Cyber crime targets 5.4 mn Australians
September 6th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Sep 6 (IANS) About 5.4 million Australians were targeted by cyber crimes, which cost the country 1.65 billion Australian dollars ($1.68 billion) in the past 12 months, according ... Read more...
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Over 130 government Web sites hacked during January-March 2012
April 25th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Over 130 government websites were hacked during the first three months of 2012, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said Wednesday."As per ... Read more...
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Akhilesh calls for more police recruitment, better security infrastructure
April 16th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Making his debut on the national stage after becoming chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav Monday called for better security infrastructure, more recruitment ... Read more...
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CBI facing shortfall of officers: Director
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 23 (IANS) India's premier investigation agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is facing a shortfall of officers, the agency's director revealed at a function in the ... Read more...
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Russia, Iran to sign anti-drug deal
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Iran are all set to sign an agreement to handle drug-trafficking, extremism and cyber crimes.Iran, which shares a 900-km border with the world's ... Read more...
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Russia slams hacker’s extradition to US
January 20th, 2012 - 5:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow has accused Washington of unlawfully extraditing a Russian national from Switzerland, the foreign ministry spokesman said.Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday that Russian national Vladimir Zdorovenin, ... Read more...
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Interpol, CBI to collaborate in fighting cyber crime
December 16th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would be collaborating with Interpol to fight telecom and cyber crimes, the heads of the two organisations said Friday.Interpol ... Read more...
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Over 380 phishing incidents from January to October
November 25th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Over 380 phishing incidents have been reported in the January-October 2011 period and 508 in 2010 to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the ... Read more...
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Drug trafficking a threat to global stability
November 22nd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) Drug trafficking poses a challenge to the stability and health of nations, Narcotics Commissioner of India Jagjit Pavadia said Tuesday."The world of crime, including drugs, is ... Read more...
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Third global cybersecurity summit in Delhi next year: Sibal
November 15th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal and the EastWest Institute (EWI) Tuesday announced that the third worldwide cybersecurity summit will be held in New Delhi Oct 30-31, ... Read more...
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Pakistan threatens to block Google
September 19th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistan has threatened to block Google as its administrator was not helping the country's premier investigating agency in nabbing people involved in cyber crime.Interior Minister Rehman ... Read more...
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Measuring Wi-Fi attacks can combat cyber crimes
September 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) Scientists have developed a way to gauge how badly a Wi-Fi network can be damaged by cyber attacks. This can ensure stronger security systems.
"This information ... Read more...
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Pakistani bureaucrat taken for a ride
August 31st, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A Pakistani bureaucrat fell for a scam when he was told that he had won a new car which he would get after paying a token ... Read more...
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Russia launches hotline to fight drug promotion
June 1st, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian foundation has launched a hotline on the internet to fight the promotion of drug use, the foundation's director has said.Friendly Runet foundation director ... Read more...
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Cyber crime to climate change: India trains African officials (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Be it probing economic and cyber crime or learning about food processing and climate change, India is imparting crucial lessons in capacity building and skill ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan agree to enhance cooperation to control drug trafficking
March 29th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over the growing menace of Narcotics/Drugs, India and Pakistan have agreed that cooperation between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India and Anti Narcotics Forces (ANF) ... Read more...
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New technique can quash cyber crimes
March 9th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 9 (IANS) Researchers have developed an effective way to trace anonymous emails and quash cyber crimes in the bud.
Tests showed their method is very accurate, unlike many ... Read more...
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Terrorists use Internet as most potent tool for recruitment, says Pillai
March 7th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai today said that terrorists are using the Internet as the most effective tool for recruiting youngsters and to carry out surveillance ... Read more...
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Cyber crimes cost UK 27 billion pounds a year: Report
February 18th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Cyber crimes cost Britain over 27 billion pounds a year, a report by information consultants Detica for the Cabinet Office has revealed.The report also said that attacks ... Read more...
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Cyber crimes on steep rise
January 21st, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) With the ever increasing population of netizens in the country, the number of cyber-crimes in the country is also rising sharply, says data released by the National ... Read more...
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Majority offences in UAE are cyber crimes
January 10th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 10 (IANS) Of all criminal offences committed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a whopping 70 percent are cyber crimes, a top official has said.Cyber criminals are keeping up with ... Read more...
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Over 460 cyber criminals arrested in China
December 1st, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 30 (IANS) Nearly 180 cyber crimes were solved during November and more than 460 suspects were arrested for their involvement, China's ministry of public security said Tuesday.Fourteen websites were shut ... Read more...
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Transnational human trafficking cases coming down in India
November 26th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Cases of transnational human trafficking are coming down in India, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) official said Friday.Speaking to IANS on the sidelines ... Read more...
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The Web Site Of The Royal Navy Hacked By Romanian Computer Whiz
November 9th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The website of the Royal Navy was hacked into by a computer whiz kid who dabbled in security of the Internet. He confessed his ... Read more...
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Tripura minister’s e-mail hacked
October 19th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 19 (IANS) A Tripura minister's e-mail was hacked and false mails seeking a loan of $2,000 were sent through it, police said Tuesday."I'm out of the country in Cyprus and ... Read more...
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Nasscom sets up cyber lab in Hyderabad
August 29th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 29 (IANS) A Cyber Lab here was Sunday inaugurated to train police officers in tackling rising cyber crimes.
An initiative by the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) and ... Read more...
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Australian Federal Police opens office in India
July 20th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Australian Federal Police Tuesday opened its first office in India in an effort to bolster cooperation on anti-terror operations and law enforcement.
"We are involved in anti-terror ... Read more...
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Need for national policy on cyber security: Experts
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Cyber law experts from India and abroad Thursday urged the government to unveil a national policy on cyber security as well as make cyber crimes non-bailable to ... Read more...
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Seven held for hacking online passport software
June 4th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) Seven people were arrested here for hacking the online passport application software of the Hyderabad regional passport office, police said Friday.
Police Commissioner A.K. Khan told reporters that seven ... Read more...
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Hyderabad to open police station against cyber crimes
June 3rd, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) A police station to exclusively deal with cyber crimes will be opened in this technology hub, Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan said Thursday.
Khan said police were concerned over ... Read more...
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Sindh High Court directs PTA to block obscene material on YouTube
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jun.3 (ANI): The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ensure that no obscene material is uploaded on the video sharing website-YouTube from Pakistan.Hearing a ... Read more...
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Ukrainian national wanted in US held in Delhi
May 12th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A Ukrainian national, wanted by the US for cyber crimes, was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) statement said ... Read more...
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Judges should submit to refresher courses: PM
May 1st, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Judges and other legal professionals should submit themselves to periodic refresher courses "without standing on pomp or seniority" to keep abreast of the "paradigm shift" in ... Read more...
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Antony asks military to prepare against cyber attacks
April 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Days after reports of Chinese hackers stealing confidential information from Indian security establishments, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday asked armed forces chiefs to prepare a crisis management ... Read more...
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Antony asks Indian Armed Forces to prepare action plan to counter cyber attacks
April 16th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday called upon the top brass of the Armed Forces to coordinate closely with various national cyber agencies and prepare crisis ... Read more...
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