Cyber crimes up nearly 50% in Mumbai in 2022 over past year Business is looking up for cybercriminals, as daily life transitions into the online space. The number of cybercrimes registered by Mumbai police in 2022 (till November) has moved northward – it stood at 4,286 as against 2,883 such offenses in 2021. That’s a rise of 49%. According to ...

5G services will increase cyber-crimes in Goa: DGP Jaspal Singh Goa: Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh has said that the launch of 5G services will lead to an increase in cyber-crimes in the state. Speaking at the Goa Police Ideathon-2022 on Friday, DGP Singh said that a large number of devices will be connected to the high-speed ...

Computer resources of power utilities get cover against cyber attacks   Image used for representational purpose only New Delhi: To ensure that critical power infrastructure in the city is protected from any kind of cyberattack or breach, LG VK Saxena on Friday gave his approval for the notification to declare the ‘critical information infrastructure’ of Delhi power utilities and the ...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor says customer data may have been exposed in data breach Toyota Kirloskar Motor said on Sunday that some personal information of its customers may have been exposed online, adding that the extent of the intrusion is being confirmed. In a statement, the company said, “Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been notified by one of its service providers ...

Indian Railways Data Breach: Hackers say data of 3 crore people on sale, railways denies breach Amid claims by a hackers’ forum that data of over three crore users of Indian Railways is on sale on the dark web, the railway ministry on Wednesday said that no such data breach happened in any of its systems or organisations. Denying the ...

AIIMS ransomware attack: what it means for health data privacy On November 23, a ransomware attack on the servers of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi wreaked havoc on their systems, and all their processes had to go manual. It took over two weeks to get the infected systems online again. But what is more noteworthy is ...

Over 829M cyberattacks blocked in Q4: Report   More than 829 million cyber attacks were blocked during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, globally, of which 59 percent of the websites were in India. According to the application security company Indusface, the report mentioned a sharp rise in the intensity and frequency of DDoS and Bot attacks in Q4 compared ...

Data of 400 mn Twitter users stolen, claims hackerTwitter. (File Photo: IANS) A hacker has claimed to have stolen the data of nearly 400 million Twitter users and put it up for sale on the dark web. According to Israeli cyber intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the database contains devastating amounts of information, including e-mails and phone numbers of high-profile users. ...

Experts’ opinion on securing digital assets Highlights   Employees are the leading cause of cyber security breaches in organizations, which usually occur due to human error., Many cybersecurity regulations now hold organizations liable for the actions or failures of their suppliers and third parties. These regulations recognize supply chain risk and the necessity of having effective risk management procedures in ...

Cyber threats shoot up over 60% through Nov: S.Korea The number of cyber threats rose more than 60 per cent in 2022 from a year earlier to increased ransomware attacks, government data showed on Monday. A total of 1,045 cyberattacks were reported to the authorities in the first 11 months of this year, up from 640 cases tallied last year, ...