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Ex-Ship Captain Loses Rs 11 Crore In Cyber Fraud; 1 Arrested
A 75-year-old retired ship captain here has lost a staggering Rs 11.16 crore over four months in a cyber fraud scheme falsely promising lucrative returns on stock market investments, police said.
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was kept under "digital arrest" for a month by cyber fraudsters who posed as law enforcement officials and made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money laundering case.
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‘Secure Your Crypto’: Mudrex Announces VDA-Focused Awareness Initiative in India
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October, crypto investment platform Mudrex announced it will host a series of weekly panel discussions centered on crypto safety and cybersecurity. These sessions will be streamed across its LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram, YouTube, and X platforms.
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Amid Spike In "Digital House Arrest" Cases In Delhi, A Warning By Cyber Police
Cyber crooks are now adopting a new modus operandi called 'digital house arrest', causing serious concern for Delhi Police with over 200 such cases recorded every month in the national capital, officials said.
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Apple Team To Meet Government Officials This Month Over iPhone Warnings To MPs
Apple's cyber security executives from the US are expected to meet officials of CERT-In this month regarding the show cause notice issued to the company in the wake of several opposition MPs receiving a warning notification on their iPhones.
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Amazon Targets Merchandise Exports Worth $20 Billion From India by 2025
Amazon is targeting merchandise exports worth $20 billion (nearly Rs. 1,66,500 crore) from India by 2025 by adding thousands of small sellers to its e-commerce platform, a company official said on Friday. There was huge demand for "Made in India" organic health supplements, homeware like bath towels, jute rugs, and robotic games for children ahead...
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act Will Ensure Firms Handle Data of Indians Legally: IT Minister
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) passed by Parliament recently will make digital companies handle the data of Indian citizens under absolute legal obligation.
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MOVEit Hack Compromised Data at Around 600 Organisations Globally; Fallout Is Only Beginning: Cyber Analysts
A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to cyber analyst tallies corroborated by Reuters. But more than two months after the breach was first disclosed by Massachusetts-based Progress Software, the parade of victims has scarcely slowed. The tallies show ...
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Uniswap Founder’s Twitter Account Hacked, Malicious Link Posted to Phish Victims
The Twitter handle of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams was hacked earlier, exposing over 254,000 of his followers to financial risks. Notorious cyber actors who targeted Adams’ account, tweeted that Uniswap’s Permit2 contract was anonymously exploited, bringing users’ tokens at risk. The scammers were trying to get Uniswap users to click on an in...
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Parliamentary Panel To Meet Google, Apple, Others On Rising Cyber Crimes
Cybersecurity and rising cyber crime was a central discussion at a meeting of the panel earlier this month, where experts from the industry were quizzed by lawmakers about various facets of unlawful activities.
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Watch: Zomato And Google Prepare Cyber 'Safe-Tea' To Deal With Online Threats
In the end, the person performs a two-step verification and serves the "safe-tea".
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North Korea Becomes Epicentre for NFT Thefts via 500 Phishing Domains: SlowMist
North Korea’s notorious Lazarous Group has been been deploying ‘decoy websites’ pretending to be legit NFT projects, to get them to engage with these infected sites. Hackers utilised multiple tokens, such as WETH, USDC, DAI, and UNI, etc. in their phishing attacks.
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Haryana Police Identifies About 28,000 Phone Numbers Being Misused for Cybercrimes
About 28,000 mobile phone numbers being misused for committing cybercrimes have been identified and they will be blocked soon, a senior Haryana Police officer said on Thursday. The 27,824 phone numbers were identified through cybercrime helpline number 1930 and complaint portal cybercrime.gov.in, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) O P Si...
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Telecom Bill Likely to Be Implemented in 6-10 Months, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Says
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the the new Telecom Bill that will replace the 137-year-old Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, is likely to be in place within 6-10 months. The bill, once approved, may require over-the-top players like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Du...
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WordPress Security Plugin Wordfence Blocked Over 4.6 Million Attacks in a Month: Report
Wordfence has announced that it blocked over 4.6 million cyber attacks in a month. The attacks exploited a zero-day vulnerability and were carried out against more than 2,80,000 sites running the WPGateway plugin.
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Ex-Ship Captain Loses Rs 11 Crore In Cyber Fraud; 1 Arrested
A 75-year-old retired ship captain here has lost a staggering Rs 11.16 crore over four months in a cyber fraud scheme falsely promising lucrative returns on stock market investments, police said.
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Mumbai Woman, 77, Kept Under Digital Arrest For A Month, Defrauded Of Rs 3.8 Crore
A 77-year-old woman from Mumbai was kept under "digital arrest" for a month by cyber fraudsters who posed as law enforcement officials and made her transfer Rs 3.8 crore, claiming her Aadhaar card was used in a money laundering case.
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‘Secure Your Crypto’: Mudrex Announces VDA-Focused Awareness Initiative in India
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October, crypto investment platform Mudrex announced it will host a series of weekly panel discussions centered on crypto safety and cybersecurity. These sessions will be streamed across its LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram, YouTube, and X platforms.
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Amid Spike In "Digital House Arrest" Cases In Delhi, A Warning By Cyber Police
Cyber crooks are now adopting a new modus operandi called 'digital house arrest', causing serious concern for Delhi Police with over 200 such cases recorded every month in the national capital, officials said.
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Apple Team To Meet Government Officials This Month Over iPhone Warnings To MPs
Apple's cyber security executives from the US are expected to meet officials of CERT-In this month regarding the show cause notice issued to the company in the wake of several opposition MPs receiving a warning notification on their iPhones.
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Amazon Targets Merchandise Exports Worth $20 Billion From India by 2025
Amazon is targeting merchandise exports worth $20 billion (nearly Rs. 1,66,500 crore) from India by 2025 by adding thousands of small sellers to its e-commerce platform, a company official said on Friday. There was huge demand for "Made in India" organic health supplements, homeware like bath towels, jute rugs, and robotic games for children ahead...
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act Will Ensure Firms Handle Data of Indians Legally: IT Minister
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) passed by Parliament recently will make digital companies handle the data of Indian citizens under absolute legal obligation.
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MOVEit Hack Compromised Data at Around 600 Organisations Globally; Fallout Is Only Beginning: Cyber Analysts
A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to cyber analyst tallies corroborated by Reuters. But more than two months after the breach was first disclosed by Massachusetts-based Progress Software, the parade of victims has scarcely slowed. The tallies show ...
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Uniswap Founder’s Twitter Account Hacked, Malicious Link Posted to Phish Victims
The Twitter handle of Uniswap founder Hayden Adams was hacked earlier, exposing over 254,000 of his followers to financial risks. Notorious cyber actors who targeted Adams’ account, tweeted that Uniswap’s Permit2 contract was anonymously exploited, bringing users’ tokens at risk. The scammers were trying to get Uniswap users to click on an in...
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Parliamentary Panel To Meet Google, Apple, Others On Rising Cyber Crimes
Cybersecurity and rising cyber crime was a central discussion at a meeting of the panel earlier this month, where experts from the industry were quizzed by lawmakers about various facets of unlawful activities.
-
Watch: Zomato And Google Prepare Cyber 'Safe-Tea' To Deal With Online Threats
In the end, the person performs a two-step verification and serves the "safe-tea".
-
North Korea Becomes Epicentre for NFT Thefts via 500 Phishing Domains: SlowMist
North Korea’s notorious Lazarous Group has been been deploying ‘decoy websites’ pretending to be legit NFT projects, to get them to engage with these infected sites. Hackers utilised multiple tokens, such as WETH, USDC, DAI, and UNI, etc. in their phishing attacks.
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Haryana Police Identifies About 28,000 Phone Numbers Being Misused for Cybercrimes
About 28,000 mobile phone numbers being misused for committing cybercrimes have been identified and they will be blocked soon, a senior Haryana Police officer said on Thursday. The 27,824 phone numbers were identified through cybercrime helpline number 1930 and complaint portal cybercrime.gov.in, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) O P Si...
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Telecom Bill Likely to Be Implemented in 6-10 Months, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Says
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the the new Telecom Bill that will replace the 137-year-old Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, is likely to be in place within 6-10 months. The bill, once approved, may require over-the-top players like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Du...
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WordPress Security Plugin Wordfence Blocked Over 4.6 Million Attacks in a Month: Report
Wordfence has announced that it blocked over 4.6 million cyber attacks in a month. The attacks exploited a zero-day vulnerability and were carried out against more than 2,80,000 sites running the WPGateway plugin.
