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The cyber security bureau has advised people not to share personal documents carelessly ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested five for illegally sending SIM cards to Cambodia * Over 600 Indian SIM cards were smuggled since 2023 for cyber fraud activities * SIM cards were used for phishing, fake calls, identity theft, and extortion scams Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode The Telangana Cyber Security B ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) The TGCSB on Wednesday said it has arrested five people from here and Uttar Pradesh, for supplying over 600 Indian SIM cards to a cyber fraud syndicate operating from Cambodia, which defrauded Indian citizens of crores of rupees. The five cyber criminals were closely associated with the Chinese fraud syndicate in Cambodia wherein the Indian SIM cards were being used for cyber crime like phishing, identity theft, impersonation, and extortion, causing huge losses to Indian ...Read More >
Pune: State general secretary of NCP (SP) Rohit Pawar on Thursday called the Mumbai police's action of registering an FIR against two unidentified people on charges of making a fake Aadhaar card of US President Donald Trump in Mumbai laughable. He said the BJP has been rampantly using fake documents to add bogus voters, but no action is being taken against it.On Oct 16, Rohit addressed a press conference where he gave a demonstration to claim that fake Aadhaar cards were being used for registeri ...Read More >
Pune, October 31: The Mumbai Police's South Region Cyber Cell on Wednesday, October 29, registered an FIR against NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar for allegedly creating a fake Aadhaar card in the name of US President Donald Trump. The case against Rohit Pawar comes after a complaint filed by BJP's social media coordinator Dhananjay Wagaskar. According to the Times of India, Dhananjay Wagaskar alleged that Rohit Pawar's act endangered social security and incited anger against an autonomous in ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 18: A message circulating on social media and via SMS claims that a parcel from India Post has arrived at a warehouse and could not be delivered due to an incomplete address. It urges recipients to update their address within 12 hours through a provided link, warning that the package will otherwise be returned. The message appears to be official and is designed to create urgency. This message is fake, as confirmed by the Press Information Bureau's (PIB) Fact Check unit. India ...Read More >
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media during a press conference at One Lodha Place, in Mumbai | Reuters Indian politicians like to claim that their governance innovations -- particularly digital public infrastructure that's shared between the state and the private sector -- are widely admired. They can even point to the occasional testimonial from the leader of another developing nation. But last week they bagged an unusual prize: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of d ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Cyber Crimes have increased in Telangana in the last three years. The NCRB report - 2023 said that a total of 18,236 cyber crime cases were registered in 2023 and 15,297 cases in 2022. In 2021, it was only 10,303 cases. Computer related offences, identity theft, publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit acts in electronic form were among the cyber crime cases booked in the state in 2023. In Hyderabad city also, cyber crimes increased. A total of 4,855 cases ...Read More >
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 228 individuals, including 27 women, for their involvement in various cybercrimes between 1 January and 31 July this year. The arrests were made through its seven cybercrime police stations across Telangana and other states, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. The director of TGCSB, Shikha Goel, said that the arrested people are linked to 1,313 cybercrime cases nationwide and 1 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: TheTelangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has apprehended 228 accused persons, including 27 women, over the last seven months. The individuals were involved in various cyber crime offences across India. The arrests were made across multiple states, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. According to the Cyber Security Bureau, the crackdown covered a wide range of cyber crimes, from fake call centr ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on his 220th death anniversary at Guindy in Chennai on Sunday. The Chief Minister offered flowers to the portrait of the freedom fighter in Chennai. Dheeran Chinnamalai was born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on April 17, 1756. He was a Palayakkarar and chieftain who ruled the Kongu Nadu region. Chinnamalai fought against the Kingdom of Mysore, which collect ...Read More >
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 228 individuals, including 27 women, for their involvement in various cybercrimes between 1 January and 31 July this year. The arrests were made through its seven cybercrime police stations across Telangana and other states, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. The director of TGCSB, Shikha Goel, said that the arrested people are linked to 1,313 cybercrime cases nationwide and 1 ...Read More >
Ranchi: JMM president and chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said the official X account of his party has been hacked, prompting him to order a police investigation into it.Apart from expressing concern over the breach, the chief minister appealed to the Elon Musk-owned social media giant to take cognisance of the matter.Party members said at 12:12 am on Sunday, the hackers posted a suspicious link along with an image of a rodent on the JMM's X account, which was immediately flagged by Hemant ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In one of the largest anti-encroachment drives in recent years, the Lakhimpur district administration on Thursday demolished 218 illegal homes and cleared 288 bighas of encroached land across three Village Grazing Reserves (VGRs).The eviction drive, which was conducted under the supervision of district commissioner (DC) Pronab Jit Kakoty and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gunendra Deka, saw a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces, along with 12 excavators, at Phu ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her concerns about the rising impact of provocative social media content and cybercrime to union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday. She also underlined the need for stringent legislative and policy interventions. In a letter to Mr Shah, the CM wrote, "In recent times, it has been observed that incendiary narratives, misleading stories and fake videos circulating on social media are contributing significantly to the aggravation of c ...Read More >
Kolkata: Expressing concern over the increase in "provocative social media content", CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday, urging a deterrent legislation to address the issue as it posed a "serious challenges to public peace". The CM also flagged an "alarming surge in cybercrimes".In a two-page letter, she said: "In recent times, it has been observed that incendiary narratives, misleading stories, and fake videos circulating on social media are significantly cont ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, expressed concern over rising impact of social media content and over the rising cases of cybercrimes. She appealed to Shah to promote public awareness programs, digital literacy campaigns and community participation to deal with cyber crimes. Banerjee said that provocative content on social media potentially incites violence, communal sentiments and crimes against women. Banerjee expr ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to enhance decentralised monitoring of dark web, the police have decided to allow use of 'grapnel' -- a tool it developed to trawl data from the underbelly of internet -- in all the 20 police districts in the state. Dark web is a part of the internet that can be accessed only using encrypted software and protocols. Until now, 'grapnel' was allowed to be used only in the cyber division located in the police headquarters. The new decision will see it being used in cy ...Read More >
New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's viral cybercrime awareness caller tune, part of the Central Government's campaign to spread awareness about rising cases of cybercrime and fraud, has been discontinued as the campaign officially ends this Thursday. According to NDTV reports, the government has decided to withdraw the pre-recorded message -- which played each time a user made a phone call starting today. The megastar had lent his voice to the initiative aimed at educating the public about ...Read More >
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