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Bulli Bai app case accused also involved in Sulli Deals: Police tells court

Mumbai Police opposed the bail pleas of the three arrested in the 'Bulli Bai' app case, stating that the investigation suggested that the accused were also involved in 'Sulli Deals' app case.

Sulli Deals group misused 30 Twitter handles to target Muslim women: Police

The ongoing probe into the "Sulli Deals" case has revealed that around 30 Twitter handles were misused for uploading the morphed pictures of Muslim women for their purported "auction"

BCA student arrested in Indore, said to be creator of 'Sulli Deals' app

The Delhi Police has arrested a man believed to be the creator of "Sulli Deals" app from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. This is the first arrest made in the "Sulli Deals" app case, police said. Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for auction on the mobile application with photographs sourced without permission and doctored. Accused Aumkareshwar Thakur (26) did his BCA from IPS Academy in Indore and is a resident of Newyork City Township, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said during preliminary interrogation, the accused admitted that he was a member of a group on Twitter and the idea to defame and troll Muslim women was shared there. "He had developed the code on GitHub. The access of GitHub was with all the members of the group. He had shared the app on his Twitter account. The photos of the Muslim women were uploaded by the group members," the officer said.

Bulli Bai accused hacked websites, was in touch with Sulli Deals app maker

Niraj Bishnoi, the alleged mastermind of the 'Bulli Bai' app, has revealed that he had the habit of hacking into and defacing the websites of schools and universities of both India and Pakistan

One more person arrested in 'Bulli Bai' app case by Mumbai Police

Mumbai Police has arrested one more person on Wednesday in connection with the 'Bulli Bai' app case

India's cybersecurity services, product industry revenue at $9.85 billion

India's cybersecurity services and product industry logged a revenue of USD 9.85 billion in 2021 and grew at a compound annual growth rate of about 40 per cent in the last two years, a report by Data Security Council of India (DSCI) said. The report titled 'India Cybersecurity Industry Report Services & Product Growth Story' said the key drivers of the Indian cybersecurity industry are adoption of cloud-first strategy; business-led innovation (remote working conditions); growing threat landscape and awareness around threats; and global and domestic regulations around compliance and data privacy. North America and Europe continue to be the leading geographies for services and products revenue with combined 58 per cent revenue contribution, it added. Asia and Middle East and Africa (MEA) are the fastest growing geographies, it said. The report said the Indian cybersecurity services industry grew from USD 4.3 billion in 2019 to about USD 8.5 billion in 2021. The Indian cybersecurity

Dedicated cyber crime police station in all of Delhi's 15 districts

The Delhi Police will set up a separate and dedicated police station in every 15 district to tackle with cyber crime cases.

Over 400% rise in cyber crime cases against children in 2020: NCRB data

Top five states reporting cyber crimes against children are: Uttar Pradesh (170), Karnataka (144), Maharashtra (137), Kerala (107) and Odisha (71), NCRB data stated.

Gurugram Police train over 5,800 students to raise cyber security awareness

Gurugram Police in associated with Society for Safe Gurgaon and Indo-Israeli cyber security enterprise and SafeHouse Technologies organised the 9th edition of Gurugram Police Internship

Group behind SolarWinds hack now targetting govt agencies, NGOs: Microsoft

The group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack identified late last year is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft Corp said

Rise in cyber crime post Covid is growing risk to bank ratings: S&P

The banking sector is becoming more exposed to cyber crime after Covid-19 pandemic accelerated digitalisation and remote working, S & P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.Cyber attacks can harm credit ratings mainly through reputational damage and potential monetary losses, it said in a report titled 'Cyber Risk In A New Era: The Effect On Bank Ratings.'"Cyber attacks have had only a limited effect on bank ratings to date but can trigger more rating actions in the future as cyber incidents become more frequent and complex," said Credit Analyst Irina Velieva.Banks and other financial institutions are attractive targets for cyber criminals because they possess valuable personal data and play a critical role in servicing particular financial or economic needs and segments.Institutions with weak risk governance are less prepared for, and therefore more vulnerable to cyber attacks, said S & P in the report."Although it is crucial to learn from previous attacks and strengthen cyber-risk

Best of BS Opinion: Cyber attacks, changing global economies, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Gaming out cyber-attacks

A shoot-out is less likely if both parties know the other is capable of massive retaliation

12 booked for involvement in selling dormant account data worth Rs 216 cr

The Pune City Police's Cyber Crime wing on Tuesday booked 12 people including two directors of regional news channels from Maharashtra for allegedly selling data of dormant bank accounts containing deposits of Rs 216 crore.The alleged fraud came to light after a team from the Cyber Crime Cell received a tip-off that some people were trying to sell data of dormant accounts in the cityAccordingly, a trap was set and initially, seven accused were arrested who allegedly reached the spot in Pune to sell this data. After detaining these accused they revealed the involvement of some more accused in the scam hence other accused were arrested from Pune and Mumbai railway stations.A case has been registered under Sec 419, 420, 34, 120(B) of IPC and Sec 43/66 & 66(d) of the Information Technology Act. Further investigation into the case is underway.

Cyberabad 'SHE Teams' receive 161 complaints from women in September

The Cyberabad 'SHE Teams' received 161 complaints from women in September this year

How coronavirus pandemic could cause child abuse epidemic in virtual world

More than 1.5 billion children and young people have been affected by the closing of schools worldwide

Twitter sees 900% increase in hate speech towards China due to coronavirus

It said that a lot of people are using racist hashtags such as #Kungflu, #chinesevirus and #communistvirus as they tweet about the pandemic

Cyber fraud: Here's how you can save yourself from getting scammed online

Install verified apps to reduce the probability of falling prey to cyber crimes

UP Police to expand cyber crime wings following spurt in online frauds

Senior police officials instructed to complete the preliminary rollout of the cyber cells by October 15

UP Police fortifying cyber wing to curb spate of financial frauds

Cyber police stations being set up in all eight police zones in the state; currently, only Lucknow and Noida have such a facility