Category Archives: Cyber Crime

What ITA 2008 lacks

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

I draw attention to today’s article in Hindu highlighting the plight of two Air India employees who have been charged under Section 66A and 67 following a complaint motivated by union rivalry. It is stated that the Police in this case … Continue reading →

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RBI and ECGC should consider trade remittances to Hong Kong as Highly Risky

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

OPEN LETTER TO RBI AND ECGC To Reserve Bank of India Exchange Control Department Mumbai and ECGC of India Mumbai Sub: Increasing Hong Kong Risk for Importers and Exporters from India Dear Sir I have recently come across two … Continue reading →

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Corporate Executives arrested for Cyber Crime

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The owner and an IT official of Vast India Pvt Ltd (VIPL), a company in Mumbai were arrested by Mumbai police for alleged violation of ITA 2008. The dispute arose with the data of 3.22 lakh candidates appearing for the … Continue reading →

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New Banking Licensees- Beware of IT Companies who want to trap you.

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

RBI has now invited applications for new banking license from private sector which has attracted 26 aspirants to make an application. Many of these are thinking of building their Banking empire on the edifice of technology. Already, Indian Banking system … Continue reading →

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Beware of any fraudulent email

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

I am informed that there was an unsuccessful attempt to change password in my yahoo email account. (vijayashankar@yahoo.com). While I have taken some precautions since the report, If this is a malicious attempt and is repeated again with success, I … Continue reading →

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Android Vulnerability Exposed

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

A research firm in UK has found a vulnerability in the Android mobile software which can be used as a “Master Key” where by an intruder can take complete control of the phone. The bug could be exploited to let an … Continue reading →

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