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Two cheated of over ₹1 cr in separate online share trading frauds
Two stock market investment fraud cases were reported in the city, involving losses of ₹53.94 lakh and ₹60.90 lakh. FIRs were lodged on September 1.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Vulgarisms targeted at gender don't constitute ‘outraging modesty’: Bombay HC
The court declined to quash an FIR against a building resident accused of “outraging the modesty” of a fellow resident, among other charges
Published on Aug 26, 2024 12:46 PM IST
Facebook page admin booked by police for derogatory post
The FIR lodged on Monday, August 19 states that the page posted abusive and objectionable content regarding a particular community aimed at creating divisions in this society
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Cyber frauds booked for cheating people using pvt equity firm’s name
Mumbai police have registered a case against cyber frauds for using Advent India's name to cheat people via a fake share trading group.
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 06:52 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Assam Congress LS candidate booked under IT Act for ‘tampering video’ of BJP MLA
The case has been registered under section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and further investigation is going on
Published on Apr 19, 2024 02:52 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
A restatement of the basic law on obscenity
It is important that the law be restated by the Supreme Court from time to time, to prevent the frivolous weaponisation of the obscenity law in cases like this.
Published on Apr 01, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop
Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop
Published on Mar 09, 2024 12:29 PM IST
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Managed IT services: Trends to look out for in 2024
This article is authored by Praveen Grover, vice president and managing director, AHEAD, India.
Published on Feb 15, 2024 07:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times
Derek O’Brien moves bill to criminalise online abusive content against women
In the bill, O’Brien has proposed making online threats against women “cognizable and non-bailable offences” which at the minimum attract a jail time of up to three years and/or a fine of up to ₹50,000
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 12:10 PM IST
Courts can’t be lenient on downloading child abuse material
India is grappling with an inexplicable and exponential increase in cases of CSAM. The HC decision will gravely harm the fight against child sexual abuse online
Published on Jan 18, 2024 01:59 AM IST
NS Nappinai
Amendments to IT Act decriminalise offences, increase penalties
The Jan Vishwas Act was notified in August and amended 183 provisions across 42 acts
Published on Dec 02, 2023 05:21 PM IST
State regulation of film reviews is a risky business
‘Review bombing’ is distasteful and unethical, but government intervention can have a chilling effect on free speech
Published on Nov 03, 2023 10:40 PM IST
IT teams: Managing security threats within modern applications
This article is authored by Joe Byrne, CTO advisor, Cisco AppDynamics.
Published on Oct 24, 2023 10:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times
New digital law may carry a fine for disinformation
The upcoming digital India bill may contain penalties for disinformation campaigns, or organised efforts to spread false or misleading information.
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 04:38 AM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj
Noida vendor thrashed, paraded naked in market for not repaying portion of loan
According to complaint, the vendor went to repay a portion of loan he took last month for business and requested the lender for more time to repay the remaining
Published on Sep 20, 2023 11:57 AM IST
15 cyber police stations in each district, Delhi HC told
Delhi police said that cyber crimes can be easily reported online as well as through the facilitation number ‘1930’ which works round-the-clock
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 11:10 PM IST
Con became crorepati by duping bizmen and politicians
Fraudster Sanjay Sherpuriya used his village name as his title, named his home wi-fi account as ‘Prime Minister’s residence’, claiming his association with the PMO, say STF officials
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 11:20 PM IST
House panel’s report seeks speedy adoption of data bill
The standing committee report suggests some changes have been made since the draft was released for public feedback last year.
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 03:45 AM IST
Saptarshi Das, New Delhi
Sangli man arrested for objectionable FB post
Identified as Praveen Pawar, he posted the content on a Facebook page titled Yuva Sena Maharashtra State which had a photo of Aditya Thackeray. He was booked under the provisions of the Information Technology Act
Updated on Jun 11, 2023 01:01 AM IST
Draft of digital India bill to be ready by first week of June: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The bill proposes ways to deal with things that could harm users such as revenge porn, cyber flashing, defamation, cyberbullying and doxxing
Updated on May 24, 2023 12:01 AM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj
Gangster’s son cheated in job con
A 23-year-old son of a deceased gangster, was cheated of 6 lakh by online frauds who promised him a work-from-home job, according to Mumbai police.
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi, Mumbai
Assam police serves notice to IYC chief BV Srinivas, asks him appear on May 2
The notice states that if BV Srinivas fails to comply with the order, he’ll be subjected to an arrest. “Failure to attend or comply with the terms of this notice can render, you will be liable for arrest under section 41A(3) and (4) of CrPC,” stated the order
Updated on Apr 23, 2023 05:36 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Gurugram man booked after US-based NGO tracks him for spreading child pornography
Realising that the suspect was operating from India, the Virginia headquartered NCMEC approached the Union ministry of home affairs for necessary action after submitting their detailed complaint on the matter, which included basic technical as well as digital data and evidence to trace and nail the suspect, police said
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Woman loses ₹7.23 lakh in part-time job scam
A Mumbai woman lost ?7.23 lakh in a part-time job scam after receiving a message on WhatsApp. She was lured into performing tasks and paying money for rewards before being defrauded. A case has been registered against unknown accused under sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Unassuming citizens fall for ‘like and share’ scam
‘Like and share’ scam is engineered by cybercriminals to dupe citizens unversed in the ways of cyber space,says cybercrime cell officials
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Shiva Joshi
Four arrested for stealing, sharing firm’s vital info with competitors
According to Sharma’s complaint, the accused Singh stole vital company information from the company’s head office in Sangvi and shared it with competitors
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:08 PM IST
Man posing as pilot dupes Gurugram woman of ₹2 crore
According to the woman, a resident of Sector 86, in December 2022, she received a friend request from ‘AlexWilli285’ who asked for her personal contact number. The person posed as a pilot associated with an international airline, and asked her to pay ₹ 35,000 before sending her a package meant for her
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 05:49 PM IST
Woman groped in public can’t be accused of obscenity: Court
The court made this observation while rejecting an appeal filed by Mumbai police, challenging discharge of actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra from an obscenity case registered against her and American actor Richard Gere, who had kissed her at a public event in Delhi in 2007.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Gang impersonates cops from Colaba Police Station, extorts money
“We decided to register a case after the police station was getting calls regularly from victims cheated by frauds using the names of a few fake cops attached to the Colaba Police Station,” said an officer.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:28 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
HC seeks govt reply on plea against IT rules amendment
The amendment empowers a fact-checking unit of the central government to declare any content online pertaining to “the business of central government” as “fake, false or misleading” and to take it down from the internet.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai