Vigilantes fighting online scams may be doing more harm than good

Research suggets that state-led initiatives could play a more prominent role in tackling online fraud.

Jack Mark Whittaker, The Conversation

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Mark Button, The Conversation

· Jun 27, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Journalist Nidhi Razdan files complaint with Delhi police cyber cell on fake Harvard job offer

Razdan had earlier filed a complaint on the matter with Srinagar police.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 19, 2021 · 07:28 pm

‘Elaborate plan to steal money, personal data’: Journalist Nidhi Razdan on fake Harvard offer

The former NDTV anchor said the sophisticated phishing attack was meant to access her bank account, emails, medical records and other personal information.

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· Jan 17, 2021 · 11:23 am

Journalist Nidhi Razdan says her Harvard University offer was fraudulent, calls it a phishing attack

On June 13, she announced that she would be quitting NDTV to take up a teaching role at the US institution.

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· Jan 15, 2021 · 04:39 pm

Bombay HC asks Centre for information on bot that creates fake nude pictures of women

The bot’s activity was uncovered in a report by Netherlands-based cybersecurity firm Sensity.

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· Oct 21, 2020 · 07:21 pm

US charges 5 Chinese, 2 Malaysian citizens with hacking over 100 companies

The indictment stated that the government of India’s network was also compromised in 2019.

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· Sep 17, 2020 · 05:07 pm

Maharashtra: Man arrested in Chandrapur for allegedly offensive posts about RSS, Narendra Modi

Baliraj Dhote, who reportedly runs a ‘self-respect movement’, was taken into custody after BJP’s IT cell filed a complaint against him.

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· Aug 26, 2019 · 05:08 pm

Former Chief Justice RM Lodha cheated of Rs 1 lakh: Reports

Lodha said that he was duped after the email account of his friend, Retired Justice BP Singh, was hacked.

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· Jun 03, 2019 · 11:15 am

IIT graduate arrested for running fake free laptop scheme under PM Modi’s name to steal data

The website claimed that two crore free laptops would be distributed at the prime minister’s swearing-in ceremony held on May 30.

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· Jun 03, 2019 · 09:11 am

High alert: Not just big cities, even small town India is prone to cyber attacks

Jalalpur, Bhubaneswar and Patna are among the 15 cities that are most vulnerable to cyber crime in 2019.

Kuwar Singh, qz.com

· May 19, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Germany: Private data of hundreds of politicians, including Angela Merkel, leaked online

The details, including phone numbers, addresses and copies of identity documents, were published online in December but only came to light this week.

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· Jan 04, 2019 · 08:10 pm

Delhi Police file FIR against unidentified user for impersonating Justice Madan Lokur online: Report

The Supreme Court’s computer cell deputy registrar said the accused was trying to ‘influence people online’ by impersonating the judge.

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· Dec 09, 2018 · 11:11 am