Page 13 - Cyber Fraud

How to safeguard yourself from financial frauds, online and offline

Cyber Crime: There's very little you can do at your end, apart from being more vigilant. But certain things that you should do can make a lot of difference

Indian team backs IBM's Telum chip aimed to stem $30 bn consumer fraud loss

IBM Telum Chip: The team owned a significant portion of the logic design, verification and validation, in addition to the complete physical design of the new dedicated on-chip accelerator

Data breaches cost Indian companies Rs 165 mn, rising 18% from 2020: Report

Breaches worldwide cost companies $4.24 million per incident on average, says an IBM study.

Explained: How cryptocurrency turbocharged the cybercrime racket

Cryptocurrency and the exchanges where digital currency can be traded anony­mously have emerged as key tools for the cyber extortionists

Cyber fraud helpline brings banks and police together: Here's how it works

The helpline and its reporting platform have been made operational by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) with support from the RBI, all major banks, payment banks, wallets

MHA running national helpline, reporting platform to fight cyber fraud

The national helpline is 155260

Critical entities targeted in suspected state-backed Chinese cyber spying

A cyberespionage campaign with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to boost internet security to penetrate the computers of critical US entities

No cyber breach into National Informatics Centre email system, says govt

The email system is "totally safe and secure", the Ministry of Electronics and IT said

Cyberattacks could trigger more rating actions on banks, says S&P

The banking sector is becoming more exposed to cybercrime after the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated digitalization and remote working

Online fraud alert: Deny remote access to your laptop, say analysts

If you do give access, monitor service provider's activity

Gaming out cyber-attacks

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

One in two Indian adults fell prey to cybercrime in last 12 months: Report

Seven in 10 Indian adults believed that remote work has made it much easier for hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of them, a new report revealed on Monday

150,000 security cameras hacked, exposing Tesla, prisons, hospitals

Hackers gained access through a 'Super Admin' account, allowing them to peer into the cameras

Delhi reported steep spike in cybercrimes during lockdown period: Police

The number of cybercrime cases reported in the national capital spiked during last year's lockdown period, from nearly 2,000 in March to over 4,000 in May

Explained: How RBI's positive pay system safeguards cheque transactions

While it will make payments via cheques safer, it will also make the process a tad cumbersome, especially for people who issue high-value cheques frequently but are not tech savvy

Chinese hackers targeted Indians with e-shopping scams, says report

The hackers created bogus links and asked internet users to click on them to participate in online contests and win prizes

This techie's app gives you a 'Doosra' mobile number to bowl spammers out

The app a dummy, virtual mobile number you can use instead of your original, to fend off spammers and telemarketers, thereby reducing the risks of getting defrauded as well

What, where, and when: Here's how data collectors track all details

Anonymised data, picked up in several ways, cater to large complex markets

Covid-19-led digital adoption leading to rise in cyber frauds: Report

UPI transactions crossed 1.49 billion in volume and $41 billion in transaction value in July

Global cybersecurity spending estimated to rise 2.5-5.6% in 2020: Canalys

Cybersecurity spending could grow to $41.9 billion in the worst-case scenario, if IT budgets come under serious pressure