cyber crimes

Cyber-skulduggery is becoming the bane of modern life. Australia's prime minister has called it a “scourge”, and he is correct. In 2022–23, nearly 94,000 cyber crimes were reported in Australia, up 23% on the previous year.In the latest high-profile attack, around 15,000 customers of alcohol retailer Dan Murphy, Mexican restaurant chain Guzman y Gomez, Event Cinemas, and home shopping network TVSN had their login credentials and credit card details used fraudulently to buy goods and services in what is known as a…

Image Source : FILE Ram Mandir Inaugration and WhatsApp scam As the nation eagerly awaits the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, so are the cybercriminals who have already started working on the new scam. As per the reports, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cyber wing has issued a stern warning for circulating fraudulent live-streaming links on…

Rajasthan Police will be organising a cyber hackathon will be organised in Jaipur from Wednesday to provide a platform to young cyber security experts, an official said on Monday. Director general of police (DGP), cyber crime, Ravi Prakash Mehrada, said the Rajasthan Police Cyber Hackathon 1.0 is being organised on January 17 and 18. Mehrada added that an attractive drone show was organised at the Rajasthan Police Academy last week. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

The Department of Telecommunications has disconnected over 15 lakh mobile number that were issued using fraudulent credentials, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Minister of state for telecom Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to Lok Sabha said the Centre has taken various steps to strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. "More than 15 Lakh mobile numbers detected to have been issued on fraudulent credentials, have been disconnected by DoT," Chauhan said. He said…

A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Union Home Ministry may encourage the state governments to identify cyber hotspots in their state and maintain a data profile on the cyber crimes being committed in those hotspots. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by BJP MP Brijlal noted that it believed that despite the boom in Internet connectivity in the country, there might be a sizeable population in various states and Union Territories which may have very limited access to it due to various…