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A former New Jersey police officer, Ayron Taylor, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for hacking into the email accounts of 5,000 college students and sharing nude photos of his victims. The scheme, which was described as an "extremely nightmarish invasion of privacy," began when
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In a shocking case of exploitation, a private travels company in South India has lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police alleging that 54 individuals exploited a loophole in their e-ticket booking system, cheating the company out of over Rs 3 crore. The loophole, which was identified between May and
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Security forces in India's insurgency-affected Bijapur district averted a potential Maoist strike by detecting and demolishing a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) during a search operation. The IED, weighing about 10 kg, was discovered in the Cherpal-Pedda Karma area by joint teams of the District Reserve Guard (DRG)
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The Odisha Director General of Police, Vinyatosh Mishra, has called on banks to take immediate corrective measures to counter the growing threat of cyber crime in the state. The warning comes in the wake of several high-profile scams, including investment and trading scams, digital arrest scams, fake job and work-from-home
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued a significant decision in NRA Group, LLC v. Durenleau et al., limiting employers' ability to pursue claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) against current employees who violate company computer-use policies. The decision, handed down
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A 14-year-old victim of cybercrime was saved in a daring entrapment operation in Malilipot, Albay, over the weekend. The suspect, a 29-year-old man known as "Anton," had been threatening the minor to meet in person, sparking a swift response from the authorities. Investigations revealed that the suspect had
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Police Scotland is embarking on a new initiative to combat cybercrime by setting up a base at Dundee's Abertay University. The CYBERQUARTER, a state-of-the-art facility funded by the Tay Cities Deal, will house Specialist detectives from the force's new Cyber and Fraud Unit. This partnership aims
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Digital banking has brought unprecedented convenience to the way we manage our finances, but it has also opened doors for cyber-criminals seeking to exploit vulnerabilities. Fraud is no longer a distant possibility, but a growing global problem, with payment fraud already costing tens of billions of dollars each year and
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued a significant ruling in NRA Group, LLC v. Durenleau et al., addressing the issue of whether violating an employer's computer-use policy constitutes a claim under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The court's
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A massive cyber fraud racket was recently unearthed in Bareilly, where a syndicate of fraudsters had been providing bank accounts to cybercriminals across India. The police have arrested four individuals, Musharraf, Abdul Razzak alias Pintu, Shivam Goswami, and Nishant Srivastava, who were allegedly targeting poor and vulnerable people, including laborers,
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A shocking incident of cybercrime was reported on Thursday, where a former Bank Manager from the Balichandrapur area in Jajpur district was allegedly duped of nearly ₹73 lakh within just four days. The incident has raised concerns over the increasing vulnerability of even financially literate individuals to online fraudsters. Despite
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The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police made a significant arrest on September 2, apprehending an individual from Visakhapatnam for his alleged role in an IPO allotment investment fraud that duped a city resident out of Rs 43 lakh. The accused, Bobbari Srinivasa Rao, a housing loan agent from Gandivanipalem, Visakhapatnam district,
