[ad_1] Gandhinagar: Aimed at increasing the state police’s ability to combat crime, chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched two portals — iPRAGATI and the Cyber Crime Refund portal‘Tera Tujhko Arpan’. In addition, the govt also launched an application to reactivate bank accounts frozen due to financial cybercrime complaints.An official govt statement said the portals...Read More

[ad_1] May 12 marks Anti-Ransomware Day, a global awareness initiative created by INTERPOL and Kaspersky to commemorate the 2017 WannaCry outbreak. That infamous ransomware campaign crippled hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide, from UK hospitals to global logistics networks, and its modern descendants are more dangerous, stealthier and relentlessly adaptive. While WannaCry marked a turning...Read More

[ad_1] Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched two digital portals and a mobile application under the Home Department, aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in the state’s law enforcement services. Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi was also present at the launch event. The initiatives, rolled out statewide, are designed to streamline...Read More

[ad_1] North Carolina-based steel company Nucor said it temporarily halted production operations at some locations because of a recent cybersecurity incident and is working to restart them. In an 8-K filing with federal regulators, Nucor said the incident involved “unauthorized third party access to certain information technology systems” but did not explain further.  The company...Read More

[ad_1] Organisations across the world are being urged to step up their defences against ransomware threats, as cybercriminals continue to disrupt businesses, public services and essential infrastructure. Anti-Ransomware Day, which takes place annually on 12 May, serves as a touchstone for reflection and action, highlighting the need for both prevention and robust response strategies in...Read More

[ad_1] Anti-Ransomware Day reminds us that ransomware is a business crisis waiting to unfold. Initiated by INTERPOL and Kaspersky in 2020, this global awareness day marks the anniversary of the infamous WannaCry outbreak—a ransomware attack that paralyzed systems in over 150 countries. It’s a call to move beyond reactive thinking and get serious about preparedness....Read More

[ad_1] In a major crackdown on cyber fraud, the Adugodi police in southeast Bengaluru have arrested 12 individuals—primarily from Uttar Pradesh—for running a well-organized cybercrime operation. Officials revealed the arrests on Wednesday following a probe into a scam that targeted a homemaker. The accused include two key figures: 25-year-old Harshavardhan Ojha from Balia, UP, a...Read More

[ad_1] This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As Principal Mark House greeted students at the John F. Kennedy campus in the Bronx last month, a student staggered toward him, face covered in blood. Initially, House thought the 16-year-old had been in an accident and started escorting him to the on-site...Read More

[ad_1] Malware is a thing you just have to be aware of. But it’s pretty rare that it can actually damage your computer in a permanent sense — wipe the drive if you’re okay with losing local data, and you can generally get up and running in a day or two. But what if the...Read More

[ad_1] The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition from digital payment app PhonePe challenging the authority of the cyber police to seek information of its merchants, holding that the “protection of consumer privacy cannot eclipse the lawful imperative of investigating officers to secure evidence and take the investigation to its logical conclusion.” “Confidentiality must...Read More