Cyber criminals News

The fraudsters first called her on WhatsApp, acting as officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). 

Fraudsters busted in Telangana. The police have arrested four accused. About Rs 10 crore has been seized from the accused.

In order to report these issues, you need to make a formal complaint to the local police or inform the cyber cell authorities about your grievances. You may file an online criminal complaint/FIR by visiting https://cybercrime.gov.in/. Also, to be safe, you should not share any sensitive information like passwords, login credentials, and others with anyone as that can create huge trouble for you.

But do you know that some things in Google should not be searched by mistake? These searches can create trouble for you and therefore, they should be strictly avoided. Let's take a quick look at these terms that can be hazardous for your digital well-being.   

Know how to deal with cyber criminals while filing your Income Tax Returns.

In a major breach of data across the globe, 1.1 billion identities were exposed by cyber criminals in 2016, as per a report by Symantec. The number is almost double that compared in 2015.

The study conducted in multiple countries by the chip giant's security unit in April involved more than 15,000 people between ages 21-54. In India, the study included responses from nearly 1,500 people.

Recently, the country has definitely seen a decrease in the amount of spams and malicious activities but sadly, it continues to be on the third spot when it comes to cyber crimes like malware and phishing hosts and bots.

Although India has seen a steady decrease in the amount of spam originating from its land, it continues to rank as the third top source of overall malicious activity, including malware, phishing hosts and bots, a new report said 

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.

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

India is increasingly on the radar of cybercriminals from countries like China, Russia and the US, who are using advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks to steal data from consumers and enterprises, security software firm Kaspersky said Thursday.

Cyber crime has emerged as a major challenge for law enforcement agencies.

A new planned Internet spying law in Britain could have the perverse effect of giving cyber criminals a "back door", Apple's chief executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday.

Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and terrorists were all increasing their online activity, said a report.

India is fast becoming a "strategic target" for cyber-criminals with an estimated 38 percent of organisations exposed to targeted attacks in the first half of 2015, a report said.

Tempted to get a new mobile phone in exchange for your old battered one? Beware! Unethical hackers can crack into every shred of personal information you have on your gadget.