Centre to Use AI-Aided Tools to Curb Cyber Crime
2 months ago

Centre to Use AI-Aided Tools to Curb Cyber Crime

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union home ministry decided to use Artificial Intelligence and connected tools to aid the investigators to curtail rising cyber crime trends, especially against women and children. The MHA has also directed its specailised cyber wing “Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre” to create AI-based tools as its application will make it easier to report cyber crimes using the chat bots, which will help the victims file complaints easily, reducing the procedural complexities. The move comes in the backdrop of cyber criminals using a variety of techniques to dupe the common man including through the fraudulent trend of digital arrests wherein the victims are fleeced of hard earnings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also flagged the threats from digital arrest in his recent address through the popular radio programme “Mann ki Baat”.

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State govt. releases updated investigation manual for tackling cybercrimes
1 week, 4 days ago

State govt. releases updated investigation manual for tackling cybercrimes

The Hindu  

Amid a surge in cybercrimes, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday released the fourth edition of the Cybercrime Investigation Manual at CIDECODE-2025, a cybercrime investigation summit held in Bengaluru. The release of the fourth edition of the Cybercrime Investigation Manual, alongside initiatives like the hackathon and cyber law ideathon, reflects our unwavering commitment to building a secure digital Karnataka—and a …

How India's cybercrime crackdown is ensnaring digital devils
1 month ago

How India's cybercrime crackdown is ensnaring digital devils

India Today  

For those who relish the sport of stringing along scammers—those insidious voices claiming to be police officers, courier agents demanding OTPs or bank officials offering too-good-to-be-true deals—you may have noticed a change in their tone. India’s offensive against cybercriminals Like a vast, invisible web spun across the country, India’s cybercrime crackdown has ensnared thousands of digital fraudsters. Empowering the citizen …

Centre planning to use AI for identifying mule accounts: Shah
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Centre planning to use AI for identifying mule accounts: Shah

Hindustan Times  

The government is planning to use artificial intelligence to identify mule accounts where cyber fraudsters park swindled funds, Union home minister Amit Shah said at a meeting of a parliamentary consultative committee of the MHA. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} “Shah said efforts are underway to use artificial intelligence for identifying mule accounts, in coordination with the Reserve Bank of India and all …

MHA to deploy AI to identify, shut mule accounts in crackdown on cybercrime: Amit Shah
1 month, 2 weeks ago

MHA to deploy AI to identify, shut mule accounts in crackdown on cybercrime: Amit Shah

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government has worked out a plan to apply Artificial Intelligence tools to identify and close the “mule accounts” before they are made operational for laundering money generated through cyber fraud. Announcing this at a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for MHA on ‘Cyber Security and Cyber Crime’, the …

Emerging Technology Trends And Its Effect On Criminal Justice System
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Emerging Technology Trends And Its Effect On Criminal Justice System

Live Law  

The then Chief Justice of India Dr D.Y Chandrachud, while delivering the 20th DP Kohli memorial lecture on the Central Bureau of India Raising Day April 1st 2024, remarked that “In the era of digital transformation, the interplay between law and technology can result in better crime detection and also ensure criminal justice reform”. Emerging technologies such as Forensic Artificial …

Delhi Police Puts AI Chatbots On Delhi Assembly Election Duty: All You Need To Know
2 months ago

Delhi Police Puts AI Chatbots On Delhi Assembly Election Duty: All You Need To Know

ABP News  

With the Delhi Assembly elections on the horizon, the Delhi Police has unveiled two AI-powered chatbots, ‘Chunav Mitra’ and ‘Cyber Sarthi,’ designed to enhance coordination and ensure efficient handling of election-related tasks. The initiative, led by Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, aims to modernise election management and strengthen cybersecurity protocols. Special Commissioner of Police Devesh Chandra Srivastva shared that the …

Maharashtra to use AI tool to detect cyber crimes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra to use AI tool to detect cyber crimes

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:The Maharashtra government has decided to use an Artificial Intelligence tool to detect the cases of cyber crime. The home department has also proposed to set up Maharashtra State Cyber Security Corporation in the coming days. Apart from this, the home department will create public awareness about Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, …

AP police take to AI VijayASTraM; overall crime falls by 5.7% in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AP police take to AI VijayASTraM; overall crime falls by 5.7% in 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP director general of police Ch. He said, “Andhra Pradesh will use AI – VijayASTraM all over the state through smartpolice.ai to supervise traffic management, send real-time alerts, perform predictive analysis and ensure dynamic police deployment. The DGP said although the overall crime rate in the state has decreased by 5.7 per cent this year, cybercrimes have seen a …

INTERVIEW | Cyber crimes top priority, goal is to recover the money lost by victims: IPS Putta Vimaladitya
6 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW | Cyber crimes top priority, goal is to recover the money lost by victims: IPS Putta Vimaladitya

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Putta Vimaladitya IPS is taking charge as the new Kochi City Police Commissioner at a time when the city is experiencing a surge in cybercrime and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances -related cases. In his first interaction with the media after assuming charge on Friday, he spoke about the challenges facing the police force in combating unlawful activities and …

Reining in cybercrimes a priority, says Putta Vimaladitya
6 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. …

Centre to train 5,000 cybercommandos in next five years: Shah
6 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
7 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 …

Cyber criminal targets Bihar’s Health Department, Additional Chief Secretary
8 months, 2 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 …

Home ministry warns public of cyber criminals posing as government officers
10 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 …

British spy agency warns rapid development of AI will cause massive increase in cyberattacks
1 year, 2 months ago

British spy agency warns rapid development of AI will cause massive increase in cyberattacks

Firstpost  

The National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency, issued a warning on Wednesday, stating that the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence tools is likely to result in a surge in cyberattacks. The agency anticipates that the lower entry barriers facilitated by these advancements will empower less sophisticated hackers to inflict digital harm, contributing to a global …

Generative AI ‘helping criminals create more sophisticated cyber attacks’
1 year, 3 months ago

Generative AI ‘helping criminals create more sophisticated cyber attacks’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With generative AI also lowering the technical barrier to creating convincing profile pictures, impeccable …

AI-generated cyber attacks pose new risk to key UK infrastructure, experts warn
1 year, 5 months ago

AI-generated cyber attacks pose new risk to key UK infrastructure, experts warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} AI-generated cyber attacks …

AI is spurring new scams. Counter this
1 year, 8 months ago

AI is spurring new scams. Counter this

Hindustan Times  

The proliferation of easily accessible Artificial Intelligence tools has had an unintended, if somewhat expected, consequence – turbocharging online scams. This newspaper reported on Tuesday that a resident of Kerala’s Kozhikode town, PS Radhakrishnan, was duped by a slew of messages on WhatsApp, with the scammers even using deepfake technology to video call Mr Radhakrishnan and convince him that the …

Cyber crimes in the age of Artificial Intelligence | OPINION
1 year, 10 months ago

Cyber crimes in the age of Artificial Intelligence | OPINION

India Today  

The number of reported cyber crimes in India reached around a couple millions last year. It can help readers understand the tactics and the modus operandi of the criminals, in addition to the psychology of their victims, in cases of cyber crimes. The Uttarakhand Police helped other states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi and Telangana to expose scams worth Rs …

Over 500 Apps Used to Defraud People Are Blocked; 99.99% Police Stations Linked to Tracking System: Amit Shah
1 year, 11 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 …

Opening Forensic Labs, Training Sleuths, Hiring Consultants: Centre Reboots India's Cybercrime Fight
3 years, 1 month ago

Opening Forensic Labs, Training Sleuths, Hiring Consultants: Centre Reboots India's Cybercrime Fight

News 18  

While India is rapidly going digital in most spheres and the number of internet users is soaring, cyber threats are also growing at various levels. “The state of the art National Cyber Forensic Laboratory has been established, as a part of the I4C, at CyPAD, Dwarka, New Delhi to provide early stage cyber forensic assistance to Investigating Officers of State/UT …

'National strategy needed for tackling cyber crime'
5 years, 6 months ago

'National strategy needed for tackling cyber crime'

The Quint  

New Delhi, Aug 28 Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday that India needs to strengthen its defence against rising cyber attacks and also formulate a national strategy for reducing the risk of cyber crimes. Reddy was speaking at a conclave on the issue of cyber crime - 'Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy' …

Cyber crimes pose a challenge to traditional policing: Rajnath
6 years, 1 month ago

Cyber crimes pose a challenge to traditional policing: Rajnath

The Quint  

New Delhi, Feb 18 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that cyber crimes pose a challenge to traditional policing and called upon police personnel to enhance their skills to tackle threats posed from the cyber world. "If we have to build public trust in a digital world, then we will have to bear zero tolerance towards cyber crime," …

Future cyber attacks to be Artificial Intelligence-driven: Expert
6 years, 3 months ago

Future cyber attacks to be Artificial Intelligence-driven: Expert

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: India has been ranked third in the world for the highest number of cyber threats being detected after the US and China, and second in terms of targeted attacks, according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report. “Majority of significant cyber attacks experienced in India are state Deccan Chronicle speaks to Leslie on what makes India more vulnerable to cyber …

Cybercrooks harness AI to good advantage
6 years, 3 months ago

Cybercrooks harness AI to good advantage

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Artificial Intelligence is getting good at doing bad things swiftly, evident from the alerts put out by leading cybersecurity companies that attackers won’t just target AI systems but will create AI techniques themselves to amplify their own criminal activities. Experts noted that attackers will be employing AI to avoid detection by security software and will even automate target selection, …

India is working with 15 countries to cooperate and tackle the menace of cyber crimes
8 years ago

India is working with 15 countries to cooperate and tackle the menace of cyber crimes

Firstpost  

India is working with 15 countries for information exchange on cyber crimes and bilateral cooperation on tackling it, Lok Sabha was informed today. In response to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said, “India is working for bilateral cooperation with around 15 countries for exchange of information and data pertaining to cyber crimes and related …

“Officials Busy In Parliament? So We Judges Sitting Here Doing Nothing?” Angry SC To Centre’s Lawyer
8 years, 4 months ago

“Officials Busy In Parliament? So We Judges Sitting Here Doing Nothing?” Angry SC To Centre’s Lawyer

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur today pulled up the Centre for not filing “even after eleven months” an action taken report on the steps initiated to tackle cyber crimes and posting of videos of sexual assault on women and children which have gone viral on the internet.“Tell us. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice …

India saw 350% rise in cybercrime in three years: Study
8 years, 7 months ago

India saw 350% rise in cybercrime in three years: Study

ABP News  

New Delhi: Blame it on systems that are built around technologies with weaker protocols which are inherently more vulnerable, India has witnessed a 350 per cent rise in cyber crime cases from 2011-2014, an Assocham-PwC joint study revealed on Thursday. With the growing adoption of internet and smartphone, India has emerged as one of the most favourite countries among cyber …

Government will spend Rs 400 crore to fight child pornography and online abuse
9 years, 6 months ago

Government will spend Rs 400 crore to fight child pornography and online abuse

India TV News  

New Delhi: Tackling child pornography and online abuse will be the top priority of a highly sophisticated centre to be set up by the government to deal with cyber crime. The initiative comes after an expert committee constituted to prepare a roadmap for effectively tackling cyber crime submitted its report to the Home Ministry. A Rs 400 crore cybercrime control …

Govt plans new body to crack down on child porn, online abuse
9 years, 6 months ago

Govt plans new body to crack down on child porn, online abuse

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Tackling child pornography and online abuse will be the top priority of a highly sophisticated centre to be set up by the government to deal with cyber crime. The initiative comes after an expert committee constituted to prepare a roadmap for effectively tackling cyber crime submitted its report to the home ministry. A Rs400 crore cybercrime control hub, …

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