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Sudden Rise of Cybercrime in India | Mint Explains | Mint
You would be surprised to know that the overall crime rate in the state of Hyderabad has increased by 4.4% and this rise is mainly because of the 57 percent increase in cybercrime. That's right. In India in 2021, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka collectively accounted for half of all cybercrime cases. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences experienced a weeks-long interruption in critical services in November as a result of hackers invading its systems. Millions of patient records had their data hacked. Scary, isn’t it?
19 Jan 2023Govt orders officials to use NIC email amid targeted cyberattacks
All organizations under the Union ministry of power have been asked to use organization-specific email-ids for official communications.
1 min read4 Jul 2021Chinese hackers suspected behind massive cyber attack in Australia
A massive cyber attack hit Australian Government and businesses on Friday It is reported to be handiwork of a nation-state backed hacking group and China is top on the suspect list
1 min read19 Jun 2020Companies must gear up to combat rising cyber threats amid covid-19
Nearly 91% of cyber attacks start with an email.Phishing, which uses disguised email as the weapon, has emerged in the form of two broad categories
2 min read2 Apr 2020New WhatsApp bug via MP4 file triggers snooping concerns
The vulnerability is classified as 'critical' severity that affected an unknown code block of the component MP4 File Handler in WhatsAppFacebook has issued an advisory, saying 'A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user'
1 min read17 Nov 2019Take cover against cyber attacks
A cyber policy covers the cost to defend the suit, and any compensation awarded by the courtAside from the above, insurers offer add-ons to hire consultants for specialized tasks such as public relations management
1 min read13 Oct 2019India sees dramatic rise in cyber attacks post-Kashmir decision
On Sunday, the official website of the Bihar Education Department was hackedLast month, CERT-In informed the Parliament that over 24 websites of central ministries, departments and state governments were hacked till May
1 min read19 Aug 2019Phishing involved in every second organization hit by a cyber attack
54% of those who fell victim to a cyber attack were hit by a phishing email, says survey39% by ransomware and 48% said they suffered a data breach
1 min read8 Aug 2019Opinion | Six cybersecurity questions every board should ask
Most attacks including those at the largest corporationsare relatively unsophisticated
3 min read14 Jan 2019Sebi brings cybersecurity framework for mutual funds and AMCs
Quarterly reports containing information on cyber attacks and threats experienced by mutual funds/AMCs and measures taken to mitigate threats and attacks should be submitted to Sebi
1 min read10 Jan 2019Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared