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Police Arrest Computer Scientist for Pointing to Security Holes
Written on 24 Aug, 2010 at 10:24 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 5 views times | 0 Comments
Police in India have arrested a computer scientist after he refused to provide details regarding where he acquired an electronic voting machine a group of researchers used to find holes in the country’s electronic voting system. Hari Prasad, managing director of... (Continue reading)
Indian Cyber Crime Unit Set to Open Mobile Lab
Written on 23 Aug, 2010 at 10:48 in Cyber Policy | viewed 28 views times | 0 Comments
The Criminal Investigation Division in India are set to roll out the mobile cyber crime forensic laboratory to allow spot analysis. The unit, which is still receiving a few final touches, could be operational within the next two weeks. “We’re training... (Continue reading)
India Notifies Companies of Blackberry Monitoring Deadline
Written on 17 Aug, 2010 at 12:32 in Cyber Policy | viewed 34 views times | 0 Comments
India, which recently joined the UAE and Saudi Arabia in demanding the ability to read encrypted Blackberry communications, has issued a notice to mobile phone operators in the country that they must possess equipment to monitor Blackberry communications by the... (Continue reading)
Indian Law Students to Receive Cyber Training
Written on 9 Aug, 2010 at 9:45 in Cyber Policy | viewed 20 views times | 0 Comments
Law students in India are being given the opportunity to include cyber training within their curriculum, according to The Times of India. Students attending the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University will have the chance to participate in an internship... (Continue reading)
Cyber Terror Threat on Par with CBRN Weapons Says Punjab Director General of Police
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 10:36 in Cyber Policy | viewed 22 views times | 0 Comments
The threat of cyber terrorism is as serious a threat as that posed by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons, according to Punjab Director General of Police P.S.Gill. Fighting cyber terrorism and cyber crime should be at the top of... (Continue reading)
Indian Cops Nab ‘Notorious’ Cyber Criminal
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:06 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 49 views times | 0 Comments
Police in India have arrested a “notorious inter-state cyber criminal” who is accused of hacking into the bank account of a Dehli resident. Ganesh Kumar Agarwal, aka Prince, was grabbed after allegedly using the hacked bank account to make online... (Continue reading)
Australian Police Open Indian Office
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 10:57 in Cyber Policy | viewed 68 views times | 0 Comments
The Australian federal police have opened an office in India to enhance cooperation on counter terrorism and crime issues, including cyber crime, the Times of India reports. The new center will help to protect citizens from terrorist and cyber threats, according... (Continue reading)
Indian Army Preps for Cyber War
Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 9:58 in Cyber Policy | viewed 465 views times | 1 Comment
The Indian military is battling cyber attacks with capabilities of the “highest standard,” according to Indian defense officials. The number and skill of attacks has increased dramatically, defense officials told the Times of India. “The army is cognizant of the threat... (Continue reading)
Indian IT Hub Launches Cyber-Awareness Site
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 11:43 in Featured Stories | viewed 54 views times | 0 Comments
As the IT hub of the Indian state of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram has seen its share of cyber crime and is now making strides to educate the public’s awareness by launching a website that will focus primarily Internet safety, New Kerala... (Continue reading)
Hacker Poses as Bollywood Star, Tells Friends, Business Contacts She’s Pregnant
Written on 23 Jun, 2010 at 14:43 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 16 views times | 1 Comment
An Indian actress last week reported to Mumbai cyber crime investigators how a hacker broke into her Gmail account and while posing as her, had numerous online chats with her friends about being pregnant with a guy whose name she... (Continue reading)
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