TopicCyber crime

Topic: Cyber crime

India was the most cyber-attacked country in the world for three months in 2019

Regina Mihindukulasuriya - 3 March, 2020

Report says though the US was the most attacked last year, India held top spot in April, May & June and was in the top 5 worst affected throughout the year.

2 men from prominent Kolkata business families arrested for ‘filming 182 women, extortion’

Madhuparna Das - 30 January, 2020

Police arrested Aditya Agarwal and Anish Loharuka for running a sleaze racket since 2013, in which they would 'repeatedly harass, blackmail and extort the women'.

TikTok security flaws may have exposed user videos to hackers

Zheping Huang - 9 January, 2020

The vulnerabilities could allow cyber-attackers to manipulate user accounts, from revealing personal data & deleting videos to sending texts on behalf of TikTok.

Fraud and sexual exploitation prime motives for cyber crimes in country: NCRB data

Apoorva Mandhani - 22 October, 2019

Uttar Pradesh tops the list in cyber crime, with a majority of the cases for fraud, while Mahrashtra saw the most number of sexually-motivated cyber crimes.

Panel formed by Modi’s office to fix India’s internet, from fake news to payments

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 17 September, 2018

A PMO-appointed committee has been tasked with studying a broad range of internet-related issues, and come up with frameworks to solve them.

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Indian law needs to account for women, make finance inclusive

Shreya Garg - 17 May, 2022

Indian women face multiple barriers in accessing finance in an equitable manner. Research suggests adding a gender lens to existing laws and financial products is crucial.