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Need tighter regulations to deal with cybercrimes: IT minister in Lok Sabha

There is a need for tighter regulations to deal with cybercrimes, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Replying to questions in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw underlined the need to have "a lot of discussions and a broader consensus" on bringing "stricter norms" for over-the-top (OTT) platforms to check the telecast of movies and serials that create disharmony among various communities and religions. "This subject of cybercrimes, the way it is affecting our children, actually there is a need to have a consensus for making much tighter regulation. There is no doubt about it," the minister said during the Question Hour. "(Whenever) we make cyber laws tighter by even a little bit and try to implement it, all of our members start shouting that democracy is being throttled and people's right to freedom is being taken away," added. Raising the issue of cybercrimes and children becoming victim of cyber bullying, Congress member Hibi Eden had .

Story in numbers: Prayagraj tops the 2020 list with 634 cybercrime cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, Varanasi is second highest with 487 cases

Cybercrime pendency rose in two-thirds of states in 2020: NCRB data

Chargesheeting, which indicates the rate of disposal of crime cases by the police, declined in nearly half the states when compared to 2019

Expand number of types of cybercrimes from 9 to 23, Russia proposes to UN

Russia has proposed to the United Nations to expand the number of internationally designated types of cybercrimes from nine to 23, Deputy Prosecutor General Petr Gorodov told Sputnik.Russia submitted the world's first-ever draft convention on countering cybercrime to the UN on Tuesday. The draft convention, presented by Gorodov in Vienna, "introduces new elements of crimes committed using information and communication"."The draft reflects 23 corpus delicti, including unauthorized access to personal data, illegal distribution of counterfeit medicines and medical devices, terrorism, extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism, illegal trafficking of drugs, weapons, involvement of minors in illegal activities and much more -- all the most relevant in the world of cybercrime," Gorodov said.According to Gorodov, the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe is outdated as it was introduced in 2001 and determines "only nine types" of cybercrimes.The draft convention pays great ...

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

Inside a ransomware attack: how dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate

The criminal industry's business model has shifted towards providing ransomware as a service. This means operators provide the malicious software, manage the extortion and payment systems and manage t

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

Learning to be flexible in a changing world

As India looks to solidify its position as a competitive global commerce hub, it is essential to deepen economic integration and lower trade costs. The key to achieving this is trade digitisation

Russian, Chinese hacking groups target pharma companies for Covid-19 data

Singapore-based cyber intelligent firm Cyfirma says 15 active hacking campaigns are underway; US, UK and Japan among a slew of other nations also on cybercriminals' target list

India 2nd biggest target of cybercriminals in Asia Pacific in 2020: IBM

India was the second most attacked country by cyber criminals after Japan in Asia Pacific in 2020, according to an IBM report released on Wednesday

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

Cybercriminals using automated tools to launch attacks: Report

Cybercriminals targeting web applications have grown more reliant on automated tools, a report said on Wednesday

Pelorus Technologies: Acing up the Digital Forensic Game

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Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, could not make changes to it

Microsoft said in a blog post that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of US government agencies and private companies snuck farther into its systems than previously thought

62% cybercrime complaints in 2020 linked to financial frauds: Delhi Police

Sixty-two per cent of the cybercrime complaints lodged in 2020 were related to financial frauds, police said in a statement

Cyberattack on US govt agencies still underway: FBI, intelligence agencies

The cyberattack on the US government agencies is still a developing situation, a joint statement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said

US agencies, companies secure networks after hack, extent of damage unclear

US government agencies and private companies rushed to secure their computer networks after disclosure of a sophisticated cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers

Top US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked, likely by a govt

FireEye, one of the largest cybersecurity firms in the US, said it was hacked, likely by a government, and that an arsenal of hacking tools used to test the defenses of its clients had been stolen

Key data from Brazil-based world's 3rd largest plane maker Embraer leaked

Brazilian company Embraer which is the third-largest airplane maker after Boeing and Airbus, has become latest victim of a ransomware attack, reports said.

McAfee report says cybercrime to cost world economy over $1 trillion

Growing cybercrime incidents now cost the world economy over $1 trillion, or just more than 1% of global GDP, which is up 50% from a 2018 report that put global losses at $600 billion, McAfee said