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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicCyber safety

Topic: Cyber safety

‘Cyber crime as a service’ with after-sale support: Inside ‘DK Boss’ gang’s cyber crime module in Jamtara

Jharkhand Police say cyber crime module, run by school dropouts using AI tools & YouTube tutorials, defrauded nearly 3,000 mobile users of Rs 12 crore and is linked to over 500 cases.

Restoring public confidence after Uber & Strava rows is crucial. Armed forces must give clarity

Self-styled experts on social media cannot be allowed to ridicule IAF. Domain experts from IDS must brief media on the Indian military's state-of-the-art information security structure.

No adequate cyber security training for teachers, UK polls reveals

A Teacher Tapp survey found that 34% of schools & colleges in the UK are at risk of cyber attacks.

24% spike in cybercrime in India, shows NCRB data. Fraud, extortion & sexual exploitation top motives

The crime rate in the country has also gone up, to 4.8% in 2022 from 3.9% in 2021, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Territorial Army inducts Mandarin experts, in ‘advanced stage’ to rope in cyber experts

Unit of Indian Army, TA is taking help of Mandarin experts to act as interpreters during India-China border personnel meetings, also plans to appoint ‘at least six cyber experts’.

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India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.