cybercrime

11-year-old boy from Ghaziabad blackmails his own father for Rs 10 crore, know more here

In an outrageous incident, an 11-year-old boy from Ghaziabad used YouTube to learn hacking tricks. A case is registered under different sections of IPC including criminal intimidation, insulting the modesty of women and intentional insult to provoke breach of peace and section 66D of the IT Act in Ghaziabad.

Jan 28, 2021, 21:41 PM IST

HDFC Bank will call from This phone number in case of suspicious transaction – Take a note

HDFC Bank has also advised the customers to keep the bank informed when they change their address, contact number or email ID.

Nov 16, 2020, 16:18 PM IST

Sharp increase in cybercrime during coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic: UN report

A 350% increase in phishing websites was reported in the first quarter of the year, many targeting hospitals and health care systems and hindering their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN counterterrorism chief has said.

Aug 07, 2020, 11:00 AM IST

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How to protect yourself from Cybercrime?

Cybercrime continues to evolve, with new threats surfacing every year. Know-how to protect yourself from Cybercrime?

Nov 01, 2019, 06:52 AM IST

Hacker breaks into Bulgarian national database, steals info of over 5 million people

According to the Bulgarian newspaper Dnevnik, Boykov had illegally accessed and downloaded data from the National Revenue Agency (NRA) systems.

Jul 22, 2019, 11:26 AM IST

CBI cracks down on child pornography WhatsApp group; admin arrested

Cases have also been filed agaisnt 119 members of the group.

Feb 22, 2018, 19:56 PM IST

Cybercrimes cause losses of $600 billion a year to global economy, says report

Cybercrime losses are greater in richer countries; however, the countries with the greatest losses are mid-tier nations.

Feb 22, 2018, 18:58 PM IST

Qatar `hacking` revives Gulf tensions

The blocking of Al Jazeera`s website and Qatar TV in Saudi Arabia and the UAE is an indication that deeper tensions may occur.

May 26, 2017, 14:56 PM IST

More than 55% millennials in India have experienced cybercrime: Report

Over 55 per cent of millennials (born between 1980-2000) in India have experienced cybercrime in the past year and globally, millennials are the most commonly affected victims, with 40 per cent experiencing it last year, a report revealed on Saturday.

Nov 19, 2016, 18:53 PM IST

OLX, Gurgaon Police join hands to create awareness on ''Cybercrime''

India`s number one online classifieds OLX has announced its initiative to increase cybercrime awareness among different sections of the society in association with Cyber Peace Foundation.

Sep 30, 2016, 19:04 PM IST

New tool can recover smartphone data to help solve crimes

Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new technique that could help law enforcement officials gather data from smartphones while investigating crimes.

Aug 13, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

Check out: These are the top 20 most common passwords

Do you ever wonder which are the most common passwords in the world? Check out the list here!

Jun 15, 2016, 21:43 PM IST

This is Mark Zuckerberg's password and its funny!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest were recently hacked by a group who called themselves “OurMine Team” and they revealed his password.

Jun 15, 2016, 19:09 PM IST

Intelligence sharing key to fighting cybercrime, terror: Rijiju

Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday stressed on the importance of coordination between various agencies in sharing intelligence for curbing cyber crime and terrorism.

Jun 15, 2016, 00:18 AM IST

Employees in 31-40 age group commit 61% of economic crimes: Report

Around 61 percent of the economic crimes in the country are committed by employees within an organisation which fall under the age group of 31-40 years, according to a report by PwC.

Apr 15, 2016, 18:19 PM IST

80,000 people notified by University of California of cyber attack

The University of California Berkeley has notified 80,000 people of a possible cyber attack on a system that storessocial security and bank account numbers.

Feb 27, 2016, 20:57 PM IST

Kuwait passes law tightening online media controls

Kuwait's parliament today passed legislation to regulate all web-based "professional" media, a day after a controversial cybercrimes law came into effect.

Jan 14, 2016, 00:56 AM IST

India on radar of cybercriminals from China, Russia and US: Kaspersky

India is increasingly on the radar of cybercriminals from countries like China, Russia and the US, who are using advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks to steal data from consumers and enterprises, security software firm Kaspersky said Thursday.

Nov 26, 2015, 19:45 PM IST

One in five fall foul of the flash drive security test

The study is a great way of highlighting how simple it is to fall victim to a potential cyber attack -- especially when not in a digital safety frame of mind.

Oct 27, 2015, 09:44 AM IST