Monthly Archives: February 2013
Women’s protection Ordinance clashes with ITA 2008
Government of India has promulgated an ordinance titled “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013” following the public outrage on the the recent incident in which a girl was gangraped in a Delhi bus. The Ordinance has initiated some provisions to … Continue reading
Advisory on Section 66A
A copy of the advisory sent by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to State Governments following the recent controversies on arrest of Palghar ladies is now available here The advisory is issued by the Group Coordinator & Director … Continue reading
Dont be confused with iaadhaar.com or iaadhar.com
Cyber Squatting is a practice where some people register popular domain names or small typographic variations thereof with the object of attracting visitors. Some times it may be harmless to the visitor since the purpose may be to only generate … Continue reading
2.5 lakh Twitter passwords compromised
It is reported that about 2.5 lakh Twitter IDs with passwords have been compromised. It is also reported that Twitter has informed the affected users and asked them to change passwords. Details in TOI
Rs 1 Crore lost by executive in Mumbai Bank fraud
In one of the larger Bank frauds of recent times, an executive in Mumbai has lost Rs 1 crore through a series of fraudulent transactions in his Bank account. The transactions occurred through 12 RTGS debits within a space of … Continue reading
Mumbai Consumer Court awards compensation in ATM fraud case
Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered Citibank to pay Rs 9.44 lakh to a man, after Rs 6 lakh wasfraudulently withdrawn from his account with an ATM card which he did not even possess. In December 2006,Ratilal Israni a SB … Continue reading