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Topic: cybercrime

50% of crimes reported are cybercrimes, loan app fraud most dangerous: Hyderabad police commissioner.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad city police commissioner C.V. Anand said Wednesday that of a daily average of 100 FIRs being filed in his jurisdiction, 50 percent...

Agra police bust call centre for ‘duping Americans on promise of free loans, selling info to hackers’

The US embassy has been informed about the crackdown and now the US investigation agencies will be involved in the probe.

Cybercriminals using ChatGPT to create more convincing online scam content: Norton

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has shot to popularity since its launch last November, with millions of users — including cybercriminals. They're using...

India’s rapid digitisation has one major casualty—cybersecurity

Most states are financially stressed and have too many competing demands on their budget to accord cyber security any worthwhile priority.

After AIIMS ransomware attack, Modi govt’s building a task force to fight cyber espionage

DGPs discussed setting up National Counter Ransomware Taskforce last week. This is part of 3-fold measure which also includes drawing up National Information Security Policy Guidelines.

Why are cybercrime convictions low in India? ‘Weak forensics, dark net & cross-border attacks’

Five-year data, spanning 2017-2021, released by Union home ministry in Lok Sabha last week reveal abysmal conviction rates and high pendency in cybercrime cases.

Mewat is India’s latest Jamtara. And sextortion is the new kill

Mewat’s cybercrime industry has no kingpins. It’s a cottage industry of truck drivers, villagers lead sextortion racket.

40% of Indian firms lost $50k-$100k to fraud, economic crime during peak Covid, says PwC report

Silver lining is that there’s decline in fraud due to prevention measures taken up by managements, finds survey. As many as 112 Indian companies were part of global survey.

12 held across India for creating fake websites, email IDs of leading firms & duping people

The police conducted four separate operations where the accused were collecting money from people by creating their company's fake website.

Kolkata is India’s newest, biggest scam zone. Police, YouTubers, mice can’t shut it down

With over Rs 3,000 crore coming in each day, Kolkata is no Jamtara. The scam is international, the scamsters IT experts, the victims American.

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India needs a National Jobs Mission, not just skilling

Training millions of young people without commensurate opportunities risks producing not more employed youth, but more skilled unemployed.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.