Cyberabad police write to Google
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyberabad police write to Google

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Cyberabad police investigating the data theft cases have found that the data seized from the accused had been hosted in cloud platforms by unidentified persons, who shared them in the form of links and the credentials have been shared with brokers for several days. Meanwhile, the Union home ministry and also the the Union ministry of electronics and information technology, have sought the details of the data theft cases from the Cyberabad police. Cyberabad police said that they will be proceeding against the 20 websites who they have found to be selling individuals' data to data brokers and other players. Inquiries also revealed that one of the accused, Vinay Bharadwaj, sold some software related to data procuring to a few foreign nationals a few weeks before his arrest.

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China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle
1 month ago

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Wired  

“China has created this massive surveillance apparatus,” says Aurora Johnson, one of the two SpyCloud researchers who has tracked how surveillance data leaks to the black market. So they're abusing that access, in many cases by stealing data and selling it in criminal marketplaces.” The SpyCloud researchers focused on Chinese-language data vendors that offer their services in accounts on the …

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 …

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 …

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh
6 months, 1 week ago

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A Gurugram resident was allegedly put under “digital arrest” and duped of ₹2 lakh by fraudsters claiming to be from law enforcement agencies on May 25, police said adding that the suspects allegedly posed as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation and as the deputy commissioner of police handling cybercrime in Mumbai and forced the victim to stay …

Chinese hackers breached immigration data from Indian government: Report
10 months ago

Chinese hackers breached immigration data from Indian government: Report

Hindustan Times  

Hacking groups based in China have breached 95.2 gigabytes of immigration data from the Indian government as the country continues to be one of the prime targets of Beijing hackers, an investigation by The Washington Post revealed. Chinese hackers reportedly breached Indian immigration data The Washington Post published a report on Thursday which said that a trove of documents was …

Caught in a web | Cybercrooks get more innovative
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Caught in a web | Cybercrooks get more innovative

The Hindu  

A 55-year-old private firm employee from Mathikere was looking for the customer care number of Railways to cancel his tickets recently. This case is an example of how cyber fraudsters are using different methods to access bank account details to steal money, a senior police officer said. “Though there are different modus operandi to get access to the bank details, …

ICMR Data Leak: 4 Nabbed For Selling Info On Dark Web for 'Quick Money'
1 year ago

ICMR Data Leak: 4 Nabbed For Selling Info On Dark Web for 'Quick Money'

News 18  

Delhi Police has arrested four people in connection with the Indian Council of Medical Research data leak case. The move came around two months after Central probe agencies found personal details of over 81 crore Indians were leaked from the data bank of ICMR and put on sale on the dark web. Earlier this year, the Delhi police had taken …

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 …

Data Theft Becoming A Menace Of Digital Age, Must Be Nipped In The Bud: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Data Theft Becoming A Menace Of Digital Age, Must Be Nipped In The Bud: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

Data thieving has become a menace in these digital days and will have to be nipped, the Karnataka High Court observed recently. The remarks were made by single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while refusing to quash the proceedings initiated against two persons accused of having stolen client data from their previous employer and misusing it by joining a …

Digital Data Protection Bill can help fight identify theft: Ravindra
1 year, 8 months ago

Digital Data Protection Bill can help fight identify theft: Ravindra

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With data theft being in the headlines ever since the scam broke out, Deccan Chronicle caught up with Cyberabad commissioner M. Stephen Ravindra on the issue. He dwelt in detail about what data theft was all about, its effects on individuals, economy, national security and the preventive measures to thwart future thefts and the rights of individuals allowing companies …

Police suspect nexus of people behind data theft in Telangana
1 year, 8 months ago

Police suspect nexus of people behind data theft in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

The Cyberabad police in Telangana are probing into the possibility of involvement of a vast network of people behind the theft and sale of personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore individuals and organisations from across the country. Computer hacker stealing data from a laptop concept for network security, identity theft and computer crime On April 1, the Cyberabad police …

Data theft: cops probing China, Pak agents' role
1 year, 8 months ago

Data theft: cops probing China, Pak agents' role

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad police, investigating the data heist of information on 70 crore Indians, are probing whether it was sold to Chinese or Pakistani players, or third parties that could have sold the information to the Asian countries, given that data belonging to defence personnel was also seized in recent busts. Confirming that the data was sold to parties that …

From Byjus to Netflix: Cyberabad cops bust India's ‘biggest’ data theft
1 year, 8 months ago

From Byjus to Netflix: Cyberabad cops bust India's ‘biggest’ data theft

Hindustan Times  

In what can be called as the biggest data theft, the Cyberabad Police in Hyderabad has said it arrested a person who was allegedly involved in stealing, holding and selling personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore individuals and organisations belonging to 24 states and eight metropolitan cities. Vinay Bhardwaj, the police said, was found possessing data of students of …

Arrested data thief is only part of a big chain: DCP
1 year, 8 months ago

Arrested data thief is only part of a big chain: DCP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad police arrested a person involved in committing major data theft, procuring and selling personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore persons drawn from various categories spread over 24 states, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The accused Vinay Bhardwaj was found possessing data of students of nationwide coaching centres, 1.84 lakh cab users from eight metros and of 4.5 …

17 crore citizens' data leaked, details sold at ₹2k: T'gana Cops
1 year, 8 months ago

17 crore citizens' data leaked, details sold at ₹2k: T'gana Cops

Hindustan Times  

The Cyberabad Police in Telangana have recently busted a gang involved in the data theft and sale of sensitive information of government and important organisations. The arrested seven members of the gang allegedly stole details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel and 16.8 crore citizens of India, PTI reported. Cyberabad Police commissioner M Stephen Raveendra was quoted by PTI as saying …

Cyberabad police intensify probe into data leak
1 year, 9 months ago

Cyberabad police intensify probe into data leak

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: One of India’s largest data heists busted by the Cyberabad police has sent shock waves across the country. Wasting no time, several Centre and state law enforcement agencies and police officials from other states are reaching out to Cyberabad police seeking case details. Cyberabad police have also begun the process of validating the data of 16.8 crore citizens seized …

Five-member interstate gang busted for franchise frauds
1 year, 9 months ago

Five-member interstate gang busted for franchise frauds

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A five-member interstate gang, involved in duping people on the pretext of setting up franchises of reputed establishments ranging from food chains to medical deliveries, was busted by the Cyberabad cybercrime sleuths. The police said that the gang comprised two women and three men, who used to operate from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, by collecting details of individuals seeking …

BigBasket Data Breach: Home Addresses, Numbers of Over 2 Crore Indians Made Public
3 years, 7 months ago

BigBasket Data Breach: Home Addresses, Numbers of Over 2 Crore Indians Made Public

News 18  

The BigBasket data breach that made headlines towards the end of 2020 clearly did not see the end of the day as yet. After initially hosting the breached customer data for sale for Rs 30 lakh following the breach about six months ago, hacker collective ShinyHunters, who claimed responsibility behind the attack, have now posted the data in a public …

U.S. charges five Chinese nationals with hacking 100 entities including Indian government networks
4 years, 3 months ago

U.S. charges five Chinese nationals with hacking 100 entities including Indian government networks

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including the Indian government’s networks, and stealing valuable software data and business intelligence. Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Wednesday announced three indictments have been unsealed in the matter that collectively charge five Chinese nationals with computer hacking …

5 Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US
4 years, 3 months ago

5 Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US

Live Mint  

The US Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including the Indian government's networks, and stealing valuable software data and business intelligence. Deputy US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Wednesday announced three indictments have been unsealed in the matter that collectively charge five Chinese nationals with computer hacking …

Enforcement Directorate to probe ₹1,100-crore online gambling racket
4 years, 4 months ago

Enforcement Directorate to probe ₹1,100-crore online gambling racket

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money-laundering case against a Chinese national and his three Indian accomplices, in connection with an illegal online gambling business involving transactions worth over ₹1,100 crore. The online gambling was being run by various entities, which functioned allegedly under the China-based “Beijing T Power Company.” Acting on complaints of cheating, the Hyderabad Police arrested Yah …

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