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Thursday, December 11, 2025
TopicDark web

Topic: dark web

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 attracts mixed reaction

A spokesperson for TikTok said the ban could see young people pushed to darker corners of the internet where no community guidelines, safety tools, or protections exist.

Operation Cookie Monster—International crackdown of world’s largest illegal dark web market

The takdown resulted in seizure of hundreds of thousands of stolen identities and online access credentials that were for sale on Genesis market.

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.

How police, probe agencies are tackling growing menace of illegal call centres

The hurdles police & probe agencies face include victims not registering complaints or unwilling to record a statement, and the accused, who often deal in Bitcoins & change offices.

Cybersecurity firm ‘sniffed out’ hacked Tiruppur hospital data on dark web. Now, it’s a ‘victim’ too

Bengaluru-based CloudSEK claimed last week that patient data from Sree Saran Medical Centre was being sold online. This week, the firm’s customer names & purchase orders got leaked.

On Camera

The world’s biggest trade deal is in the making. India and EU must close it now

An India-EU FTA is far more than a trade negotiation—it’s a test of whether two large democracies can craft a pragmatic partnership in a polarising world.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.