During police interrogation of the accused, it was revealed that the deputy bank manager had opened a fake bank account to achieve his target and made it available to fraudsters, the probe official said.
In today's time, organisations are spending billions of dollars continuously on cybersecurity every year to prevent their businesses from losing sensitive data.
These vulnerabilities could allow users to send a specially crafted request to cause heap corruption. These vulnerabilities are specifically present in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome.
The DoT has ordered telecom service providers to take action and it has also collaborated with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and state police to prevent the misuse of telecom resources.
DoT recently disconnected several mobile numbers and blocked 20 smartphones (devices) for misuse it for cybercrime and financial fraud. The news was confirmed when it posted on X about the move, after receiving complaints on its Chakshu portal.
Many people have reported incidents where cybercriminals have claimed that they are speaking from an investigating agency and hold the victim hostage at home and defraud them. Here’s how this works.
Last year in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, approximately 25 per cent of cyberattacks were driven by espionage, a stark contrast to the 6 per cent and 4 per cent which was observed in Europe and North America, respectively.
Delhi Police has recently shared a video on social media suggesting the precautions that one needs to take while creating any password.
According to the Police, this is one of the biggest cyber fraud cases targeting an individual in the city in recent times. The victim sold her and her mother’s shares and mutual fund investments and even got a gold loan disbursed to pay money to the scammers.
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The complainant has two daughters and a son and all the three live abroad, a police official said. The accused said he was speaking from Canada.
The woman lawyer from Bengaluru was on 'video arrest' for two days as she fell prey to cyber criminals who made her strip on camera, besides taking hefty amount online.
The man is said to be one of the important kingpins within a syndicate responsible for orchestrating a series of cybercrimes and online gaming schemes across India between 2020-2024, amounting to huge illicit gains of Rs 4,978 crore.
boAt said to prioritise the address being the root cause of the data breach and have implemented robust security measures for protecting customer data. The incident has underscored the persistent cybersecurity challenges faced in the digital era.
A new report surfaced which showcased that human error remains the leading cause of data breaches, with around 34 per cent of enterprises pinpointing this as the root cause for cyber attacks and ransomware.
Ashish Kakkar, a cyber fraudster, was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involvement in cybercrimes and money laundering activities amounting to Rs 4,978 crore. Kakkar's scams, including investment fraud and online shopping scams, targeted victims nationwide.
The gang included a chartered accountant, a former bank manager and a banker. The accused were in contact with a Chinese cyber thug on Instagram for operating the fraud racket.
The accused somehow managed to free her hands from handcuffs, ditched the constables and fled from custody around 4:10 am on Sunday, they added.
The report sheds light on the vulnerability of various industries, particularly the healthcare sector, where 100 per cent of websites faced bot attacks, and the banking, finance, and insurance sectors, where 90 per cent of entities experienced similar attacks.
The so-called hacker defrauded the woman through an international computer-hacking scheme that targeted elderly Americans nationwide and resulted in more than $1.2 million in total losses.
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