cyber-crime
CYBER: Hacking Digital License Plates
On this episode of Cyber, we’re talking about digital license plates, criminal phone empires, and deepfaked customer service conversations.
The Cyber Front in the War on Ukraine
In this episode of Cyber, we talk about the U.S. crackdown on spyware vendors and the war in Ukraine’s cyber front.
Inside the Facebook Group that Sexualises Pregnant Women
The group, created by male Facebook users in Malaysia and dedicated to fetishizing pregnant women, hosted candid photos and sexually explicit comments.
A Look at India's Decade: From the Rise of Fake News to a Drop in Happiness Levels
The decade that began with baffling scams (2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games) rocking the country, is ending with nationwide protests against the Citizenship Act. We examine the 10 years to see how the decade treated us and how we treated it back.
Google Reveals 500 Indian Users Were Targeted By Government-Backed Hacking Attempt
Most of these were phishing attacks in which users were sent an authentic-looking email from Google, asking them to update their security details through a link.
Woman Trying to Make a Dinner Reservation in Mumbai Got Scammed of Rs 85,000
Manpreet Madan was trying to book a table at Shiv Sagar from the number she found listed online, which turned out to be fake.
Singapore Just Banned Revenge Porn and Cyber Flashing
This is part of a major overhaul of the country’s penal code, which has also banned child sex dolls and criminalised marital rape.
Germany’s huge data leak was the work of a 20-year-old student living with his parents
"The accused stated that he had acted out of annoyance over public statements by the politicians, journalists and public figures."
Half a billion Marriott guests may have had their data stolen
“We fell short of what our guests deserve."
The Hot New Millennial Trend Is Scamming Amazon for Big Money
"To most people $230,000 is a lot of money, but for Amazon it probably doesn’t do anything to hurt its stock price."
How an E-Commerce Entrepreneur on the Wrong Side of Reliance Jio Ended up in Meerut Jail
A 29-year-old finance graduate founded a 'borderline illegal' venture, got rich overnight, and became a minor celebrity in prison.
A Gurgaon Man Allegedly Pretended to Be a Woman to Fool a Million Social Media Followers
He was arrested last week, but not before making money and getting endorsements.