Govt warns against new scam targeting potential investors

A new cyber fraud known as 'pig butchering scam' or 'investment scam' has emerged, targeting unemployed youths, housewives, students, and needy people who are made to lose large sums of money......

Got fake govt e-notice? Here's what to do

On receiving a suspicious e-notice from a government office on the email, people should check the Internet to authenticate the name of the official named in it and call the mentioned department,......

CBI chargesheets youth for 'doctored' screenshot of UGC-NET paper

The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to file a charge sheet against a youth who allegedly circulated a "doctored" screenshot of the UGC-NET paper on Telegram which led to the cancellation......

CBI registers FIR into UGC-NET paper leak case

The Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said.......

Shortage of professionals to deal with cyber crime

While cyber crimes are on the rise in India, there is a shortage of trained professionals to combat them. Globally, 6,70,000 complaints have been registered and as on December 31, 2006, the total......

Bill tabled to check cyber crime

To check cyber crimes like publishing sexually explicit material in electronic form, government introduced a Bill in Lok Sabha on Friday to amend the IT Act to enable service providers to set up......

As Net use spreads, cyber crimes up 19 times over 10 years

Obscenity, cheating and sexual exploitation are India’s leading cyber crimes, reports Chaitanya Mallapur. Cyber crimes reported in India rose 19 times over the last ten years (2005 to 2014),......

How to bust cyber crimes

As cyber crimes in BPOs make headlines, computer forensic experts say Indian investigating agencies need to be a step ahead of the criminals in putting together sophisticated tools to discover......

Cannes' Movers & Shakers

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds got a rousing welcome at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Cheering for the film was Sharon Stone, who looked svelte in a sexy black number with......

When supermodels rocked!

So there's a worldwide recession? Apparently, America's uber-elite glitterati crowd hasn't noticed yet. On Monday night, in New York City, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume......

Paris 2024 Olympics may face cybersecurity nightmare

Photograph: Kind courtesy Paris 2024/X Paris 2024 is getting ready to face an unprecedented challenge in terms of cybersecurity, with organisers expecting a huge pressure on the Games this......

Soccer Extras: Costa accused of 1m euros worth tax fraud

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa (left). Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters A prosecutor in Madrid said on Tuesday it has accused soccer......