Cyber Crime
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Crime and Accident
Man held for stealing passwords and withdrawing money
Mumbai: A 25-year-old man was arrested by the cyber crime department of Maharashtra Police on Monday for allegedly siphoning money from several persons’ online payment accounts. Munna alias Fashiuddin Ansari was…
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Top Stories
Hyderabad Cyber crime registers case against Sudarshan TV
Hyderabad: Sleuths of Hyderabad Cyber crimes have registered a case against Sudarshan TV for airing the alleged controversial show. Basing on the complaint filed by a city based social worker…
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India
CM Rupani amends PASA Act against violence and cybercrime on women
Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday decided to amend the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities (PASA) Act to re-affirm Gujarat’s identity as a peaceful, safe and secure state. He has…
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India
16 new cybercrime police stations set up in UP
Lucknow: Sixteen new cybercrime police stations have been set up in Uttar Pradesh to check growing cases of crime in the virtual domain, an official said on Thursday. Till now, the…
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Technology
Cybercriminals often misuse legitimate tools in their attacks: Report
New Delhi: Cybercriminals widely use software developed for normal user activity, administrator tasks and system diagnostics to avoid getting caught quickly after carrying out their attacks, warns a new report by…
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Technology
375 new cyber threats per minute seen in Q1 globally: McAfee
San Francisco: With cybercriminals increasing their activities amid Covid-19, researchers at cybersecurity company McAfee saw an average of 375 new threats per minute during the first quarter of 2020 worldwide, a…
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Entertainment
Rhea Chakraborty gets rape-murder threats, requests cyber crime to take action
Mumbai: Actor Rhea Chakraborty on Thursday requested the cyber crime cell to look into rape and murder threats she has been receiving ever since the death of a close friend,…
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News
Job offers to emotional blackmail, cybercriminals’ lockdown tactics
New Delhi: A criminal is a fast learner. He keeps upgrading his skills in line with his changing surroundings, making it difficult for the law enforcing agencies to keep pace. Those…
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News
Chennai worst-hit by cyberattacks in India: Report
Chennai: Chennai recorded the highest number of cyberattacks in the country during the January-March quarter of this year as threat actors targeted the city with a variety of attacks aimed…
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Technology
‘Kerala, Punjab, TN faced brunt of cyber attacks during COVID-19
Chennai: During the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Kerala recorded the highest number of cyber-attacks followed by Punjab and Tamil Nadu, a study by anti-virus software firm K7 Computing said on Thursday. In…
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News
Executives working from home using Zoom get Ransomware threats
KOLKATA: Two city-based professionals, who were working from home and using the Zoom video calling app, allegedly received ransomware threats, demanding payments in bitcoins, police said on Wednesday. The hackers…
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Crime
Man loses Rs 92,000 online while trying to buy liquor
Hyderabad: An accountant at a private firm lost Rs 92,000 to online fraudsters while trying to buy liquor after they lured him to make a payment on the promise of…
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Crime
Here is how fraudsters are trying to cheat OLX users
Hyderabad: It’s not every day that you agree to buy or sell a product for a certain amount on OLX and end up losing thousands, and perhaps even lakhs of…
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Top Stories
FB account of Naina Jaiswal hacked
Hyderabad: Top table tennis player Naina Jaiswal has lodged a complaint at the Cyber Crime Cell stating that her Facebook account has been hacked by somebody, police said on Wednesday.…
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Technology
Don’t click on text links from any banks
If you get a text from someone claiming to be your bank, don’t click on the link. A new mobile phishing scam is texting people in the US and Canada…
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Software professional scammed of Rs 50000 for Biryani
Hyderabad: A software professional who decided to order chicken biryani which costs around Rs. 200 on the popular food delivery app Zomato, ended up losing a whopping Rs. 50,000. The techie is a resident…
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Technology
SURVEY: 44% of Windows 7 users risk having their money stolen
If you’re using Windows 7 for online shopping or online banking, your risk is more than having your data stolen by hackers. Attackers can go as far as stealing your…
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Crime in Hyderabad
4 former employees of pharma firm arrested for stealing data
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime cell of Cyberabad on Tuesday arrested four people for stealing data from a pharmaceutical company and developing the same products as Visakhapatnam falsely. The accused has been…
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World
Group committing cyber frauds in Nepal on rise: Report
Kathmandu: The arrest of as many as 122 Chinese nationals in one of the biggest crackdown on crimes by foreign nationals in the Himalayan country last year has revealed that…
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Crime in Hyderabad
Prize money fraud: Four held for cheating woman of Rs. 2 lakh
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime officials of Cyberabad police commissionerate on Friday arrested a gang of four for cheating the public under the guise of they won prizes and gifts. The…
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Education and Career
Awareness program on E-Learning courses held at SUES
Hyderabad: Amjad Ali Khan College of Business Administration (AAKCBA), one of the constituent colleges of Sultan-Ul-Uloom Education Society, Banjara Hills, hosted an Awareness Program on E-Learning, which is organised by…
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Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man held for duping SBI with false KYC papers
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Police arrested a man in an SBI credit cards scam on Saturday. The accused, 25-year-old Nemalapalli Sreedhar, is a resident of Kukatpally and former executive of…
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India
‘National strategy needed for tackling cyber crime’
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday that India needs to strengthen its defence against rising cyber attacks and also formulate a…
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Crime
Kolkata BPO cheating youth; 3 Bengalis arrested
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime police of Hyderabad busted a Kolkata based BPO, which defrauded hundreds of youngsters in the name of ‘online solutions’ to the tune of crores of rupees…
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Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters target showroom’s accounts
Hyderabad: The cyber fraudsters come with newer techniques to cheat the inexperienced. According to the TT report, now the cyber fraudsters are targeting car showroom owners and managers of banks and…
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Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: MCA student arrested in YS Sharmila case
HYDERABAD: The Central Crime Station (CCS) police on Sunday arrested two persons following a complaint registered by YSR Congress Party leader Y S Sharmila. Earlier on January 25, YSR Congress…
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