On Thursday, Jammu Cyber Police nabbed four people for allegedly duping people under the pretext of providing helicopter tickets to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, Jammu, through fake websites. According to the Jammu cyber police, the operation was carried out with assistance from Rajasthan Police. In a statement released on Thursday, Jammu cyber police…Continue Reading
WhatsApp messages masquerading as an offer from Amazon with links luring unsuspecting users with the promise of Amazon International Women’s Day presents have been making the rounds on the app. If you receive such messages try to stay away from it, as it can be a scam. The Research Wing of CyberPeace Foundation along with…Continue Reading
A businessman from Keonjhar was allegedly duped of Rs 2.35 crore by cyber fraudsters who lured him with a fake investment plan. The victim has been identified as Pramod Kumar Rout.In 2019, Rout received a call from a conman who introduced himself as a higher authority in the finance ministry of Government of India. The…Continue Reading
Noida: A retired senior officer with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was cheated of nearly Rs 3 lakh by fraudsters, police said on Monday. The crime happened on December 14, 2021, while an FIR was registered at Beta 2 police station on February 7. Rabindra Pandey — a retired IG and a resident of Greater Noida…Continue Reading
The matter has come to light after the victim, who was identified as Nagen Barik, lodged a complaint with the cyber police station of the Crime Branch in Cuttack on Wednesday. BHUBANESWAR: Impersonating top officials of a reputed London-based pharmaceutical company, a group of unidentified cyber criminals cheated a Cuttack-based businessman and his partner of…Continue Reading
May sound unbelievable, a senior Odisha cadre IPS officer’s wife has fallen prey to cyber crime! As per reports, senior IPS officer Suhant Nath’s wife, a doctor by profession, lost Rs 10 lakh from her salary account which was withdrawn by unidentified cyber criminals over a period of two years.Police said the amount had been withdrawn…Continue Reading
Digital culture and economy – boon or bane? After the pandemic, our life has changed significantly in a bittersweet way – partly good and partly bad. Some changes are for short term, and some for the long term. None of us has ever fathomed that we could have video consultations with doctors or order our…Continue Reading
A major category of concern is miscellaneous cyber offences: out of 3,732 cases, only 411 could be solved. (Representative image)MUMBAI: The city cyber police have managed to solve just 15% of cyber offences registered this year till October 31, making just 657 arrests in 2,369 cases. The silver lining is that the detection rate rose…Continue Reading
TOI TimesPointsHOW TO EARNMY ACTIVITYFAQsDAILY CHECK-INS: 0/5 completedLifetime0Expired0Redeemed0* TimesPoints expire in 1 year from the day of creditEducation department has laid out monthly activities starting from November to help childrenRepresentative Image (Getty Images). The Ministry of Home affairs has readied a cyber security education programme for the school students from class VI and above. Under…Continue Reading