Due to a lack of digital literacy and the changing nature of crime, the elderly have increasingly fallen victim to cyber crimes in 2024. Ramesh turned his attention towards his screen as the familiar ding of a notification resonated through his device. His eye caught the culprit amidst the row of notifications on his glowing […]
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In January 2022, HalasuruGate police station inaugurated the cyber crime department to deal with cyber crime cases. More than 700 cases of online financial fraud have been reported under section 66D of Information Technology (IT) Act since the cyber crime department was inaugurated in HalasuruGate police station in January 2022. Natansh Saini, a victim of […]
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Many users complain of bugs and other issues while using the DigiLocker application that could potentially lead to hacking. Accessing and uploading documents on the DigiLocker application is a challenge for users as they encounter multiple issues. Rishit, a DigiLocker user, explained that whenever he tried accessing his driving license, the application did not work. […]
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Bengalureans can access cyber cafés without getting their identification proof (ID) verified which increases the risk of cybercrime. Batchu Rushali Several cyber cafes in Bangalore do not keep photocopies of identity proofs of their clients nor maintain registers of their names and other details. In some cases, they do not even ask to see the […]
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Though 50 to 60 cybercrime cases are reported every day in the city, victims of cybercrime have to go to the only cybercrime police station in Infantry Road to lodge a complaint. Yumna Ahmed There is one cybercrime station in Bangalore and officials say that there is a delay in solving cases due to shortage […]
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If you are not sure how apps like Olx and Quikr work, you may fall prey to fraudsters and lose money. Vivek Madhu Online fraudsters are using online selling platforms like Olx and Quikr for stealing money from users, who are unaware of their intentions. The fraudsters take contact numbers of the users from these […]
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The cyber crime rate in the city went up by 61.1 per cent in 2019 as compared to the previous year, Cyber Crime Police Station records show. By Manasvi Gupta Almost 172 social media fraud and bullying cases were reported in the first six months of 2019, as compared to 133 in the entire 2018. […]
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Black magicians in Karnataka use the Internet to approach clients and encash on their weakness. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, March 26, 2019 The Information Technology (IT) hub of the country has advanced the black magicians to reach out to more people through the Internet. With more and more black magicians shifting their jobs from doing […]
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Indian companies have become a soft target for hackers across the world. The surge in number of data breaches reported by Indian companies is making their customers wonder, if their data is in safe hands. According to the Internet Security Threat Report, published by Symantec in March 2018, India ranks second in the list of […]
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