Cyber Crime

Kerala Police have filed a case against three women on charges of assault, for their attack against YouTube vlogger Vijay P Nair. The women have been identified as Bhagyalakshmi (dubbing artist), Sreelakshmi Arackal and Diya Sana. It is reported that the attack was the result of Nair's derogatory comments against women's rights activists and feminists. Earlier complaints in two different police stations were filed against Nair on the same.… read-more

Delhi Police on September 21 nabbed a man who allegedly impersonated a female model on Instagram and exploited women on pretext of giving job opportunities. The accused is identified as Mam Chand alias Deepak. According to the police, the accused claimed to be associated with a production house looking for new models for an upcoming new series. Reportedly, further probe is in progress.

Microsoft has identified a Russian hacking group “Fancy Bear”, supposedly targeting US Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign firm. Earlier, US Government had accused the same group of interfering in Hilary Clinton's campaign. Microsoft has shared it’s assessment with SKDKnickerbocker, a strategy firm campaigning for Biden in 2020 elections, who has reportedly refuted such claims. According to a 2016 US Report, ‘Fancy Bear’ is controlled… read-more

The Mumbai Cyber police on August 7 arrested a woman for her "offensive" social media posts targeted at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and his son and state minister Aaditya Thackeray. The 38-year-old woman allegedly abused and shared a morphed picture of CM on social media. As per the reports, the complaint was filed by advocate Dharmendra Mishra, who works also as a legal consultant of Shiv Sena.