cybersecurity

New Delhi, April 11 – A 22-year-old unemployed youth from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell in connection with alleged online radicalization activities linked to social media platforms, officials said on Saturday.According to a joint press statement issued...

Lucknow, April 10 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called for time-bound action to position the state as the country's "deep-tech capital" under the vision "Innovate in UP, Scale for the World".According to a press statement, at a high-level meeting, Adityanath emphasised...

Buxar (Bihar), April 10 A man was arrested in the Buxar district of Bihar for sending a message to the website of a foreign intelligence agency, claiming that he could compromise the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in exchange for money, police said on Friday.The accused, identified...

New Delhi, April 10 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday said that the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration should not be discouraged due to concerns about confidentiality and independent decision-making; instead, its use should be regulated through a procedural framework.CJI...

Gurugram, April 10 Nuh police have arrested a cyber fraudster who cheated people by promising large sums of money in exchange for old coins, police said. They added that his network spans several states.According to the police, the accused has been identified as Mohammad Saad, a resident of...

Mumbai, April 10 A 72-year-old doctor was conned out of Rs 10 lakh by cyber criminals posing as Mahanagar Gas Limited employees, a police official said on Friday.Dr. Neelkamal Harishchandra Tandon received a call claiming that he had not paid his gas bill, and that his supply would be...

Patna, April 10 – Panic gripped Patna on Friday after a bomb threat was reported at the Bihar Assembly premises, prompting immediate action from security agencies.Upon receiving the threatening email, the entire Assembly complex was put on high alert.Teams from the Bomb Disposal Squad and...

New Delhi, April 10 – In a major crackdown on organized cybercrime, the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell has busted a key module of an international "SIM Box" fraud syndicate and arrested two accused from East Delhi, officials said on...

New Delhi, April 10 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against an accused based in Siliguri and a company incorporated by him, in connection with a major "digital fraud" cyber crime case involving the defrauding of a senior citizen in Delhi of nearly Rs 23 crore...

Amaravati, April 9 Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday directed officials to draft a comprehensive law to regulate access to social media for children below 13 years of age.The minister chaired a Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting with senior officials and representatives of major...

Gandhinagar, April 9 A proactive approach is essential in the fight against cybercrimes, said Gujarat Director General of Police KLN Rao in a Thursday address.Addressing a review meeting of the Cyber Centre of Excellence at Police Bhavan in Gandhinagar, Rao instructed officers to use modern...

Mumbai, April 9: Actor Anil Kapoor's latest social media post has caught the attention of movie enthusiasts. The "Animal" actor has issued a warning to the OTT platform Jio Hotstar.He posted on his official Instagram account, writing, "Jio Hotstar, you have 24 hours (sic)."He then added, "Or...

New Delhi, April 9 – To combat cyber frauds and financial crimes, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Union Home Ministry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND), under the Finance Ministry, to enhance information...

New Delhi, April 9 A bomb threat email sent to the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday triggered a massive security drill across key government establishments and public locations, officials said.The email landed in multiple government and other inboxes at 8:14 am, including those linked to...

Taipei, April 9 – Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen described China's attempts to infiltrate Taiwan as "systematic, planned, and targeted," with the strategy shifting from recruiting mid-level military officers to rank-and-file enlisted personnel, local media...

New Delhi, April 8 As part of the National Quantum Mission, a 1,000-km quantum communication network has been successfully demonstrated within less than two years of its launch, said officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Wednesday.The network enables the transmission...

New Delhi, April 8 Government sources have clarified that a recent FIR filed by the Delhi Police in connection with the leakage of details of an inquiry conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is not aimed at silencing the media, but is intended to identify those...

Mumbai, April 8 Deloitte India announced on Wednesday the launch of a quantum technology facility at IIT Bombay to accelerate innovation for Indian businesses.The Quantum Centre for Disruption for Enterprises (QCoDE) at the ASPIRE IIT-Bombay Research Park Foundation represents a strategic...

New Delhi, April 8 – The rapid rise of crypto-hawala is emerging as a serious concern for security and enforcement agencies, as digital channels are increasingly replacing the traditional hawala system, which relied on personal trust and informal networks.While the purpose of such transactions...

Noida, April 7 Noida Cyber Crime Police arrested four alleged cyber fraudsters in Sector 76 on Tuesday for duping foreign nationals by posing as "tech support" providers, an officer said.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) Shavya Goyal said the accused posed as technical support agents...