Vadodara: In an instance of a criminal duping a crook, a cybercriminal broke into the house of a bootlegger in the city and claimed it as his own. Mahendra Meghwal, the alleged cybercriminal, was arrested on Sunday. He knew that the bootlegger was in jail and wouldn’t return. He showed the house as his own...Read More
SRINAGAR: The Cybercrime Coordination Centre of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday introduced the new e-Zero FIR initiative to nab any criminal with unprecedented speed. After launching the pilot project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote on X, “The MHA’s Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) introduced the new e-Zero...Read More
Earlier this month the National Cyber Security Centre (“NCSC”) hosted CYBERUK, the UK government’s flagship cybersecurity event. On 7 May the NCSC launched their report “Impact of AI on cyber threat from now to 2027” (“Report”), whilst the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (“DSIT”) published a new voluntary Software Security Code of Practice, (“Code”)....Read More
The notorious LockBit ransomware operation suffered a major setback on May 7, 2025, when unknown attackers breached and defaced their affiliate login panels. The defacement included a pointed message, “Don’t do Crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague.” But the bigger setback came when the attackers leaked an SQL database containing multiple tables and datasets...Read More
An Arizona father is behind bars on attempted murder charges after he attacked a Department of Child Safety case worker, putting him in a brutal chokehold for nearly three agonizing minutes. De’Andre Johnson, 37, livestreamed the vicious assault on social media Tuesday. The disturbing footage shows Johnson strangling the case worker following an hour-long interview...Read More
Shah had given instructions for implementation of this initiative in a recent review meeting of Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) keeping in view the difficulties faced by victims of cyber financial crimes in recovery of the money lost. New Delhi: In a significant move to bolster India’s fight against cybercrime, Union Home Minister Amit Shah...Read More
The CBI has revealed that a seemingly ordinary B.Sc. second-year student, Rajiv Sagar, along with his neighbor Mukesh Kumar, masterminded a local-level SIM card scam in Mitai village, Chandapa Kotwali area of Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh. The duo is accused of fraudulently activating over 100 SIM cards using forged Know Your Customer (KYC) documents. CBI...Read More
Federal agents raided the NYPD’s School Safety Division headquarters in Queens Thursday as part of a probe into city contracts, sources said. The raids are the latest to target Mayor Eric Adams’ administration and appear linked to an investigation into Tim Pearson, a former senior aide and one of Hizzoner’s longtime friends under scrutiny for allegedly...Read More
India’s new e-Zero FIR system, launched in Delhi, aims to speed up prosecution of cyber financial crimes above Rs 10 lakh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah says it will be rolled out nationwide. New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs, introduced the new...Read More
Two persons were hacked in the Municipality of Samboan, southern Cebu by their own kin. A 30-year-old man hacked his younger brother identified as a certain “Merlito” and wounded Merlito’s common-law wife, identified as a certain “Belen.” The incident happened in Barangay Calatagan, Samboan evening on May 16, 2025. Based on investigation conducted by personnel...Read More
