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Indian American arrested in US in $13 mn tech fraud, faces 20 yrs in prison

An Indian American has been arrested in New Jersey on charge of being part of a technical support scam that targeted more than 7,000 victims defrauding them of more than USD 13 million, a US Attorney announced Thursday. Charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Manoj Yadav appeared before US Magistrate Judge Jos R. Almonte in Newark federal court. "The defendant and his conspirators are alleged to have misled their numerous victims into thinking that they were a legitimate technology support company affiliated with a major software company," US Attorney Philip R Sellinger said. After claiming to provide technical support for issues involving the software company's popular accounting software, they allegedly charged the victims exorbitant fees for purported support services that were not authorized by the software company, he alleged. "We allege Yadav lied to software users and forced them to pay for services that would usually come free with their initial purchase,

Over 13,000 cybercrime cases registered in UP from 2022 to March 20, 2023

More than 13,000 cybercrime cases were registered in Uttar Pradesh from 2022 to March 20, 2023, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who also holds the home portfolio, informed the state assembly on Tuesday. SP MLA from Sardhana Atul Pradhan had sought the information in a starred question and asked about the measures taken by the government to check the "increasing" cybercrime in the state. "From the year 2022 till 20.03.2023, 13,155 cases of cybercrime were registered. Out of the total number of 27,390 complaint applications, 21,623 cases have been disposed of and the remaining applications are being disposed of," Adityanath said in a written reply. To effectively control cybercrime in the state, 18 cybercrime police stations have been set up. The process of setting up cybercrime police stations in 57 districts is underway, he said. "In every district, cyber helpdesks have been set up at 1,531 police stations of the state to help the victims of cybercrime. District cyber cell has been

NCSC floats G20 Delhi declaration on preventing cybercrime incidents

National Cyber Security Coordinator Rajesh Pant on Monday proposed "Delhi Declarations" for G20 nations to promote cyber peace and cooperation to prevent, mitigate and investigate cyber incidents in cyberspace. While speaking at the B20 Conference on Cyber Security organised by CII, Pant cited various G20 action plans around cyberspace and said that the G20 supports the existing UN cybersecurity norms. "I want to propose today something that I'm calling the Delhi Declaration," Pant said. He said that the G20 encourages states to adopt norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace and Delhi Declarations comprises four to five norms that have already been accepted by the UN and the open ended working groups. "We commit to protect, not damage critical infrastructure or other essential and peaceful systems from cyber-related or enabled means, commit to cooperate to prevent, mitigate and investigate cyber incidents, and other malicious activities in cyberspace. In particular, when

New CBI Director expert in tackling cybercrime faced Shivakumar's ire

Currently, serving as the Director General of Police (DGP) in Karnataka, Sood brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role

ASEAN leaders to agree to cooperate in fighting cybercrime, scams

Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to tighten border controls and law enforcement and improve public education to fight criminal syndicates that are trafficking workers to other nations, where they are forced to participate in online fraud, according to a draft statement to be issued Thursday at the end of a regional summit. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, who are meeting in the Indonesian town of Labuan Bajo, will express concern about the increasing abuse of technology in facilitating trafficking in persons in Southeast Asia and globally, proliferated through the use and abuse of social media and other online platforms, according to a draft of their statement obtained by The Associated Press. The use of social media and other platforms by cybercrime syndicates has complicated anti-trafficking in persons efforts, as well as multiplied the number and scale of the cases, it says. Cybercrime scams have become a major issue in the region, with numerous repor

Report, block calls from international numbers to stay safe: Home Ministry

The alert is being circulated by Home Ministry's Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) so that innocent people do not become victims of cybercrime

Unseen shades of financial fraud orchestrated from small-town India

Even as cybercrime comes under national spotlight, filmmakers remain myopic in their depiction

Easy address change process in Aadhaar major cause of cyber fraud: Police

Police officers engaged in probing cyber-related offences believe that the simple process of upgrading the addresses of individuals in the Aadhaar data has emerged as one of the biggest causes of cyber fraud. An Aadhaar card holder can get his or her address changed with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards, in multiple ways. One of those is to download an address-change certificate from the UIDAI's website and upload it after getting it signed by any of the various public authorities, such as an MP, an MLA, a municipal councillor, a gazetted officer of Group "A" and Group "B" and MBBS doctors, among others. In several solved cybercrime cases, the investigators have found that fraudsters used fake rubber stamps and forged signatures of pubic authorities to upgrade their personal details in the Aadhaar database. In some cases, even public authorities put their stamps and signature carelessly, without verifying the credentials of ...

Hackers steal $197 mn from crypto lending platform Euler Finance

Cyber-criminals have stolen about $197 million in cryptocurrencies from crypto lending platform Euler Finance

Online crime: MeitY urges adjudicatory system in Digital Bill presentation

Govt likely to make amendments to IPC and CrPC in tandem with the enactment of the Digital India Act to effectively deal with new types of cybercrimes

Cybercrime menace: 500,000 Sim cards blocked in Mewat since January 2022

The fraudsters were making a call using a Sim card, then switching off the phone, removing the Sim and putting a new Sim in the same phone to place the next call

Cyber criminals accessed staff data in ransomware attack: The Guardian

The cyber attack was described as affecting many of the company's key systems, the IT network and "some" of its data

We must have a cyber resilience plan post a breach, says Fortinet VP

The global cyber threat continues to evolve at a rapid pace, with a rising number of data breaches being reported each year.

Hackers exploiting Google Ads to spread malware riddled popular software

Hackers have increased their abuse of the Google Ads platform to target users searching for popular software products.

IT minister launches 'Stay Safe Online' campaign to tackle cybercrime

As part of India's G20 presidency, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday launched the "Stay Safe Online" campaign and the "G20 Digital Innovation Alliance" (G20-DIA).

1.6 mn cybercrime incidents reported since 2020; over 32,000 FIRs: Govt

Over 16 lakh cybercrime incidents have been reported in the country in the last three years following which more than 32,000 FIRs were registered, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (www.cybercrime.gov.in) allows easy reporting of all types of cyber crimes and the incidents reported on this portal are routed automatically to the respective State and UT law enforcement agency for further handling as per the provisions of law. "As per the data maintained, more than 16 lakh cybercrime incidents have been reported and more than 32,000 FIRs have been registered from January 1, 2020, to December 7, 2022," he said replying to a written question. The minister said, the 'Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System' has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by fraudsters. So far, financial fraud transactions amounting to more th

Mumbai logs 3,668 cybercrime cases till Sep; nearly 1,000 financial frauds

The Mumbai Police's cyber crime wing has registered 3,668 cases till September this year, of which 1,073 account for online or credit card fraud, an official said. Of the 3,668 cases, 214 were cracked with the arrest of 334 people, he said. "Currently Mumbai's population is more than two crore and cases related to cyber crime are increasing day by day. Therefore, 220 police personnel, including constables, are being trained to deal with such cases," the official said. Out of the total cases, 299 were related to obscene emails or MMS posts in which 94 people were arrested, he said. "For fake social media profiles or morphing e-mails, 108 cases were reported and 25 people were arrested. As many as 1,073 cases pertaining to credit card or online fraud were registered, in which 16 people were arrested. Also, 1,141 cases of cheating were registered in which 41 people were arrested," he said. Seven cases of tampering with computer source code, 31 cases of phishing or spoofing mail, 22 c

Cyber aggression, sexual abuse WHO's key focus to keep children safe online

The report titled "What works to prevent online violence against children," showcases strategies and best practices to better protect children

HP governor stresses on need for national lab for cybercrime investigation

Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday said there was a need for a national-level laboratory to investigate cybercrime, which has become a part of life. Arlekar was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day national conference on 'Emerging Trends in Digital Crime and Forensic' organised by Himachal Pradesh University's Department of Forensic Science in association with the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (Northern Range). Urging the common people to be vigilant, Arlekar said technology had become easily accessible and it was going to impact everyone. "Technology is influencing the world and we are no exception. Cybercrime is on the rise and has become a source of all crimes and we should not become victims of technology," he said. Himachal Pradesh has a long border and technology can be used in the frontier villages to keep an eye on cross-border activity, he said. Arlekar said suggestions and research papers presented at the two-day national confer

Bluebugging: How hackers use your Bluetooth-enabled devices to steal data

Understanding the mechanism of the crime and the steps you must take to evade it