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In a week, 78 teens caught driving in Gurgaon, 5 parents fined

The Times of India 27 Oct 2020

GURUGRAM ... were issued to the parents of five teens who were repeat offenders. The awareness drive, from October 15 and October 22, came nearly two months after , a finance executive with a private firm, was killed near Cyber City when his bike was hit by an being driven by a teenager ... “Sometimes people are reluctant to talk to cops ... Download ... City. ....

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Now, looming spectre of a digital pandemic

Business Line 26 Oct 2020

The cyber threat is emerging as possibly the biggest danger posed to society ... Cyber attacks today span the entire spectrum of critical infrastructure; banking and finance; energy exploration and production; shipping; power generation facilities; apart from various departments and arms of the government....

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Defi Protocol Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Attacker Returns $2.5 Million

Bitcoin 26 Oct 2020

The three-month-old platform said that there is a “significant amount of personally identifiable information on the attacker, who is well-known in the crypto community.” Not willing to dox the cyber-thief, Harvest Finance is now offering a $100,000 bounty “for the first person or team to reach out to the attacker”....

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Gauteng government raises awareness on cyber security during Covid-19

Independent online (SA) 25 Oct 2020

This was revealed by Gauteng MEC for Finance and e-Government, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko during a Cyber Security webinar to raise awareness on the importance of cyber security on Wednesday ... It is therefore about time that citizens are taught about the importance of being cyber secured....

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Letter: Help protect elections

The Roanoke Times 25 Oct 2020

America’s elections are the foundation of our democracy and protecting them is a top FBI priority. Potential election threats range from foreign influence and cyber operations to campaign finance crimes, voter or ballot fraud, and civil rights violations ... These partnerships are critical, but success depends on help from the American public ... ....

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Israeli delegation of hi-tech entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs visit UAE

The Jerusalem Post 25 Oct 2020

The Israeli delegation features 13 CEOs currently heading leading Israeli technology companies in the fields of cyber, finance, insurance and food. Other members of the delegation include a former senior Mossad official and Israeli investors from JVP ... Margalit added. "I am proud to lead the first Israeli hi-tech delegation to the Emirates ... ....

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Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system

XBT.MONEY 24 Oct 2020

Cyber Fraud Task Force. In recent years, cyber and traditional finance crimes have been intersecting at pace, particularly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic ... Secret Service merged its Electronic Crimes Task Force and Financial Crimes Task Force into a single unified network dubbed the Cyber Fraud Task Force, with offices in both the U.S....

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‘All Indians Have Right to Free COVID Vaccine’: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Yahoo Daily News 24 Oct 2020

Also Read. Dr Reddy’s Labs Hit By Cyber Attack Amid Trials of COVID Vaccine. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, 22 October, announced free COVID vaccine as one of the poll promises by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections ... This is our first poll promise as mentioned in the manifesto,” she said ... ... ....

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There's a new con in town

The Times of India 22 Oct 2020

Unfortunately, this man got duped by some cyber crooks who pretended that they were representing the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). The PMMY is a finance scheme launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to provide loans up to Rs 10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises....

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Watch out, there’s a new con in town: Rs 15 lakh in your bank account, in the name of the PM

The Times of India 22 Oct 2020

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COVID crisis derails Britain’s plan to recast its global role

Metro USA 21 Oct 2020

Elected last year with a large majority and a mandate to “Get Brexit Done”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted to carve out a role for Britain as the swashbuckling vanguard of a new era of global cooperation and free trade, backed by cutting-edge modern military and cyber capabilities....

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The Covid effect on cybercrime

Gulf News 20 Oct 2020

With people’s health, jobs and finances all under threat, cyber monitors report an increase in e-mails enticing users to click on unsafe links, purportedly offering information on rising local case numbers, advice on safety measures, tips for claiming stimulus cheques, as well as ......

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Gurugram cops’ drive to stop minors from driving

The Times of India 20 Oct 2020

GURUGRAM ... Calls for a tough crackdown on minor drivers have been growing in the city since an accident near Cyber City in August led to the death of Alok Gupta, a finance executive with a private firm, whose bike was hit by an Ecosport being rashly driven by a teenager ... They may face a penalty of up to Rs 25,000 or three years of imprisonment ... City. ....