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Mumbai sees 218% spike in cybercrime 15.06.13
MUMBAI: The city saw a 218% rise in cyber crime cases in 2012, with 33 cases registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act and 72 under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to the National Crime Records Bureau. The total of 105 cases was way over the 33 total cases registered in 2011. In fact, […]
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CSU on the internet crime prevention conference 14.06.13
Cyber Safety Unit, a recently launched a project of Noosphere Ventures, took part in International Conference “Internet Crime Prevention” that was held in Donetsk, Ukraine, on the 12-13 June, 2013. Delegates from over 10 countries (including Germany, Great Britain, USA, Poland, Czech Republic) as well as representatives of MIA of Ukraine and Hanns Seidel Fund […]
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Cyber-crime devastates global economic growth, world economic powers told
G-20 economies have lost 2.5 million jobs to counterfeiting and piracy while governments and consumers lose $125 billion annually to cyber-attacks, former White House official warns Cyber-attacks are eroding world economic growth, and the G-20 needs to set aside emotion-charged discussions to focus on the damage, a former White House official said. “We have made […]
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Eight members of international cybercrime ring charged 13.06.13
After allegedly trying to steal $15 million from U.S. banking customers, U.S. feds haven’t taken the conspiracy lightly. Members of a group that conspired to use stolen banking information to run money laundering and identity theft schemes have been charged by a U.S. federal agency. New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced that eight […]
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4 arrested for credit card fraud 11.06.13
HYDERABAD: Cyber Crime police busted a credit card cloning gang and arrested four persons on Monday. Police arrested Syed Jaber, a customer support executive at HSBC call center in Madhapur, R Krishna, K Venkatesh, workers at Prodduturi Services IOC Petrol Pump in Habsiguda and N Vasanth Kumar, a cashier at Ramanthapur filling station, near HPS […]
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Cyber threats still not fully grasped: RSA 10.06.13
Pressing need to enforce higher-level cyber security solutions, its chairman says CYBER security is rapidly becoming a mainstream concern but there is as yet little solid understanding of the threat that is reflected in strong action. So said the key speaker at the inaugural RSA Conference Asia Pacific 2013, held last week at Marina Bay […]