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Category Archives: Cyber Crime
Rs 24600 crores per annum is the cost of Cyber Crimes in India
According to the 2013 Norton Report, the total cost of cyber crimes to India during August 2012 to July 2013 is estimated to be $4 billion (about Rs 24630 crores). This is 8% more than what was estimated for last year. … Continue reading
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Adobe Hacked
It is reported that the systems of Adobe have been hacked and sensitive information of 2.9 million users have been compromised. See report The compromised information includes credit card information which can be misused. Users who have bought Adobe products … Continue reading
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False Death Certificate issued at Madurai Corporation
A Cyber Crime case has been registered in connection with the issue of false death certificates at Madurai Corporation. (Refer report here) While the instant case could be a prank, it highlights the information risks that exist in many e-Governance … Continue reading
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Revenge Porn Law Contemplated in California
A Bill to criminalize acts of vengence by ex-spouses/ex-boy/girl friends posting obscene pictures on the Internet is contemplated to be punished under a new law proposed in California. The proposed punishment is 6 months jail and/or US $1000 as fine. … Continue reading
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Promoting E Banking-Role of RBI
RBI in its recent annual report, has lamented that 90% of payments are estimated to be collected through Cash/Cheque despite its efforts to promote E Banking. (See this report in Business Line). RBI has stated that more than 3080 crore … Continue reading
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Cyber Crimes Increase all over India..except Karnataka
In a reply given in Loksabha, the MOS for Communications and IT Mr Milind Deora submitted that Cyber Crimes in India are on the increase. According to the minister, 16035 instances of attacks of various kinds were reported only on … Continue reading
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