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G Mail hacking news triggers interest in Cyber Insurance

The recent report on the compromise of 4.93 million passwords has triggered a renewed interest in Insurance against Data Security threats. According to this report in Indian Express, (See here), some of the BPOs in India have been showing interest … Continue reading

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How the lure of Samsung Galaxy at Rs 1.72 can land you in trouble

It is known for some time that fraudsters use unrelated e-mails to drop trojans which may be used for phishing. Here is an example of an e-mail which says “..Own Samsung Galaxy for Rs 1.72..”   The link appears to … Continue reading

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RBI limits Customer’s Loss on Phishing

In an excellent but long awaited move, RBI has directed Banks that the liability of customers on “Phishing” loss should be limited to Rs 10000/- See Report The new Banking Service code of ( Banking Codes and Standard Board of India … Continue reading

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Nokia gives in to Black Mail

It has been reported that Nokia had given into a hacker’s black mail and paid a huge sum of ransom to a hacker who threatened disclosure of an encryption key for the Symbian OS. Report: The incident reportedly took place … Continue reading

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Loans Through SMS-Fraud Site Confirmed?

Naavi.org had brought to the notice of the public a website http://www.cgtmse-govt.in/ through its article https://www.naavi.org/wp/?p=1728. We had remarked as follows: “There is an interesting website on the cyber space which promises all kinds of loans for which application can be made … Continue reading

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Agenda for the new IT Minister

To Mr Ravishankar Prasad Minister of Communications and Information Technology Delhi   Dear Sir,I would like to place before him an action agenda for immediate implementation. 1. The Cyber Apppelate Tribunal (CAT) which is the apex Cyber Judiciary body supervising 28+adjudicators … Continue reading

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