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 have the forensic resources to study the modus operandi of cyber criminals,” the home minister said, underlining the need to make people aware about the ‘Golden Hour’ of filing complaints. CYBER JAGRUKTA DIWAS I4C, in coordination with state and central government offices, will organize Cyber Jagarukta Diwas on 1st Wednesday of every month. “The MHA is making comprehensive, integrated and all out efforts to create awareness among masses about various aspects of cyber security and cybercrime,” MHA spokesperson said.

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11 held for cheating over 17K of ₹125.6 Cr in Gurugram
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1 day, 6 hours ago

11 held for cheating over 17K of ₹125.6 Cr in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram Police announced on Monday that 11 cybercrime gangs cheated ₹125.62 crores from over 17,000 victims across India. Computer hacker with credit card stealing data from a laptop concept for network security, identity theft and computer crime According to police, most suspects were involved in investment and parcel frauds, with at least 11 residents of Gurugram losing crores in separate …

Public awareness crucial to combat rising cybercrimes, says Guntur SP
1 day, 17 hours ago

Public awareness crucial to combat rising cybercrimes, says Guntur SP

The Hindu  

In an effort to address the growing menace of cybercrimes, District Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar emphasised the importance of public awareness at the ‘Cyber Valour-2024’ programme held at Sri Venkateswara Vignan Mandir in Guntur on Monday. Speaking at the event, SP Satish Kumar highlighted the increasing number of cybercrime victims, ranging from professionals to homemakers, often targeted due …

Rs 700 cr lost in fraud in Cyberabad: Mohanty
1 week 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, …

Students asked to become ‘cyber citizens’ to prevent cybercrimes
4 weeks ago

Students asked to become ‘cyber citizens’ to prevent cybercrimes

The Hindu  

Police have called upon students to become ‘cyber citizens’ and help the cyber cell officers to prevent online frauds, which have been on the rise. Mr. Rajashekar Babu has said the NTR Commissionerate Police were taking measures to enlighten public on ‘1930 Call Centre’, ‘Cyber Citizens Mobile App’, ‘National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre …

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held
1 month ago

Gang behind ‘digital arrest’ busted, 2 held

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police have arrested two Assam-based men for their alleged involvement in cases of “digital fraud”. Digital arrest refers to a cyber scam where fraudsters, posing as law enforcement officials, deceive victims into believing they have committed a serious crime and must stay visible online until their demands are met, exploiting fear to extort money. The matter came to light …

ASTraM and drones are big part of policing in NTR district
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ASTraM and drones are big part of policing in NTR district

New Indian Express  

With the fast-changing world, introducing technology-driven solutions in policing is crucial, says NTR District Commissioner of Police SV Rajasekhar Babu in an exclusive interview with TNIE’s Phanindra Papasani. Emphasising the need for utilising the available technology in the field of policing to serve people better, he elaborates on various initiatives launched to control cyber crime and for traffic management. Vijayawada …

Reining in cybercrimes a priority, says Putta Vimaladitya
3 months, 1 week ago

Reining in cybercrimes a priority, says Putta Vimaladitya

The Hindu  

Better coordination between the cyber division of the State police and the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre will help rein in cybercrimes more effectively, Putta Vimaladitya, who recently took charge as District Police Chief, has said. “Registering such crimes, diligently probing them and detecting the accused, and recovering the lost money of victims are also significant parts of that strategy,” Mr. …

Kerala Police receive Central award for handling cybercrime against women, children
3 months, 2 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 …

Centre to train 5,000 cybercommandos in next five years: Shah
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

₹2,400 crore saved in over 7.6 lakh cyber crime complaints: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Cybercriminals using matrimonial, dating apps to find targets for honey trapping, say police
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Cybercriminals using matrimonial, dating apps to find targets for honey trapping, say police

The Hindu  

Recently, a software employee from Visakhapatnam received a ‘friend request’ from an unknown young female on Instagram. The police found that the accused was a 32-year-old woman from Madhapur of Hyderabad and she was arrested by the team of cyber crime police. Modus operandi Cybercrime Police Station Inspector K. Bhavani Prasad said that cyber fraudsters browse matrimonial sites and dating …

Matwada Police Nab Three Cyber Fraudsters in Delhi
5 months, 1 week ago

Matwada Police Nab Three Cyber Fraudsters in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The Matwada police of Warangal police commissionerate on Monday nabbed three cyber fraudsters in New Delhi who were allegedly cheating the people by making them believe that they would convert the Indian money into Crypto currency by offering double profits. In the complaint, the businessman stated that some persons contacted him through WhatsApp call and by making him believe …

Cyber criminal targets Bihar’s Health Department, Additional Chief Secretary
5 months, 1 week 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 …

First FIR of forgery and cheating lodged under new criminal laws in Noida
5 months, 3 weeks ago

First FIR of forgery and cheating lodged under new criminal laws in Noida

Hindustan Times  

Gautam Budh Nagar district’s first FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which has replaced the Indian Penal Code, was registered at Surajpur police station on Monday in connection with a cheating and forgery case. With the new criminal laws coming into effect on Monday, the Noida police held a district-wide awareness programme at all 26 police stations of the commissionerate, …

'Operation Anti-Virus': How the Rajasthan govt is dismantling cyber-crime gangs in Mewat region
6 months ago

'Operation Anti-Virus': How the Rajasthan govt is dismantling cyber-crime gangs in Mewat region

Op India  

On Tuesday, June 18th, the Rajasthan Police’s Cyber Branch launched another raid under its ‘Operation Anti-Virus’ in the Mewat region arresting several young individuals involved in looting people monetarily using the internet and fake calls. SHO Manish Sharma led the operation and arrested one individual identified as Abid who had posed as a military man named ‘Anil Kumar’ on social …

EXCLUSIVE: Rajasthan Police cracks down on cyber crime in Mewat | Know all about 'Operation Anti-Virus'
6 months, 1 week ago

EXCLUSIVE: Rajasthan Police cracks down on cyber crime in Mewat | Know all about 'Operation Anti-Virus'

India TV News  

The Rajasthan Police has uncovered an international cyber racket in the Mewat region where a major scam took place under which innocent people were looted on the internet. The police have named it ‘Operation Anti-Virus’ in Mewat and launched a massive crackdown on those involved in cyber fraud. Cybercrime in Mewat became so organised that some people set up call …

SBI Hyderabad Circle flags off cyber security awareness drive
7 months, 1 week ago

SBI Hyderabad Circle flags off cyber security awareness drive

The Hindu  

A cyber security awareness drive to educate public on safeguarding themselves in the face of increasing cyber crimes as well as the reporting tools available to register complaints about such incidents was launched by the Hyderabad Circle of the State Bank of India on Friday. The awareness campaign, while alerting the public about a rise in cybercrimes, would seek to …

MHA issues alert on blackmail, digital arrests by cyber criminals posing as cops
7 months, 1 week ago

MHA issues alert on blackmail, digital arrests by cyber criminals posing as cops

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of home affairs on Tuesday issued an alert against ‘blackmail’ and ‘digital arrests’ by cyber criminals posing as police officers or representives central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate, Reserve Bank of India etc as part of an organised online economic crime learnt to be operated by cross-border syndicates. MHA said this is …

Home ministry warns public of cyber criminals posing as government officers
7 months, 1 week ago

Home ministry warns public of cyber criminals posing as government officers

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday issued a warning about cyber criminals who are engaged in 'blackmail' and 'digital arrest' while impersonating as officers from government agencies like NCB, CBI, RBI and other Law Enforcement Agencies as well as state and Union Territory Police. In a statement, the MHA mentioned that a large number of complaints are being reported …

Nuh Police arrests 42 cyber criminals in Mewat, 50 mobile phones, over 90 SIM cards and fake Aadhar IDs seized
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuh Police arrests 42 cyber criminals in Mewat, 50 mobile phones, over 90 SIM cards and fake Aadhar IDs seized

Op India  

In a major crackdown against cyber crime, the Nuh police arrested 42 cyber criminals from various parts of Nuh, Mewat in two days concerning several cyber fraud cases registered nationwide. Their details will be matched with data stored with I4C to find out how many cases they were involved in.” The accused used varied Modus operandi including bogus ads, sextortion, …

Cybercrime PS to be inaugurated in Hanamkonda today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cybercrime PS to be inaugurated in Hanamkonda today

The Hindu  

In the wake of surge in cybercrimes, a specialized cybercrime police station will be inaugurated in Hanamkonda on April 2. The special police station, which will come up within the Warangal Police Commissionerate limits, will investigate cybercrimes involving amounts exceeding ₹1 lakh, while victims of lower-value incidents will be directed to their local police stations. “Responding to the alarming surge …

Cong Leader Demands Thorough Probe into Phone-tapping Scam
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cong Leader Demands Thorough Probe into Phone-tapping Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The issue of look out notices against three persons, including former SIB chief T. Prabhakar Rao and the arrest of additional DCP-level officers based on the details disclosed by suspended DSP Praneet Rao in the case of phone tapping at the behest of a high-ranking SIB official has created a sensation, G. Niranjan, TPCC vice-president said. As a result, …

Eluru Cybercrime police host awareness session at Ashram Medical College to combat online frauds
9 months, 1 week ago

Eluru Cybercrime police host awareness session at Ashram Medical College to combat online frauds

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Eluru cybercrime police on Thursday conducted an awareness programme to the students of Ashram Medical College to prevent them from falling prey to online frauds. Cybercrime circle inspector BH Venkateswarlu and traffic inspector Kagitha Srinivas have discussed the emerging trends in cybercrimes such as customer care frauds, OTP frauds, job frauds and others. Addressing the students, the cybercrime police …

Countering Cybercrime: MHA’s Role in Tackling Growing Menace of Cyber Criminals
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Finance ministry meets to discuss rising online financial frauds
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Finance ministry meets to discuss rising online financial frauds

Hindustan Times  

The Department of Telecommunications has blocked about 140,000 mobile handsets which were used in cybercrimes or financial frauds, or were linked to disconnected mobile connections, the finance ministry said in a statement after meeting officials from 12 stakeholders on the issue of rising online financial frauds on Friday. Using the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre ’s Pratibimb portal, law enforcement …

Watch | How to protect yourself from cyber crimes
10 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Cybercrime Detection & Prevention: MHA Forms 7 Joint Coordination Teams to Cover Whole Country
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cybercrime Detection & Prevention: MHA Forms 7 Joint Coordination Teams to Cover Whole Country

News 18  

Seven Joint Cyber Coordination Teams have been constituted to safeguard digital territories of Mewat, Jamtara, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Vishakhapatnam and Guwahati and prevent cybercrimes. Armed with cutting-edge technology, “these teams under the ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre’ covering the whole country based upon cybercrime hotspots/ areas having multi-jurisdictional issues by on boarding States/UTs to enhance the coordination framework among the …

Caught in a web | Non-cooperation of banks and internet intermediaries a big hurdle for cybercrime probes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Caught in a web | Non-cooperation of banks and internet intermediaries a big hurdle for cybercrime probes

The Hindu  

A fake investment scheme cracked in October 2023, involving a network of 84 bank accounts with transactions worth over ₹850 crore, and a work-from-home scam unearthed last week, involving a network of 30 bank accounts with transactions worth over ₹150 crore, were detected by following the trail of money laundered through several bank accounts. “Opening these bank accounts is a …

200 People Falling Prey to Cyber Frauds Every Day: Delhi Police
11 months, 2 weeks ago

200 People Falling Prey to Cyber Frauds Every Day: Delhi Police

News 18  

Cyber crooks are targeting around 200 people daily in the national capital, swindling their money with different modus operandi, a senior Delhi Police officer who has been investigating cyber crimes said. The officer said the fraudsters in and around Delhi are using sextortion, work from home, online hotel booking, and online resale, among other tricks to dupe the victims, whereas …

Victims of cybercrime fraud from Coimbatore district lose over ₹62 crore in 11 months
1 year ago

Victims of cybercrime fraud from Coimbatore district lose over ₹62 crore in 11 months

The Hindu  

Victims of various cybercrime cheating cases from Coimbatore district, comprising jurisdictions of the City and Rural police, lost more than ₹62 crore between January and November this year. As per the data shared by the Coimbatore City Police, the city cybercrime station received 3,904 complaints related to financial fraud on cyber space in 11 months. The city cybercrime police registered …

Centre blocks over 100 websites involved in job frauds
1 year ago

Centre blocks over 100 websites involved in job frauds

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs said on December 6 that over 100 websites, which facilitated ‘organised illegal investments’ and task-based part time job frauds have been blocked by the government. The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, a wing of the Union Home Ministry, through its vertical National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit last week identified and recommended that over 100 websites involved …

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

4th joint cyber crime coordination team meet held in Chandigarh
1 year, 1 month ago

4th joint cyber crime coordination team meet held in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

In the fourth meeting of joint cyber crime coordination teams, Chandigarh region, emphasis was laid on the several hot spots of cyber crime, including Jamtara, Mewat, National Capital Region and West Bengal, in the country. Joint cybercrime coordination teams is a joint platform and it was constituted by MHA under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre scheme for collaboration & …

Many jamtaras blooming on a bed of greed
1 year, 1 month ago

Many jamtaras blooming on a bed of greed

New Indian Express  

But everyone who suffers doesn’t succumb to greed. Witness the alacrity with which one uses public wi-fi, knowing fully well it isn’t secure. It says the top districts that are cybercrime hotspots are Bharatpur, Mathura, Nuh, Deoghar, Jamtara, Gurgaon, Alwar, Bokaro, Karmatand and Giridih. “The analysis of the top 10 cybercrime-prone districts in India reveals several common factors contributing to …

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyber criminals swiped ₹21 crore from Chandigarh residents so far in 2023

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals have defrauded city residents of a whopping ₹21 crore since January 1 this year, police data reveals. Through concerted efforts, police say they have also arrested 100 cyber criminals this year. Even last year, around city residents lost ₹34 crore to cyber crime, but police also managed to arrest 144 fraudsters, a major spike from around 30 annually …

Crime OS helping track and trap cyber criminals faster
1 year, 4 months ago

Crime OS helping track and trap cyber criminals faster

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Crime OS, a tool developed by the Telangana State Police Centre of Excellence for Cyber safety, is coming across as a boon to the police units that handle cybercrime cases. The app, which has recently won a National Crime Records Bureau award, is being used by all 44 police stations under Cyberabad commissionerate and is likely to be extended …

10 held for attacking Cyber Crime police station in Nuh
1 year, 4 months ago

10 held for attacking Cyber Crime police station in Nuh

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: The Nuh police have arrested 10 suspects, including two Rohingya men, for allegedly targeting the Cyber Crime police station after communal clashes erupted in the district on July 31, police said on Friday. Gurugram, India-August 01, 2023: A group of miscreants pelted stones on the cyber crime police station and set fire several vehicles during the communal violence in …

Cyber Reporting System Saved Rs 570 Crore from Fraudsters: Home Ministry in Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Cyber Reporting System Saved Rs 570 Crore from Fraudsters: Home Ministry in Parliament

News 18  

Financial fraud transactions amounting to more than Rs 570 crore have been prevented using the cyber fraud reporting system, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a reply in Parliament. “The Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System, under I4C, has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off of funds by the fraudsters. …

NCR belt emerges new cybercrime epicentre
1 year, 7 months ago

NCR belt emerges new cybercrime epicentre

Hindustan Times  

The highest number of cybercrimes in the country over the last three years originated from Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Data obtained from the home ministry indicates that the Mewat region comprising Bharatpur and Alwar in Rajasthan, Mathura district in UP and Nuh in Haryana, has replaced Jamtara in Jharkhand as India’s newest hub for cybercriminals. Separate from the home ministry …

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. …

Haryana Police crackdown on cybercriminals in Nuh, 125 hackers nabbed
1 year, 7 months ago

Haryana Police crackdown on cybercriminals in Nuh, 125 hackers nabbed

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana Police carried out multiple raids at cybercrime hot-spot areas of Nuh district on Thursday night and nabbed 125 hackers/cybercriminals, an official spokesperson said. As many as 102 police teams comprising more than 5,000 police personnel raided 14 villages in the district together late on Thursday night and seized digital gadgets, including ATM cards, smartphones, laptops, Aadhaar cards and …

Police raid 14 cybercrime hot-spot villages in Nuh, 125 hackers apprehended
1 year, 7 months ago

Police raid 14 cybercrime hot-spot villages in Nuh, 125 hackers apprehended

Hindustan Times  

Over 125 suspects, allegedly involved in financial frauds and hacking, were arrested early Wednesday following simultaneous raids at 300 locations in 14 villages of Nuh, carried out by over 5,000 police personnel during an overnight operation to crack down on cybercrime. Over 20 cases have been registered following the raids, which yielded 66 smartphones, 65 fake SIMs, 166 Aadhaar cards, …

Dedicated cyber police stations in 44 Bihar districts soon: Official
1 year, 8 months ago

Dedicated cyber police stations in 44 Bihar districts soon: Official

Hindustan Times  

Bihar will soon have dedicated cyber police stations in each of the 44 districts to deal with cyber-related crimes cases, a senior police official said. A meeting of Prashashi Padwarg Samiti presided by Bihar chief secretary Amir Subhani along with other officials in the state government decided to approve the proposal to set up the cyber police stations in the …

Cybercrime police find 11K SIM cards issued on single Aadhaar in UP
1 year, 8 months ago

Cybercrime police find 11K SIM cards issued on single Aadhaar in UP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cybercrime police, investigating a KYC fraud, found that 11,000 SIM cards were issued on a single Aadhaar identity proof within a month in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district. The police said this is against the department of telecommunication’s guidelines, capping the maximum number of SIM cards at nine for each Aadhaar card. The police ascertained the same while investigating …

Bengaluru and Hyderabad lead in cybercrime
1 year, 11 months 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, …

Cybercrimes in Rachakonda traced to cheats ‘trained’ in Jharkhand’s Jamtara
2 years ago

Cybercrimes in Rachakonda traced to cheats ‘trained’ in Jharkhand’s Jamtara

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Rachakonda cybercrime cops stated 99 per cent of bank loan victims were literate. “Our cybercrime team has been conducting awareness camps at educational institutes, colonies, government and private establishments, '' said S. Harinath, Rachakonda ACP. Harinath said 90 per cent of the victims who came to lodge complaints of cyberfraud said they had attended awareness programmes but were mesmerised …

Sextortion racket runs deep in this Rajasthan village
2 years, 1 month ago

Sextortion racket runs deep in this Rajasthan village

India Today  

'Surprise for you', read the fraudsters' online invitation to a 61-year-old man in Maharashtra's Pune. HOW THE SEXTORTION WAS CARRIED OUT Cyber fraudsters trapped potential victims via conversations or video calls on online platforms. Senior Police Inspector Meenal Patil of Cyber Crime explained the modus operandi of online racketeers. SEXTORTION RAMPANT IN RAJASTHAN A 29-year-old man in Rajasthan was arrested …

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 …

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 …

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