Cybercrime
What is MuleHunter.AI?
The Reserve Bank of India’s innovation unit, RBIH, has introduced MuleHunter.AI, which aims to combat financial fraud effectively and specifically targets mule accounts used in illegal activities. Recent statistics show that online financial frauds account for 67.8% of cybercrime complaints, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
TRAI’s New Traceability Guidelines on OTPs
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will enforce new traceability guidelines on December 1, 2024, to combat spam and fraudulent messages. Concerns arose about delays in receiving messages and one-time passwords (OTPs). Purpose of the Guidelines The guidelines aim ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is Volt Typhoon?
Volt Typhoon is a hacking group that has been active since at least 2017. The group is believed to be state-sponsored by China and is known for its focus on espionage and information gathering. Volt Typhoon has been linked to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Pakistan’s New Cybercrime Law
Pakistani authorities announced a new law that will help them in combating false news on social media, a move that free-media groups and the opposition have criticized as being dangerous for being against the freedom of speech. Overview: This law ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
GitHub App Case
On January 3, 2021, police apprehended an engineering student from Bengaluru to question in connection with its probe into two apps on which images of Muslim women were posted to “auction” them. Highlights The latest app came to light on ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Air India Cyber-Attack
Air India has recently announced that, ten years’ worth of Air India customer data such as credit cards, passports and phone numbers were leaked in a cyber-attack on its data processor in February 2021. Cyber-attack has affected about 45 lakh ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
What Home Ministry informed Parliament on Cybercrime?
The Home Minister have recently presented the crime data in Parliament in the ongoing Budget Session. Crime Data The ministry of Home Affairs informed in the Parliament that increasing use of the internet across the country has increased the instances ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
What is Event Bolt Malware in news recently?
The Computer Emergency Response of Team (CERT) of India has issued warning against a new malware called “EventBot”. The malware according to CERT steals personal financial information from Android phone users. Highlights The Eventbolt malware that is spreading is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020