Cyber crime

Taiwan says Kenyan police used force to put Taiwanese on plane to China

Taiwan on Monday accused China, which regards the self-ruled island as a breakaway province, of kidnapping eight of its nationals, who it said had been acquitted in a cyber crime case in Kenya.

Apr 12, 2016, 12:25 PM IST

Know how to stay secure on social media!

Nowadays, with the increasing use of Internet, many people have become an avid user of social media. Some of them have become so addicted that they often update and posts every minute detail of their life on social media. But we often tend to forget that social media is unsafe with the increasing of cyber crime. So, one should stay alert while enjoying social media.

Apr 06, 2016, 12:55 PM IST

Cyber crime biggest challenge for India: Rajnath

Cyber space is increasingly being used to radicalise young minds, he said addressing a security meet organised by ASSOCHAM here.

Mar 11, 2016, 21:46 PM IST

India among nations most vulnerable to cyberattacks

India, along with China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea ranked among the nations most vulnerable to damaging cyberattacks, according to scientists, including those of Indian-origin.

Mar 10, 2016, 16:29 PM IST

Cybercrooks eye Indian startups to steal consumer data: Report

According to a report by UK-based data security firm BugsBounty.Com, 72 out of the 100 major startups it analysed were "negligent" in implementing and maintaining reasonable security practices and procedures.

Mar 06, 2016, 12:17 PM IST

Cyber crime: CBI likely to set up special branch in Mumbai

In view of increasing cyber crime cases, CBI is mulling setting up a special branch here to probe such offences, its director Anil Sinha said on Tuesday.

Mar 01, 2016, 15:49 PM IST

Cybercrime shot up significantly in 2015: Report

The company emphasised on the criticality of maintaining 360 degrees of vigilance. 

Feb 27, 2016, 13:49 PM IST

Beware of cyber predators: Dangers of virtual world!

Simply to gain followers and increase their social base, people don't hold back before adding and/or accepting requests of complete strangers.

Feb 13, 2016, 17:56 PM IST

Twitter suspends over 125,000 accounts for 'promoting terrorist acts'

Twitter Inc said it had suspended over 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 for "threatening or promoting terrorist acts, primarily related to ISIS."

Feb 06, 2016, 03:11 AM IST

India urges global convention to fight cyber crime

 India has called for a truly global convention to fight cyber crime and to ensure cyber security.

Dec 16, 2015, 16:39 PM IST

UK police campaign targets hackers as young as 12

Britain`s National Crime Agency on Tuesday launched a campaign to discourage youngsters from becoming hackers after it found the average age of suspects had plummeted to 17.

Dec 08, 2015, 17:50 PM IST

China, US high-level cyber crime talks to begin Tuesday

Top U.S. and Chinese officials will convene this week in Washington for the first round of cyber security talks following the signing of a bilateral anti-hacking accord in September.

Dec 01, 2015, 02:29 AM IST

On China's fringes, cyber spies raise their game

Hackers have expanded their attacks to parking malware on popular file-sharing services including Dropbox and Google Drive .

Nov 30, 2015, 17:37 PM IST

Consumers are more scared of cyberattacks than real-world financial theft

Across the 17 countries polled for the study, 47% revealed they'd been affected by cybercrime and that on average, dealing with the aftermath took 21 hours and cost $358.

Nov 25, 2015, 10:26 AM IST

113 mn Indians lost Rs 16K on average to cyber crime: Norton

An estimated 113 million Indians lost about Rs 16,558 on an average to cyber crime in addition to the "emotional" stress caused by personal financial data breach, a report by software security firm Norton says.

Nov 19, 2015, 14:32 PM IST

Private reporting helpline to check cyber crime

Rampant crime over cyberspace and inability of the police in dealing with such cases have led to the setting up of this helpline.

Nov 08, 2015, 10:22 AM IST

Cyber crime has become a big threat: Rajnath Singh

Inaugurating an information security conference -- 'Ground Zero Summit-2015', the Home Minister said the government was concerned about cyber security and steps have been taken in this regard.

Nov 05, 2015, 23:49 PM IST

Vigilance needed against online radicalisation: Rajnath

The Home Minister said 'cyber terrorism' is a big danger in the world along with cyber crime.

Nov 05, 2015, 19:09 PM IST

UK's TalkTalk telecom giant hit by cyberattack

The phone and broadband provider said personal and banking details of up to four million customers may have been accessed in the "significant" attack.

Oct 23, 2015, 22:02 PM IST

DNA: Sweden on track to becoming first cashless nation!

Sweden is on track to becoming the world's first cashless society, thanks to the country's embrace of information techology as well as a crackdown on organised crime and terror, according to a new

Oct 20, 2015, 23:01 PM IST