With over 77 per cent cyber crimes targeted at corporates, Web 2.0 increases the quantum of exposure and damage done The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch, Delhi Police, unearthed a major phishing scam involving fake emails and websites of UTI Bank. An analysis of the accounts of the four arrested Nigerian nationals indicated financial […]

World Wide Worry: Net works, not networking? By IBNlive.com Wednesday August 22, 10:18 AM7 The murder of 16-year-old Adnan Patrawala, who was allegedly abducted and later killed by his friends, has brought to the fore the potential dangers of the Internet. Adnan was reportedly lured into meeting someone he established contact with on the social […]

By Ashwani Mishra Robert Alan Soloway, known as the Spam King, was indicted last month by a Seattle (US) jury on charges of fraud, money laundering and identity theft. As per reports, he siphoned out about US $773,000 through spamming-related activities. A joint investigation led by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, FBI, Federal Trade […]

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Crimebusters: Faster,higher-tech,smarter,Times of India, Criminals had better watch out as investigative agencies use social networking to track them down Saira Kurup | TNN Mafia dons must be looking for a tech-upgrade after one of their brethren in Italy was foolish enough to get arrested this week,thanks to his love of social networking.Pasquale Manfredi,a feared mafia […]

Corporate India: $400 Billion security risk By Mahesh PV In a study across BPOs and IT companies in India by BPONews and Agile Systems Consulting, it was shockingly found that only 391 Companies were ISO 27001 certified. ISO 27001, is a standard applicable to the industry, and considered to be the final certification of Management […]

SMEs need to find ways to fight back online frauds Powered by tradeindia.com Despite best practices, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) usually fall short of ideas to ward off fraudsters who uses the internet to cheat innocent firms. Both legal experts and entrepreneurs alike opine that SMEs need to be vigilant in the face of […]

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Agencies): Social networking sites are fast becoming a hotspot for cyber criminals. From morphed pictures to defamatory comments, police officials have their hands full with complaints from users. Many people have already become victims of obscenity on social networking websites. The Delhi police has recorded over 200 complaints in the past […]