In Gujarat, cybercrime up by 368% in 2 years It’s not financial frauds alone but there has been a rise in the number of cases involving cyberbullying, threats and posting obscene sexual materials against women, which are being noticed by the state police over the last five years. In 2022, there were 5,228 cases involving social media accounts and in ...

Airline SAS network hit by hackers, says app was compromised   FILE PHOTO: The tail fin of a parked Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) airplane is seen on the tarmac at Copenhagen Airport Kastrup in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 3, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Scandinavian airline SAS said it was hit by a cyberattack Tuesday evening and urged customers to refrain from using its ...

Hackers target Bahrain airport, news sites to mark uprising   Hackers said they had taken down the website of Bahrain’s international airport on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, to mark the 12-year anniversary of an Arab Spring uprising in the small Gulf country. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File) Dubai, Feb 14 (AP) Hackers said they had taken down the websites of Bahrain’s ...

Threats emanating from Chinese telecom, surveillance equipment haunts global clients Threats emanating from Chinese telecom, surveillance equipment haunts global clients Hong Kong, February 14 (ANI): The global clients of Chinese telecom and surveillance equipment are haunted by the penetration into the security apparatus and stealing of vital data from government departments, reported The HK Post. Allegations on China regarding surveillance ...

Contractors claim to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the world using hacking and sabotage   Election fraud London: A team of Israeli contractors who claim to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the world using hacking, sabotage and automated disinformation on social media has been exposed in a new investigation, local media reported. The methods and techniques ...

Quad nations launch ‘Quad Cyber Challenge’ to improve cybersecurity   Quad nations launch ‘Quad Cyber Challenge’ to improve cyber security The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad comprising India, United States, Japan and Australia on Wednesday launched a public campaign ‘Quad Cyber Challenge’ to improve cyber security across their nations. The Quad has invited Internet users across the Indo-Pacific and beyond ...

Euronext delays commodities report in wake of ION cyberattack   FILE PHOTO: The logo of stock market operator Euronext is seen on Euronext headquarters at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Exchange operator Euronext has postponed until further notice a weekly report on positions held in its commodity derivatives, ...

PIL in Delhi HC to invoke IT Act provisions in FIRs for cyber crime   Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday heard a public interest litigation seeking directions to the police to issue mandatory guidelines to invoke relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act whenever a complaint is made for ...

1 Indian firm paying Rs 8.2 cr for email-driven cyber attack   Indian organisations are among the most likely to be hit with a successful email attack, and those affected faced an average potential cost of over $1 million (approx Rs 8.2 crore) for their most expensive attack, a new report said on Thursday. About 82 percent of the Indian ...

BharatPe refutes Ashneer’s claim that 150 mn users’ data breached Fintech platform BharatPe on Thursday termed the allegations levelled by its former Managing Director and Co-founder Ashneer Grover about data leak at the company as “malicious and completely baseless”. Grover had earlier alleged that there is a breach of data of over 150 million UPI users at BharatPe by its ...