Another four victims from city lost Rs. 20 lakh on June 21 Mysore/Mysuru: In the biggest cybercrime reported in Mysuru to date, a businessman lost Rs. 2.96 crore to online fraudsters. Following the serious crime, the Police have advised the public to be aware of the investment scam and asked them to avoid suspicious links,…
Police ask media to protect cybercrime victims’ privacy
June 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police Commissione B. Ramesh, has instructed the media to refrain from disclosing the names and addresses of cybercrime victims to safeguard their interests. According to a media release from the Public Relations Officer of Mysuru City Police, there has been a surge in cyber fraud cases recently, resulting in numerous complaints filed…
Funds to fight cybercrimes in Karnataka: Infosys Foundation grants Rs. 33 crore to State Police
April 11, 2024Bengaluru: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Karnataka and Data Security Council of India (DSCI), to renew the collaboration for the Centre for Cyber Crime Investigation Training & Research (CCITR) at CID Headquarters, Bengaluru….
Mysureans lost Rs. 14 crore in cyber frauds last year
February 22, 2023Police ask victims to lodge complaints within two hours after the fraud Bengaluru/Mysuru: Mysuru stands second in cyber frauds committed across Karnataka in 2022 and criminals wiped off Rs. 14.07 crore from the bank accounts of victims within seconds after fraudulent access. Bengaluru topped the State with people losing Rs. 266 crore to cybercrimes. The…
Digital battlefront will be real battle of future
November 26, 2022Investigation-oriented forensic audit must become mainstream practice, says cyber security expert Mysore/Mysuru: Forensic audit investigations are important as they help uncover the modus operandi of corporate misdoings such as embezzlement, bribes, extortion, fictitious transactions, kickbacks and conflict of interest, said Sanjay Sahay, Founder and Director, TechConPro Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru. He is a former IPS officer…
Cybercrime surges in city amidst lockdown
June 29, 20212,150 cases reported since the last one-and-a-half-years By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: Cybercrime in the city has surged amidst Coronavirus lockdown and a closer examination in the jump in cybercrime reveals that criminals have proven effective at exploiting the ongoing crisis. Since the last one-and-a-half-years, 2,150 cybercrime cases have been reported in Mysuru city alone and…
Students discuss Cybercrime at Model UN Conference
March 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: School of Law, University of Mysore (UoM), Manasagangotri in city had organised a one-day International Model United Nations Conference on ‘Impact of Cybercrimes on International Peace and Security’ at Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS) auditorium, Manasagangothri yesterday. The model UN conference had 175 student delegates to symbolically represent members of the United Nations…
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