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Flipkart detected a major fraud at its Ernakulam delivery hubs, where staff allegedly ordered 332 mobile phones using fake details and reported them missing. Phones worth Rs 1.61 crore disappeared, leading police to register a case and launch an investigation

In a major crackdown, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested 15 repeat offenders for circulating explicit content involving minors. Acting on Cyber Tipline complaints, officials registered 34 FIRs and are now tracing victims, networks, and the origins of the content

He shared that he is fully complying with the authorities, and has also requested the media not to drag his wife’s name in matters which are not related to her.

The absence of a specialised regulatory authority and enforcement for the industry is too glaring to ignore

Move comes after locals oppose survey to identify boundaries and FTL of irrigation tank, prompting the officials to withdraw their move on Friday

Google said that it investigates any reported use of a trademarked term in the ad text and takes prompt action to not only remove such ads but block that same advertiser from referencing the trademark in their ads in the future.

Bengaluru: A case has been registered against a student of a private university here for allegedly peeping into the girls’ toilet and recording a video of them, police said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old student pursuing law at the university was booked recently on charges of sexual harassment and the Information Technology Act. The accused student […]

Hyderabad: One of the top officials in the State, Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar, has become victim of an impersonation scam which had fraudsters using his photo as the display picture for a WhatsApp number and requesting money from people. On being alerted by people who knew him about the fake WhatsApp account, […]

Build consensus by accommodating suggestions from all stakeholders before a robust data protection law is put in place

Hyderabad: Noted TV anchor and actor Gayatri Bhargavi approached the Hyderabad Cybercrime police and lodged a complaint stating that her Facebook account was hacked. The hackers also posted derogatory and abusive posts from her official account, tarnishing her reputation apart from hurting religious sentiments, she said, adding that they also created a fake profile of […]

It is distressing that there has been a fivefold rise in the number of police cases filed invoking Sec 66A of the IT Act since it was quashed in 2015

The cases were registered in the last two months following complaints by the victims who were abused by the callers and threatened over phones

The journalists, three reporters and a photographer, entered the Rajkot taluka police station on the night of December 1 for the alleged 'sting operation' in connection with a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in Rajkot.

Accused Kadari Dinakar booked under various sections of IT ACT, 2008, following a complaint received from Viramalla Gopal Rao on November 16

It will be better to allow the media to regulate itself and follow a self-declared code of ethics