Cybercrime
- Crime and Accident
Hyderabad: Two arrested by Rachakonda police for identity theft
Hyderabad: The cyber crimes division of the Rachakonda police apprehended two men accused of identity theft and misusing credentials of a victim. The complainant stated that even though he had applied and…
- Technology
Cryptocurrency-related cyberattacks grew by 192%: Report
New Delhi: As the price of bitcoin increased by almost 400 per cent, cryptocurrency-related email compromise attacks increased by 192 per cent between October 2020 and May 2021, a report said on…
- Bangalore
Karnataka cyber police bust Rs 290-crore hawala scam
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s cybercrime police have busted a Rs 290-crore hawala (money laundering) scam, operated in the name of ‘Powerbank’ investment and arrested nine persons, including two Chinese and two Tibetans, an official of…
- Crime in Hyderabad
TN Man held for morphing sexually explicit photos of teachers
Hyderabad: The cyber crime police of the Rachakonda police on Friday arrested a cyberbully, who is accused of creating sexually explicit photos of teachers and extorting money from them via crypto-currency. One mobile…
- Technology
Cyber attacks on crypto users’ devices quadrupled: Report
New Delhi: With the rise in popularity of cryptocurrencies, the attacks on crypto users quadrupled in the first quarter this year, as cybercriminals installed malicious programmes called Miners to steal cryptocurrency from infected…
- Technology
1 Indian firm paying average Rs 55 lakh after ransom attack
Mumbai: The recovery cost from the impact of a ransomware attack tripled in the last year in India — up from $1.1 million (over Rs 8 crore) in 2020 to $3.38 million…
- India
Air India’s passenger info compromised in global data breach
New Delhi: National carrier Air India on Friday reported that some information of its passengers has been compromised in a massive cyber data breach with its vendor SITA PSS. According to industry sources,…
- Technology
Hackers stealing money via 167 fake Android, iOS apps
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have identified a stash of 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps being used by hackers to steal money from people who believe they have installed a financial trading, banking…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cyber scamsters cheating people promising to supply drugs online
Hyderabad: On one hand the COVID-19 pandemic taking a heavy toll on the lives and resources of those affected with coronavirus and on the other hand there are those scamsters who are…
- Technology
China could control global OS of tech: UK spy chief
London: China’s technological cyber threat is so grave that it could control the global operating system (OS), UK spy chief warned has warned. The director of the UK’s intelligence and cyber agency GCHQ…
- Technology
3.1M cybersecurity positions vacant around the globe: Report
Bengaluru: Even as thousands of people across the world lost jobs during the pandemic, there are about 3.1 million unfulfilled positions in cybersecurity around the world, with most of them being in the…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Minor boy arrested for cyber bullying girl by hacking her accounts
Hyderabad: A minor boy has been arrested by Hyderabad Police for stalking and harassing an MBBS student by hacking her social media and email accounts and posting abusive and offensive posts. According…
- Crime
IT dept, 5 Indian banks targeted in phishing scam: Report
New Delhi: Cyber criminals are trying to lure Indian users into revealing important personal information with a new report on Monday warning that suspicious messages asking users to submit an application for…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad conmen misusing Sonu Sood’s name to fleece innocents
Hyderabad: With the proliferation of IT-enabled services, the novel modus Operandi for cheating gullible victims is coming to light regularly. In the latest instance, the cyber crime police station of Cyberabad police…
- Technology
Chinese hackers might have targeted Indian Railways infra: Recorded Future
New Delhi: Besides 10 organisations in the Indian power sector and two ports, Chinese state-sponsored hackers might also have targeted Indian Railways infrastructure, an expert with cyber intelligence company Recorded Future said on…
