Bengaluru south east division police launch ‘Cyber Victim’s Day’ to raise awareness
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengaluru south east division police launch ‘Cyber Victim’s Day’ to raise awareness

The Hindu  

A woman who lost money to a cyber fraud not only lost ₹5 lakh of her savings but also the borrowed amount of ₹10 lakh from her friend and another ₹30 lakh loan from a finance company. In an effort to help the victims of cybercrimes and provide a platform to air their grievances, the south east division of Bengaluru police launched ‘Cyber Victim’s Day’ on Thursday. Over 2000 cases have been registered related to cyber crimes in the last eight months, and over ₹100 crores have been looted in the south-east division alone. According to rough estimates, over 15,000 cases related to cybercrime have been registered and money worth several hundred crores lost in all the divisions across the city. During the launch of the programme held at the DCP’s office, around 100 people attended comprising victims, their family members, and police officials.

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Bengaluru’s cybercrime helplines remain switched off and unanswered amid rising scams
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bengaluru’s cybercrime helplines remain switched off and unanswered amid rising scams

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, the IT capital of India, is grappling with a peculiar issue. According to a PTI report, of the nine CEN hotlines, only the South CEN station in Banashankari and the Whitefield CEN station responded to calls. This issue came to light after Dushyant Dubey, a social activist and founder of the NGO St Brofus’ Army, flagged the problem on …

Public awareness crucial to combat rising cybercrimes, says Guntur SP
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Public awareness crucial to combat rising cybercrimes, says Guntur SP

The Hindu  

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Rs 700 cr lost in fraud in Cyberabad: Mohanty
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Rs 700 cr lost in fraud in Cyberabad: Mohanty

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: FedEx, digital arrests, investment frauds, and so on, have made people residing in Cyberabad limits lose around Rs 700 crore to cybercrime this year, said Cyberabad police. To make more people aware of the existence of cybercrime and to curb this menace, the Cyberabad police has launched a brand-new initiative - Project P.R.O.T.E.C.T - Preventing Risks Online Through Education, …

Eluru police appoints Cyber Sainiks to combat online crimes
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Eluru police appoints Cyber Sainiks to combat online crimes

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: An innovative programme was launched here on Friday by the Eluru district police in association with a voluntary organisation to combat cybercrimes and check atrocities against women. In its inaugural address, SP Shiva Kishore said, “We will train students as ‘Cyber Sainiks’ to combat cybercrimes and atrocities against women. Students from various colleges are being selected and appointed as …

Hyderabad Hosts India’s First Cyber Crime Run
1 month 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 - …

Kerala Police receive Central award for handling cybercrime against women, children
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Police receive Central award for handling cybercrime against women, children

The Hindu  

The Kerala Police have bagged the Union Home Ministry’s award for best performance in handling online crime against women and children. The accolade was presented by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the first foundation day celebrations of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The State police force was represented by State Police Chief …

Bengaluru techie couple loses ₹1.53 crore in investment scam, cops recover ₹1.4 crore: Report
5 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru techie couple loses ₹1.53 crore in investment scam, cops recover ₹1.4 crore: Report

Hindustan Times  

In an exceptional breakthrough, the east division cybercrime police in Bengaluru have dismantled an online investment scam and recovered ₹1.4 crore out of ₹1.53 crore stolen from a Banaswadi-based software engineer couple earlier this year, The Hindu reported. So far this year, out of over 600 cases registered at the east CEN police station, 45 per cent have involved investment …

₹2,400 crore saved in over 7.6 lakh cyber crime complaints: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
5 months, 1 week ago

₹2,400 crore saved in over 7.6 lakh cyber crime complaints: Bandi Sanjay Kumar

The Hindu  

The Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Wednesday, informed the Rajya Sabha that an amount of ₹2,400 crore has been saved in more than 7.6 lakh complaints under the ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’, launched by the ministry for immediate reporting of online financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the …

Cyber criminal targets Bihar’s Health Department, Additional Chief Secretary
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Cyber criminal targets Bihar’s Health Department, Additional Chief Secretary

The Hindu  

Cyber criminals have now targeted another IAS officer in Bihar. After creating a social media account in name of Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, which also had his display picture, they had sent out messages to his juniors seeking money. In 2022, cyber criminals withdrew a large sum of money from the bank account of Bihar Chief secretary …

Countering Cybercrime: MHA’s Role in Tackling Growing Menace of Cyber Criminals
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Watch | How to protect yourself from cyber crimes
11 months ago

Watch | How to protect yourself from cyber crimes

The Hindu  

The National Crime Records Bureau report for 2022 showed that 17,470 cyber crimes were registered in India, up from previous years. The most novel and widespread types of cybercrimes are Aadhaar-enabled Payment System fraud, courier fraud, sextortion, online job fraud and cryptocurrency online investment scam. But law enforcement agencies say there are new hotspots emerging: West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, …

NCRB data reveals Bengaluru registered nearly 75% of all cyber crime cases among metro cities in 2022
1 year, 1 month ago

NCRB data reveals Bengaluru registered nearly 75% of all cyber crime cases among metro cities in 2022

The Hindu  

Bengaluru has again topped the list in cyber crimes registered across all metro cities in India in 2022. The city reported 9,940 cyber crime cases of the 13,534 cases reported in 19 metro cities during 2022, or 73.4% of the cases registered, the data shows A senior official said Bengaluru tops the list in cyber crimes because of the high …

#THTalksBengaluru: Citizens can now report cybercrimes at any police station
1 year, 6 months ago

#THTalksBengaluru: Citizens can now report cybercrimes at any police station

The Hindu  

Citizens can now walk into any police station and report a cybercrime. City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda, speaking at the #THTalksBengaluru series on Friday, said a decision in this regard had been taken to reduce a load of cybercrime cases at CEN stations which are overwhelmed with thousands of cases, stretching the resources very thin. Call 1930 or 112 “We …

Probe into cybercrimes delayed in rural police stations
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe into cybercrimes delayed in rural police stations

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Even as station house officers in the districts are accepting cyber-fraud complaints, a lack of coordination in handling the investigation has become a matter of concern. A few months back, cyber warriors were selected from each police station in the state and provided training, especially on dealing cybercrime cases in the rural areas. Last year, the then DGP M. …

Bengaluru and Hyderabad lead in cybercrime
2 years ago

Bengaluru and Hyderabad lead in cybercrime

Live Mint  

In November, hackers infiltrated the servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, leading to a weeks-long hiatus in crucial services. Since 2020, a government portal for citizens to report cybercrime has recorded over 1.6 million incidents, but only around 32,000 FIRs—a conversion rate of one in 50, suggests data shared by the home ministry in Parliament. Uttar Pradesh, …

INTERVIEW | We are now using tech beneficial for citizens and policing: Praveen Sood
2 years, 1 month ago

INTERVIEW | We are now using tech beneficial for citizens and policing: Praveen Sood

New Indian Express  

Since we were talking about technology, and we are in the cyber capital, how well-trained is our police force to address challenges posed by cyber crimes? Cyber crime is not a new challenge for Bengaluru, but you can never be fully good because every day a new method of cyber crime develops. People, who are PhDs, are developing new modus …

26 cyber criminals arrested under CBI’s ‘Operation Chakra’
2 years, 3 months ago

26 cyber criminals arrested under CBI’s ‘Operation Chakra’

The Hindu  

Twenty-six alleged cyber criminals have been arrested so far under ‘Operation Chakra’ of the CBI to dismantle cyber crime gangs operating in the country, officials said on Thursday. The central probe agency, in coordination with state police, conducted searches under the operation at 115 locations across the country on inputs provided by Interpol, FBI, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Australian …

Cybercrimes on Rise in Tamil Nadu as 400 Cases Registered in 4 Months in Krishnagiri District
2 years, 7 months ago

Cybercrimes on Rise in Tamil Nadu as 400 Cases Registered in 4 Months in Krishnagiri District

News 18  

The Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu has witnessed an increase in online crimes after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, the online fraudsters used the situation to their advantage, targeting people who work online for 8 to 12 hours on daily basis, posting fake links to them, posting details on their website in the hope of giving …

In less than a year, police recover ₹66.5 crore from fraudulent transactions
3 years, 2 months ago

In less than a year, police recover ₹66.5 crore from fraudulent transactions

The Hindu  

Two month ago, an Indian armed forces person based out of Bengaluru lost ₹7.2 lakh in a cyber fraud scam. He immediately called the police control room, following which the staff alerted the bank’s cyber cell team, who responded within 20 minutes. This is not an isolated case: from December 22, 2020 to October 26, 2021, the cybercrime cell of …

Police launches helpline to curb online fraud
3 years, 8 months ago

Police launches helpline to curb online fraud

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: After the success of a pilot project, the Bengaluru police have launched a helpline, the Cybercrime Incident Report system, to address online fraud complaints. Bengaluru Police commissioner Kamal Pant explained that as per the new initiative, launched in the first week of April, any victim of online financial fraud can lodge a complaint by calling a police helpline number. …

Andhra Pradesh Govt Launches 'E-RakshaBandhan' Campaign to Combat Cyber Crimes Against Women
4 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Govt Launches 'E-RakshaBandhan' Campaign to Combat Cyber Crimes Against Women

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday launched 'E-RakshaBandhan' campaign aimed at creating public awareness on cyber crimes against women and children. The virtual cybercrime awareness programme -- jointly developed by Andhra Pradesh Police and Crime Investigation Department, will focus on ensuring the safety of women and children in cyberspace. Partnered with Cyber Crime Prevention Against Women …

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