lakh, was detained on Wednesday, a top Hyderabad police official said.

Cyberattacks have grown in last two years as coronavirus pandemic soared online activity, stated Italian defence firm Leonardo. Cybersecurity threats were described as ‘collateral damage’ of COVID-19 pandemic and acceleration of digitalisation.

Cryptocurrency firms, armed with cash and in need of regulatory experience, are poaching UK cybercrime cops with offers of double or triple pay

The new circular, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), mandates all service providers, intermediaries, data centres, corporates, and government organisations to mandatorily enable logs of all their ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems and maintain them securely for a rolling period of 180 days, and the ...

The ED is working to get information around the GainBitcoin scam that came into light on 2018. Officials of the ED visited the commissioner of Pune seeking relevant information in the case. Scam mastermind Amit Bharadwaj has been asked by the Supreme Court to share crypto wallet details with ED. Cybercrime expert Pankaj Ghode and former police offi...

Cybercrimes are skyrocketing around the world. It has put the focus back on cyber security stocks in India.

A study on kids' cybersecurity by Surfshark reveals some alarming details about online crimes against children. As per the study, six out of ten children aged between 8 years to 12 years are exposed to cyber risks online. In 2020, yearly financial losses from cybercrimes against children touched $660,000 (roughly Rs. 50,313,400) in the US.

The Business Email Compromise Scam is the costliest type of cybercrime in the US, says the FBI. In these kinds of scams, the criminals hack email accounts, pretend to be someone else, and convince victims to send money.

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 unscrupulous elements in cyberspace.

The auction of 5G spectrum will be held on schedule and within the stipulated timeline, Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event -- 2nd national conference on cybercrime investigation and digital forensics.

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.

Regulations that will put the onus of reporting incidents of cybercrimes on organisations that are hit are coming soon, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.

Government is coming up with a regulation that will make organisations hit by any cybercrime incidence to disclose it before the government