Category Archives: Cyber Crime
Bankers try to mislead credit card customers
Earlier in the day today, Times of India first reported the arrest of 5 Indians in USA in connection with the US$ 200 million credit card fraud. Immediately thereafter there was a second report in TOI itself attributing the growth … Continue reading
5 Indians in US$ 200 million Credit Card fraud
5 Indians are amongst the persons charged in US in a massive credit card fraud said to involve US $ 200 million loss to various credit card holders. Details in TOI Among those charged are Babar Quereshi (59), Ijaz Butt … 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
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Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered Citibank to pay Rs 9.44 lakh to a man, after Rs 6 lakh wasfraudulently withdrawn from his account with an ATM card which he did not even possess.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