“The fraudsters are known to use studios modelled on police stations and government offices.” New Delhi: Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and “digital arrests” have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Issuing a warning to internet users, Indian Cyber Crime...Read More

New Delhi: Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and “digital arrests” have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Issuing a warning to internet users, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs for coordination on...Read More

Hiba Abu Taha, a Jordanian journalist, was arrested for an article she wrote about Jordan’s alleged role in exporting goods to Israel. Abu Taha is the sixth journalist arrested by Jordan since October, as part of a greater crackdown related to pro-Palestine activism. [Getty] Hiba Abu Taha, a Jordanian journalist, was arrested on Monday under...Read More

New Delhi: Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and ‘digital arrests’ have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Issuing a warning to internet users, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs for coordination on...Read More

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Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and ‘digital arrests’ have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Issuing a warning to internet users, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs for coordination on activities related...Read More

Global Tax and Advisory firm, KPMG Nigeria has seemingly walked back on its caustic criticism of the cybercrime levy imposed on Nigerians by the federal government. In a tweet on its official social X handle, the firm noted that its Newsletter on the subject was not meant to criticise the federal government but to highlight...Read More

What would you do if your friend messages you on WhatsApp with a different number and asks you for money? You would obviously ask him why he or she has changed his/her number but some innocent people land in the trap of cyber criminals and give away their hard-earned money. 28-year-old Himanshu Rawat, who hails...Read More

‘Digital arrest’ is a new and innovative tactic employed by cybercriminals to defraud gullible victims and extort money. Subscribe to Notifications The Union Home Ministry has issued an alert to police departments in states and Union Territories amid the surge in ‘Digital Arrest’ trend, a novel cybercrime tactic wherein conmen impersonating law enforcement officers manipulate...Read More

Janine Butcher making a presentation virtually to the Joint Select Committee examining the Cybercrime Bill and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment) Bill. (BT) A concerned citizen on Monday pleaded with lawmakers to place safeguards in the Cybercrime Bill to prevent its abuse through selective prosecution. Janine Butcher, who made a...Read More