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Britain To Make Creating, Sharing Sexually Explicit "Deepfakes" A Crime
Creating and sharing sexually explicit "deepfakes" will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.
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Karachi Sees Surge In Street Crimes, 45,000 Incidents Reported So Far This Year
Most people in Karachi feel unsafe as the rate of violent crime has soared in the metropolitan city of nearly 20 million population, said Bashir Babu, a factory worker who has been a mugging victim twice.
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"Threat Environment" Rising Faster, Pacific Island Nations At Risk Of Becoming Footholds: UN
Pacific Island nations are at risk of becoming bases for global criminal gangs, a report by the United Nations drug authority said on Friday, as criminal activity surges across the isolated and economically vulnerable region.
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Venezuelan Gang Uses New York Migrant Crisis To Make Criminal Gains: Report
The Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, known for its involvement in sex trafficking, drug dealing, and human smuggling, has infiltrated New York City amidst a surge in migrants.
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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#FailedStatePakistan Trends: X Users React To What's Happening In Pakistan
The hashtag #FailedStatePakistan has surged on social media, reflecting growing concerns about the country's imminent collapse.
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32 Percent Surge In Hate Crimes In France Following Gaza War: Report
Racist, xenophobic and religion-based hate crimes surged 32 percent in France last year, government figures showed Wednesday, with a spike following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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UK Unveils New Definition Of Extremism To Counter Hate Crimes
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday to counter a surge in hate crimes, raising some concerns it would inhibit free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups.
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FBI Issues Warning on Surge in Crypto Investment Scams, Reports 53 Percent Increase Over the Past Year
Crypto investment scams rose substantially last year. The FBI said it received 8,80,400 financial scam complaints last year with the amount of loss coming close to $12.5 billion (roughly Rs. 1,03,428 crore).
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Cops Step Up Vigil To Tackle Cyber Crimes Ahead Of Ram Temple Event
Police in Uttar Pradesh have been instructed to increase vigilance amid a surge in cyber criminals trying to cheat people through false messages claiming to collect donations, besides providing free prasad and VIP passes ahead of the Ram temple event
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Nearly 1,000 Delhi Police Personnel Infected With COVID-19
Nearly 1,000 Delhi Police personnel, including the Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday, amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the national capital.
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Cryptocurrency Crime Hits All-Time High in 2021, Up 79 Percent Year-on-Year: Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency-linked crime surged to a record high last year in terms of value, with illegal addresses receiving $14 billion (roughly Rs. 1,04,200 crore) in digital currencies, as per Chainalysis.
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Court Extends Hours In Ghislaine Maxwell Case To "Avoid Mistrial" Amid Covid Surge
US jurors said they were "making progress" deciding Ghislaine Maxwell's fate in her sex crimes trial Tuesday as the judge warned of a race against time due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Covid, Crime, Terrorism: US Reissues Travel Advisory On India
The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there.
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2 Arrested In Delhi For Allegedly Black-Marketing Oxygen Cylinders: Cops
Two people were arrested from west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh for alleged black-marketing of oxygen cylinders, police said on Wednesday, amid heightened demand for the live-saving gas due to surging coronavirus cases in the city.
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Britain To Make Creating, Sharing Sexually Explicit "Deepfakes" A Crime
Creating and sharing sexually explicit "deepfakes" will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.
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Karachi Sees Surge In Street Crimes, 45,000 Incidents Reported So Far This Year
Most people in Karachi feel unsafe as the rate of violent crime has soared in the metropolitan city of nearly 20 million population, said Bashir Babu, a factory worker who has been a mugging victim twice.
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"Threat Environment" Rising Faster, Pacific Island Nations At Risk Of Becoming Footholds: UN
Pacific Island nations are at risk of becoming bases for global criminal gangs, a report by the United Nations drug authority said on Friday, as criminal activity surges across the isolated and economically vulnerable region.
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Venezuelan Gang Uses New York Migrant Crisis To Make Criminal Gains: Report
The Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, known for its involvement in sex trafficking, drug dealing, and human smuggling, has infiltrated New York City amidst a surge in migrants.
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Crypto Fraud Increased 45 Percent in 2023 to $5.6 Billion, FBI Says
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 69,500 complaints from consumers in the US and abroad last year. Call center frauds, such as government impersonation scams, accounted for about 10 percent of cryptocurrency losses.
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#FailedStatePakistan Trends: X Users React To What's Happening In Pakistan
The hashtag #FailedStatePakistan has surged on social media, reflecting growing concerns about the country's imminent collapse.
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32 Percent Surge In Hate Crimes In France Following Gaza War: Report
Racist, xenophobic and religion-based hate crimes surged 32 percent in France last year, government figures showed Wednesday, with a spike following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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UK Unveils New Definition Of Extremism To Counter Hate Crimes
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday to counter a surge in hate crimes, raising some concerns it would inhibit free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups.
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FBI Issues Warning on Surge in Crypto Investment Scams, Reports 53 Percent Increase Over the Past Year
Crypto investment scams rose substantially last year. The FBI said it received 8,80,400 financial scam complaints last year with the amount of loss coming close to $12.5 billion (roughly Rs. 1,03,428 crore).
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Cops Step Up Vigil To Tackle Cyber Crimes Ahead Of Ram Temple Event
Police in Uttar Pradesh have been instructed to increase vigilance amid a surge in cyber criminals trying to cheat people through false messages claiming to collect donations, besides providing free prasad and VIP passes ahead of the Ram temple event
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Nearly 1,000 Delhi Police Personnel Infected With COVID-19
Nearly 1,000 Delhi Police personnel, including the Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday, amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the national capital.
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Cryptocurrency Crime Hits All-Time High in 2021, Up 79 Percent Year-on-Year: Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency-linked crime surged to a record high last year in terms of value, with illegal addresses receiving $14 billion (roughly Rs. 1,04,200 crore) in digital currencies, as per Chainalysis.
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Court Extends Hours In Ghislaine Maxwell Case To "Avoid Mistrial" Amid Covid Surge
US jurors said they were "making progress" deciding Ghislaine Maxwell's fate in her sex crimes trial Tuesday as the judge warned of a race against time due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Covid, Crime, Terrorism: US Reissues Travel Advisory On India
The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there.
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2 Arrested In Delhi For Allegedly Black-Marketing Oxygen Cylinders: Cops
Two people were arrested from west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh for alleged black-marketing of oxygen cylinders, police said on Wednesday, amid heightened demand for the live-saving gas due to surging coronavirus cases in the city.
