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Cybercrooks threaten Bengaluru businessman with drug consignment, extort Rs 95 lakh
- A businessman in Bengaluru was threatened by cybercrooks with a drug consignment and extorted Rs 95 lakh.
- The cybercrooks claimed to have sent a drug consignment to the businessman’s address and demanded Rs 95 lakh to ensure its safe delivery.
- The businessman, fearing arrest, paid the ransom amount to the cybercrooks.
- The police are investigating the matter and trying to identify the cybercrooks.
Mumbai’s Malabar Hill resident scammed of Rs 27 lakh in stock trading tutorial fraud
- A resident of Malabar Hill was scammed of Rs 27 lakh in a stock trading tutorial fraud.
- The victim was contacted by an unknown person who claimed to be an expert stock trader.
- The scammer promised to teach the victim how to make money in the stock market.
- The victim paid Rs 27 lakh to the scammer for the stock trading tutorial.
- However, the victim did not receive any tutorial and lost the money.
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Retired IB officer loses Rs 7.35 lakh in electricity bill payment scam
- A retired IB officer lost Rs 7.35 lakh in an electricity bill payment scam.
- The victim received a message on his phone asking him to pay his electricity bill.
- The victim clicked on the link provided in the message and entered his bank account details.
- The cybercrooks siphoned off Rs 7.35 lakh from the victim’s account.
- The police are investigating the matter.
CERT-In: 1.39 million cyberattacks handled in 2022, phishing attacks rise
- The Cyber Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has handled 1.39 million cyberattacks in 2022.
- Phishing attacks were the most common type of cyberattack, accounting for 25% of all cyberattacks in 2022.
- Malware attacks accounted for 19% of all cyberattacks, while ransomware attacks accounted for 14%.
- CERT-In has advised users to be cautious while clicking on links in emails and messages, and to only download software from trusted sources.
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Army officer loses over Rs 1 lakh to cyber fraud
- An army officer lost over Rs 1 lakh to cyber fraud.
- The victim received a call from an unknown person who claimed to be from an e-commerce company.
- The scammer told the victim that he had won a prize and asked for his bank account details to claim the prize.
- The victim provided his bank account details to the scammer.
- The cybercrooks siphoned off over Rs 1 lakh from the victim’s account.
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Woman pays Rs 5 for courier, loses Rs 80,000
- A woman in Chandigarh paid Rs 5 for a courier and lost Rs 80,000.
- The woman received a call from an unknown person who claimed to be from a courier company.
- The scammer told the woman that she had received a package and asked her to pay Rs 5 for the delivery.
- The woman paid the Rs 5 and received the package.
- However, when the woman opened the package, she found that it was empty.
- The police are investigating the matter.
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E-mobility centre proposes draft to secure e-vehicles from cyber threats
- The E-mobility Centre has proposed a draft to secure e-vehicles from cyber threats.
- The draft proposes a number of measures to secure e-vehicles, including:
- Mandatory installation of cybersecurity systems in e-vehicles.
- Regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing of e-vehicles.
- Creation of a cybersecurity incident response team.
- The E-mobility Centre is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the draft.
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