How does Zerodha ensure safety of users from cyber fraud? Nithin Kamath reveals

How does Zerodha ensure safety of users from cyber fraud? Nithin Kamath reveals

With the increasing number of cyber frauds in the country, the Reserve Bank of India, the National Stock Exchange, and various other top financial bodies have regularly worked on awareness programmes to mitigate the cases of scams. Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath believes that there’s one precaution that can significantly reduce the odds of being a […]

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Fraud alert! Gurugram woman loses  ₹76 lakh in app-based movie rating scam

Fraud alert! Gurugram woman loses ₹76 lakh in app-based movie rating scam

After earn money by liking YouTube videos scam, fraudsters have come with a new way to dupe innocent citizens. In a latest episode of cyber fraud, a female MNC executive was allegedly duped of more than ₹76 lakh by online frauds who promised her high returns on a part time job.  The job was simple. […]

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Shraddha murder case: Women ditch dating apps; experts blame platforms

Shraddha murder case: Women ditch dating apps; experts blame platforms

The horrid case has become the latest reason for women to abstain from dating/matrimonial applications, from the existing–financial frauds and sextortion. When dating apps were first introduced in India-starting with Tinder in 2012-they vouched for users’ safety. But people today are treading these romance applications carefully. In India, every month thousands of scams are reported […]

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These Google Chrome users under high risk of security breach

The IT Ministry’s Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning for Google Chrome users. The warning is for users who are using the Google Chrome version prior to 99.0.4844.74. The CERT-In warned that multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome, “which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass […]

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Sonam Kapoor’s father-in-law Harish Ahuja’s firm duped of over ₹27 crore in cyber fraud, says police

The Faridabad police has busted a gang of highly-sophisticated cybercriminals involved in duping an export-import firm of Harish Ahuja, the father-in-law of actor Sonam Kapoor of over ₹27 crore. Police on Friday said the tricksters had been duping Harish’s Faridabad-based firm, Shahi Export Factory, by misappropriating the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies […]

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IBM launches its first cyber security hub in India

BENGALURU : IBM Corp. said on Wednesday it is launching a cyber security hub in Bengaluru, to address the concerns of its clients across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. IBM said, it is a “multi-million-dollar investment in its resources to help businesses prepare for and manage the growing threat of cyberattacks to organizations across the […]

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‘Most people falling prey to cyber fraud attacks are in 22-50 years’

There is a general perception that senior citizens or non-tech savvy people are usually the victims of banking fraud in India. However, an analysis of cyber and banking frauds by HDFC Bank has revealed the majority of the victims of cyber fraud attacks are young and salaried individuals, which can be expected to be tech-savvy. […]

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Iranian hackers behind biggest ransomware attacks of 2021: Report

Iranian hackers used ransomware tools the most in 2021 to steal data and blackmail users and companies, while hackers from China were the biggest exploiters of software vulnerabilities around the world in the same period, reveals a new report from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Iran-based hacker groups, according to the report released on Friday, have been […]

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Crypto criminals are becoming crypto whales

Crypto criminals, who steal funds from crypto enterprises through various means, are increasingly becoming the biggest hodlers for these currencies. Hodling is an industry term for users who hold large amounts of crypto without selling them, in hopes of future profits. The largest hodlers are called whales, who hold over $1 million worth of crypto […]

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