Forces inimical to India have ‘cyber armies’ to launch cyberattacks against India: Home Minister Amit Shah
2 years, 6 months ago

Forces inimical to India have ‘cyber armies’ to launch cyberattacks against India: Home Minister Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that forces inimical to India had constituted “cyber armies” to launch cyberattacks against India but the Home Ministry was ready to thwart any such attempt. The Home Minister said technology had penetrated to the lowest level in the country and if measures were not taken for securing the cyber sphere it could become a challenge “for all of us”. Malware attacks Mr. Shah said crimes such as malware attacks, phishing, attack on critical infrastructure, child pornography were not new and these were going to only increase in the future. Ashutosh Agnihotri, Joint Secretary, Cyber and Information Security, Ministry of Home Affairs, said the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre had seven components, including a 24/7 cybercrime reporting portal and a platform for Joint Cybercrime Investigation.

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Hyderabad Hosts India’s First Cyber Crime Run
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Hyderabad Hosts India’s First Cyber Crime Run

Deccan Chronicle  

: Sree Bala Devi, DCP – Cyber Crime has today flagged off The Finrun, India’s First Cyber Crimes Awareness Run- 5K & 10K Run at Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The event was also attended by SD Joel Davis, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Naved Alam Khan, CEO, SCSC, Dr. Sajida Khan, President Awardee, Anil Bollina, Director - Aquatron, Jayapavan, Managing Director - …

Cyberattacks on India to Reach 17 Trillion by 2047: Study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cyberattacks on India to Reach 17 Trillion by 2047: Study

The Hindu  

Cyberattacks on India are projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with the country facing a substantial threat from adversaries aiming to destabilize its growth. The country's rise as a global power is being threatened by a steady, well-coordinated effort from adversaries aiming to destabilise its growth.

Cybersecurity vital for progress: Shah
3 months, 1 week ago

Cybersecurity vital for progress: Shah

New Indian Express  

Highlighting the ‘1930’ national cyber helpline telephone number, the home minister said there is an urgent need to popularise this as part of a special campaign, which is going to be launched by I4C from Wednesday to spread awareness about cybercrimes. Shah also stressed effective counter-measures against cybercrimes while asserting that the country’s development was “impossible in current times” without …

Centre to train 5,000 cybercommandos in next five years: Shah
3 months, 1 week ago

Centre to train 5,000 cybercommandos in next five years: Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that cyber security was linked to national security and in the next five years around 5,000 cybercommandos will be trained and deployed across the States to counter such threats. Rajesh Kumar, CEO, I4C, said the cyber crime helpline portal receives 67,000 calls every day and the security agencies identify around 1,500-2,000 mule …

The new cyberspace doctrine’s impact on India's security
5 months, 1 week ago

The new cyberspace doctrine’s impact on India's security

Hindustan Times  

India has taken a decisive leap forward in its national security strategy with the release of the Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, this doctrine not only reflects India’s commitment to safeguarding its cyberspace but also underscores the broader implications for its national security and defence. By fostering strong partnerships and advocating for …

The new cyberspace doctrine’s impact on India's security
5 months, 1 week ago

The new cyberspace doctrine’s impact on India's security

Hindustan Times  

India has taken a decisive leap forward in its national security strategy with the release of the Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, this doctrine not only reflects India’s commitment to safeguarding its cyberspace but also underscores the broader implications for its national security and defence. By fostering strong partnerships and advocating for …

The new cyberspace doctrine’s impact on India's security
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The new cyberspace doctrine’s impact on India's security

Hindustan Times  

India has taken a decisive leap forward in its national security strategy with the release of the Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and pervasive, this doctrine not only reflects India’s commitment to safeguarding its cyberspace but also underscores the broader implications for its national security and defence. Data privacy {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In …

Countering Cybercrime: MHA’s Role in Tackling Growing Menace of Cyber Criminals
10 months ago

Countering Cybercrime: MHA’s Role in Tackling Growing Menace of Cyber Criminals

News 18  

In October last year, Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah had said that building a Cyber Safe India is one of the top priorities of the Modi government. Armed with cutting-edge technology, “these teams are under the ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre’ covering the whole country based upon cybercrime hotspots/areas having multi-jurisdictional issues by onboarding States/UTs to enhance the …

Securing India’s Digital Future: Cybersecurity Urgency and Opportunities
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Securing India’s Digital Future: Cybersecurity Urgency and Opportunities

The Diplomat  

In an era dominated by digital advancements and technological reliance, cybersecurity has become increasingly crucial for nations across the globe. A recent analysis shows a significant surge of 278 percent in state- According to the 2023 India Threat Landscape Report published by Cyfirma, a cybersecurity firm located in Singapore, India is the primary target of cyber assaults worldwide, accounting for …

Indian cyberspace seeing incidents at higher rate than global average
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian cyberspace seeing incidents at higher rate than global average

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Indian cyberspace has seen nearly double the number of cyber incidents as compared to the global average, National Cybersecurity Coordinator MU Nair said on Sunday. Addressing a session on ‘Aligning Technologies to Future Conflicts' at the Synergia Conclave 2023, Nair said ransomware attack payments of nearly USD 1.54 billion have been made on an average over the past …

India most targeted country with 13.7% of cyberattacks: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

India most targeted country with 13.7% of cyberattacks: Report

India TV News  

India is reportedly the highest on the list of targeted countries for cybercrime. The new report Cyfirma, a cybersecurity firm it was reported that India had been the most targeted country in 2022, as the cyber attacks on government agencies grew by more than doubled. Later, in the second half of 2022, there were around 95 per cent more cyberattacks …

DEFCON 1: Indian organisations unable to prevent half of serious cyberattacks, need more resources
1 year, 1 month ago

DEFCON 1: Indian organisations unable to prevent half of serious cyberattacks, need more resources

Firstpost  

Indian businesses and other organisations are woefully ill-equipped to prevent serious cyberattacks, a new survey by tenable has found. Most IT and cybersecurity teams are occupied with solving critical incidents, instead of proactively setting up defense systems A recent report has raised concerns about the ability of Indian organisations to fend off cyberattacks, with nearly half of such incidents going …

India Strengthens Israel\'s Cybersecurity Amid Escalating Conflict With Palestine
1 year, 2 months ago

India Strengthens Israel\'s Cybersecurity Amid Escalating Conflict With Palestine

Deccan Chronicle  

In response to Hamas' aggressive actions, which include both physical attacks and cyber warfare, Indian hackers have taken up the task of defending Israel's digital infrastructure. The group has also deployed skilled hackers to infiltrate Israel's defense systems, with the intent of disrupting the Iron Dome, a crucial element of Israel's national security. As these hackers attempted to breach Israeli …

Delhi, Mumbai Police face massive cyberattacks from Pakistan-based hackers on G20 Summit eve
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi, Mumbai Police face massive cyberattacks from Pakistan-based hackers on G20 Summit eve

Firstpost  

The Delhi and Mumbai Police faced a slew of massive cyberattacks from Team Insane PK, a hacktivist group allegedly based out Pakistan. The attack took place on the eve of the G20 Summit in New Delhi During the ongoing G20 Summit 2023, both the websites of the Delhi Police and Mumbai Police experienced technical issues and temporarily became inaccessible due …

800 police stations to have cyberwariors, says Anjani
1 year, 7 months ago

800 police stations to have cyberwariors, says Anjani

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Setting up of a separate wing, and training cops to be cyberwarriors were among some of the steps highlighted by Telangana state Director General Anjani Kumar on Wednesday while speaking at a cybersecurity event. Speaking on the topic of National Architecture for Cyberspace management by the Telangana state government, Anjani Kumar said that Telangana state is the first state …

Over 500 Apps Used to Defraud People Are Blocked; 99.99% Police Stations Linked to Tracking System: Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 500 Apps Used to Defraud People Are Blocked; 99.99% Police Stations Linked to Tracking System: Amit Shah

News 18  

More than 500 mobile applications used to defraud people have been blocked on Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre’s recommendations, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah, underlining how those being defrauded by cybercriminals must register their complaint on cyber helpline 1930 “as soon as possible so that a freeze can be imposed on the movement of the defrauded funds”. We now …

5 servers hacked, 1.3 TB data encrypted: MoS Chandrasekhar on AIIMS cyber attack
1 year, 10 months ago

5 servers hacked, 1.3 TB data encrypted: MoS Chandrasekhar on AIIMS cyber attack

Hindustan Times  

As per the analysis of the national cyber security watchdog, five servers of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences were affected by a recent cyber attack which led to encryption of approximately 1.3 terabytes of data, union minister for state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said to the Parliament on Friday. Minister of State for electronic and …

Quad nations launch public campaign to enhance cyber security
1 year, 10 months ago

Quad nations launch public campaign to enhance cyber security

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Quad -- a plurilateral framework comprising India, Australia, Japan and the US -- has announced the launch of a public campaign to improve cyber security in these four nations. According to National Security Council Secretariat, internet users are being invited across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to join the challenge and pledge to practice safe and responsible cyber …

MHA plans to create a specialised cyber wing in each district
1 year, 10 months ago

MHA plans to create a specialised cyber wing in each district

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: With the aim of countering emerging cyber attacks on the government’s key institutions and critical infrastructure in the country, the Union home ministry is considering setting up a “specialised cyber wing” in each district of India. This issue was discussed threadbare with states’ and Union territories’ top police officials at the recent DGPs/IGPs conference, which was also attended …

Hacking of AIIMS server raises serious questions about cyber security in country: Congress
2 years ago

Hacking of AIIMS server raises serious questions about cyber security in country: Congress

Firstpost  

It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected on 23 November New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government over the hacking of the AIIMS server and said it raises “serious questions” about cyber security in the country. AICC general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal …

Cyber crime is a challenge before the country and world: Amit Shah
2 years, 1 month ago

Cyber crime is a challenge before the country and world: Amit Shah

Live Mint  

Cyber-crime is a big challenge before the country and the world today, said Union Home Minister, Amit Shah on Thursday. To formulate and implement this common strategy, the government, under the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism’, ‘Whole of Government’ and ‘Team India’ approach is promoting the 3C’s, that is Cooperation, Coordination, Collaboration between the Centre and the States.” Shah added that …

Chinese hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, finds report
2 years, 8 months ago

Chinese hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, finds report

Firstpost  

The reasons for the attack may include gaining an increased understanding into complex systems in order to facilitate capability development for future use or gaining sufficient access across the system in preparation for future contingency operations, the report states Chinese state- “In recent months, we observed likely network intrusions targeting at least 7 Indian State Load Despatch Centres responsible for …

Is India prepared to protect itself from cyber-attacks?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is India prepared to protect itself from cyber-attacks?

Business Standard  

According to business and consumer data company Statista, in the financial year 2021, over 3.8 thousand government services in India were provided over the internet. The government’s ongoing Digital India push and the Reserve Bank’s planned Central Bank Digital Currency may only add to the list of vulnerabilities. According to the Computer Emergency Response Team data, India witnessed a three-fold …

Will Private Actors Spearhead India’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities to Counter China?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will Private Actors Spearhead India’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities to Counter China?

News 18  

A recent report by Malwarebytes Labs claims that their threat intelligence team was able to obtain insights into the operations of the Indian cyber group called Patchwork APT, due to the threat actor accidentally infecting itself with a novel variant of its own BADNEWS Remote Administration Trojan malware. The episode brings to light a change in India’s modus operandi in …

Caught Off Guard: No Cyber Cells in Punjab, Rajasthan, Goa, Assam And 1 Or 2 in UP, Andhra, Says Parl Panel
2 years, 10 months ago

Caught Off Guard: No Cyber Cells in Punjab, Rajasthan, Goa, Assam And 1 Or 2 in UP, Andhra, Says Parl Panel

News 18  

While cybercrime is growing at a rate of 100% every three years and India is facing virtual threats from various neighbouring countries, there are states that don’t have a single specialised law enforcement unit to investigate such cases dedicatedly, according to information shared by the government. It observes that each day, cyber-criminals are using newer methods and new modus-operandi to …

From across the border, a new cyber threat
3 years, 1 month ago

From across the border, a new cyber threat

Hindustan Times  

Besides the older and persistent threat of cross-border terrorism, Pakistan now poses another serious threat to India’s security interests — there have been multiple cyberattacks from Pakistan-based hacker groups targeting India’s critical infrastructure and government servers. The new attacks demonstrate a step-up of Pakistan’s cyber capabilities and work concurrently with its persistent anti-India cyber disinformation campaigns such as those pertaining …

Cybercrime went up by 500% during pandemic: Chief of Defence Staff
3 years, 1 month ago

Cybercrime went up by 500% during pandemic: Chief of Defence Staff

The Hindu  

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has stressed the need for a national framework to thwart cyber attacks that have been on the rise in the country. Highlighting the possibility of government officials who deal with sensitive information becoming prime targets for cyber attacks, General Rawat lamented the fragmented approach that prevailed in handling the threat. With cyber criminals …

India in final stages of clearing national cybersecurity strategy
3 years, 1 month ago

India in final stages of clearing national cybersecurity strategy

India TV News  

India is in the final stages to clear a National Cybersecurity Strategy in the wake of growing cyber attacks and threats from nation-state actors against the country, national cyber security coordinator Lt. Gen. Rajesh Pant has stressed. "What we require now is a National Cybersecurity Strategy, which we have been working on over the last two years and is in …

China continues to pose cyber security threats to India
3 years, 3 months ago

China continues to pose cyber security threats to India

India Today  

Security analysts and war historians often cite that the next world war will be fought not on the ground, or in the air or under water, but virtually in the cyber world. Ever since the border skirmishes between India and China in May 2020, Chinese hacker groups have been regularly targeting Indian public sector companies and technical establishments via cyber …

India’s cyber security: India needs defensive cyber capabilities
3 years, 4 months ago

India’s cyber security: India needs defensive cyber capabilities

Hindustan Times  

In the last few years, cyber security has attained growing importance in all debates on national security. In this context, two latest developments warrant our attention: the International Institute of Strategic Studies, an influential London-based think-tank, published a report ‘Cyber Capabilities and National Power’ which assessed the cyber capabilities of 15 states including India. Unrelated to the launch of the …

‘India has made only modest progress in developing cyber security doctrine’
3 years, 5 months ago

‘India has made only modest progress in developing cyber security doctrine’

The Hindu  

India has made only modest progress in developing its policy and doctrine for cyberspace security despite the geostrategic instability of its region and a keen awareness of the cyber threat it faces, according to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The report ‘Cyber Capabilities and National Power: A Net Assessment’, which has assessed cyber power for …

Almost 300% rise in cyber attacks in India in 2020, govt tells Parliament
3 years, 9 months ago

Almost 300% rise in cyber attacks in India in 2020, govt tells Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Cyber attacks amid the Covid-19 pandemic rose by almost 300% last year in the country to reach 1,158,208 compared to 394,499 in 2019, the Union home ministry told Parliament on Tuesday, citing the data from Computer Emergency Response Team. government has empanelled security auditing organisations to support and audit implementation of information security best practices.” Reddy said the government has …

Pandemic witnesses rampant cybercrimes: Why India should worry
3 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic witnesses rampant cybercrimes: Why India should worry

India TV News  

Cybercrime is a big ‘business’ today for cybercriminals, hackers, and threat actors. Recently, there was a report doing the rounds claiming that Chinese hackers attempted to hijack India’s vaccine infrastructure to access the cold storage facilities and disrupt the supply chain. India which is considered the technology back-office of the world and is vulnerable to such attacks, but the fast …

India steps up its cybersecurity game to prevent China’s cyber misadventures
3 years, 9 months ago

India steps up its cybersecurity game to prevent China’s cyber misadventures

Live Mint  

India is mulling a new national strategy to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity amid allegations that Chinese intrusions may have affected operations at a key stock exchange and supply of electricity in the country’s commercial capital. The plan will coordinate responses across ministries including Home Affairs, Information Technology, Defense and the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre in case of an …

Patching the gaps in India’s cybersecurity
3 years, 9 months ago

Patching the gaps in India’s cybersecurity

The Hindu  

On Sunday, February 28, there was a sensational report in The New York Times, China appears to warn India: push too hard and the lights could go out, based on investigations by a United States-based cybersecurity firm. India has been a target earlier India has been attacked by suspected Chinese state- On a side note, while there is much evidence …

Chinese cyber attack: Why Maharashtra should worry
3 years, 9 months ago

Chinese cyber attack: Why Maharashtra should worry

India Today  

On March 1, Maharashtra power minister Nitin Raut admitted that a New York Times report saying the massive grid failure in Mumbai on October 12, 2020 was due to a Chinese cyber attack was true. Amol Deshmukh, technical advisor to Maharashtra Cyber, says all the important public institutions, right from universities, banks to municipal corporations holding public data, face the …

India's 'digital revolution' needs cyber shield: A blueprint of the new cybersecurity strategy
4 years, 4 months ago

India's 'digital revolution' needs cyber shield: A blueprint of the new cybersecurity strategy

India Today  

The changing nature of cyber threats and warfare has prompted India to build a roadmap to overhaul its existing cybersecurity policy with an eye on challenges like social media, securing critical data and the need for new laws. Work on overhauling the cybersecurity 2013 policy has started amid the emerging scenario of increasing state- While Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in …

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