Abuja: Nigeria has deported 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud as part of a crackdown on foreign-led cybercrime...
IUML MP in dissent note to House panel chairperson says recommended amendments to DSPE Act, 1946, are ‘sweeping’ and may impinge upon cooperative federalism.
Jamtara is going all out to erase its tag as a cybercrime capital. Cops are running coaching classes, turning old thanas into libraries, and inviting YouTubers to teach positive internet use.
In Part 2 of this two-part series, ThePrint spoke to Pao Pao, a recruiter who said those hired for ‘digital arrest’ scams submit passports and are only allowed to leave compound thrice a week.
As many as a thousand people were detained after joint raids by Thai and Cambodian law enforcement agencies from various scam farms over the past week, it is learnt.
In the past 11 months, 90,000 digital arrest scams have been reported with victims losing over Rs 2,100 cr. Many more cases likely go unreported due to embarrassment or lack of awareness.
FIR states 75-yr-old Sonipat resident was told he was implicated in ‘money laundering probe’. Fraudsters posing as cops even shared copies of ‘FIR and arrest warrant’ on WhatsApp.
ED says the platform used complex process with dummy e-commerce sites, shell companies & cryptocurrencies to defraud investors. ED plans to contact foreign authorities to help with probe.
FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.
Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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