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Are Passwords Becoming Obsolete?

by | posted: December 28, 2011
Your password is the key to unlocking the web so you can easily work, chat and collaborate with people from a verified account. Our lives have been almost completely transferred to the Internet. Our bank...
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Losses Due To Cyber Crime Is Getting Too Expensive For India. Are We Still Taking The Matter Lightly?

by | posted: September 21, 2011
It seems that cyber crime may be getting out of hand in India. According to the Annual Cyber Crime Survey that was carried out recently, the cost of cyber crime suffered by Indians annually is Rs. 364,110...
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India Signs MOU With US On Cyber Security

by | posted: July 20, 2011
We at WATBlog have been covering extensively on cyber and related crimes. Indeed, internet has become the breeding ground of unwanted crimes and activities. In India, it is so high that we now have a cyber...
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Social Networking More Important To Indians Than Money: Survey

by | posted: June 13, 2011
You read that right, nearly 75% of Indians are more concerned about their social networking account getting hacked as opposed to their personal information getting stolen or their credit card being misused. A survey conducted...
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Cyber Attacks On A High In India As The Festive Season Beckons!

by | posted: December 10, 2010
The season of festivities and holiday is just two weeks away from now and cyber criminals are on a roll getting ready to attack the Indian cyber crowds and earn some quick bucks. To make the matter worse,...
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NASSCOM And CBI Collaborate To Beat Cyber Crimes

by | posted: November 24, 2010
The country’s apex investigation agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Association for Software and Services Company (NASSCOM) to establish...
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Cybercrime on the Rise – India, Most affected

by | posted: September 29, 2010
It is quite disheartening to put this fact across that India has been prone to Cybercrime for a long time now and the burgeoning effect of this is very devastating with as many as 76% of Indians having...
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Mobile Phones Will Lead The Digital Revolution In India

by | posted: August 2, 2010
We all know how much mobiles have progressed since its inception. Thanks to all the mobile applications, these days you can do pretty much anything through your mobile from getting answers to questions...
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Phishing Forces RBI To Seek CBI Help

by | posted: July 13, 2010
You would probably have heard the word phishing in relation to cyber crime. It has been actively used by cyber criminals trying to dupe people of their money. This menace has been increasing with more...
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Exclusive ‘Cyber’ Police Station for Cyber Crimes Now In Hyderabad

by | posted: June 4, 2010
If you have ever been cheated online, then the chances of your grievance being addressed in Hyderabad have increased greatly now. The Hyderabad police station has recently announced its plans to launch...
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Cyber Crime – New Avatar Of Bunty & Babli

by | posted: December 30, 2009
Ever got emails from some Nigerian rich guys who want to give you millions of dollars? Or some so called good friend of yours who wants to sell you cheaper softwares? If you have replied / paid them some...
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India Tops Internet Piracy List Despite Low Internet Penetration, Kolkata Police Cyber Crime Website To Be Launched

by | posted: December 21, 2009
Illegal Peer-to-Peer activities galore as India ranks 8th in the world with the highest level of film piracy of any English-speaking country, finds a Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Dtechnet study...
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Punishment For Cyber Crime – Life Imprisonment, Facebook Makes Millions In Compensation

by | posted: October 30, 2009
At WATBlog, we’ve commented quite a few times on cyber crime and how the fast changing face of the Internet has a lost of scope for misuse. A while back, we covered the amendments made to the IT...
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Cyber Crime Rising – Indian Companies Most Vulnerable

by | posted: September 23, 2009
It’s no news that Cyber Crime is on the rise in India. From privacy issues to identity theft, to insecure hack and phish attacks, the list is endless. Though cyber law is improving and steps are taken...
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A Look At The Business Of Cyber-Squatting

by | posted: September 7, 2009
Cyber-Squatting is by most people referred to as ‘Domain Squatting‘. According to the United States federal law known as the Anti-cyber squatting Consumer Protection Act, Cyber-Squatting is...
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The Govt Could Block Your Website & Read Your Email – Report On Amendments to IT Act-2008

by | posted: June 16, 2009
In what could be termed as government drive to regulate the entire cyber eco-system in the country, the government has issued a draft amendment which could allow it to block websites and Use the act to...
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