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An employee of an institute under the Department of Atomic Energy was duped of Rs 71 lakh by fraudsters using the “digital arrest” modus operandi, a police official said in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. Digital arrests are a new method of cyber fraud in which fraudsters make audio or video calls, pose as law enforcement officers and confine victims to their homes to scam them. “A member of the gang called the victim, working as scientific assistant at Raja Ramanna Advanced Technology Center (RRCAT), on September 1 and introduced himself as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) officer. This fake TRAI officer claimed illegal advertisements and text messages related to women harassment… Read More »Scientist Duped Of Rs 71 Lakh After “Digital Arrest” By Fraudsters: Cops

An employee of an institute under the Department of Atomic Energy was duped of Rs 71 lakh by fraudsters using the “digital arrest” modus operandi, a police official said in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. Digital arrests are a new method of cyber fraud in which fraudsters make audio or video calls, pose as law enforcement officers and confine victims to their homes to scam them. “A member of the gang called the victim, working as scientific assistant at Raja Ramanna Advanced Technology Center (RRCAT), on September 1 and introduced himself as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) officer. This fake TRAI officer claimed illegal advertisements and text messages related to women harassment… Read More »Scientist Duped Of Rs 71 Lakh After “Digital Arrest” By Fraudsters In Madhya Pradesh: Cops

A sudden major cyberattack in Uttarakhand brought the entire IT system of the state to a standstill, which has had a serious impact on government work. Due to the cyberattack, the most important government websites and services of the state have completely shut down, including important platforms like CM Helpline, Land Registry, and e-Office. Work in government offices is stalled for the second day today, due to which administrative work has been affected across the state, including the Secretariat. Speaking to ANI, about the cyberattack, Nikita Khandelwal, Director, ITDA Information Technology Development Agency, said, “During scanning on October 2, it was found that the machine has been affected by malware, so as a precaution we… Read More »Cyberattack Halts Uttarakhand’s IT System, Impacts Government Operations

A sudden major cyberattack in Uttarakhand brought the entire IT system of the state to a standstill, which has had a serious impact on government work. Due to the cyberattack, the most important government websites and services of the state have completely shut down, including important platforms like CM Helpline, Land Registry, and e-Office. Work in government offices is stalled for the second day today, due to which administrative work has been affected across the state, including the Secretariat. Speaking to ANI, about the cyberattack, Nikita Khandelwal, Director, ITDA Information Technology Development Agency, said, “During scanning on October 2, it was found that the machine has been affected by malware, so as a precaution we… Read More »Cyberattack Halts Uttarakhand’s IT System, Impacts Government Operations

President Joe Biden said Friday he wasn’t confident the US election in November would be peaceful, due to previous comments by Republican contender Donald Trump. “I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful,” Biden told reporters as he made the first appearance of his presidency in the White House briefing room. “The things that Trump has said and the things that he said last time out when he didn’t like the outcome of the election were very dangerous.”