India has the third-largest Internet user base in the world:Report

The number of Internet users in India is expected to cross the 300 million mark by the end of this year, overtaking the US as world’s second-largest Internet market.

According to a report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, the number of Internet users in India is expected to grow 32 per cent to 302 million this year from 213 million at the end of December 2013.

Presently, India has the third-largest Internet user base in the world. While China leads with more than 600 million Internet users, the US has an estimated 279 million users. It is estimated, the report said, that by December 2014, India will overtake the US as the second largest Internet users’ base in the world.

The user base in India is further estimated to grow to 354 million by June 2015.

Fake shopping portal busted by police

 

                                                                                                                                                   BENGALURU: A fake shopping portal, raided by police for allegedly duping gullible customers with false advertisements, will be shut down soon, a senior police official said.

"We will order shutting down the fake web site after completing the investigation and filing charge-sheet against the six accused partners who created the portal (BIGSOP.com) and used payment gateways of many banks for transactions," Bengaluru joint commissioner of Police Hemant Nimbalkar told IANS here.

The six accused were arrested Saturday and jailed Sunday after a court remanded them to six-day judicial custody pending investigation.

"We busted the fake portal by taking suo motu action on a complaint one of its victims posted on our Twitter account, alleging he was duped by the web site, by first declaring him a lucky winner of an iPhone for Rs 599 but not delivering the handset despite remitting the amount through a bank's payment gateway," Nimbalkar said.

Goa Govt. Six More Website hacked by Palestine-based server

 

 PANAJI: Six more Goa government websites were hacked Tuesday using a Palestine-based server, police said. The governor's website was hacked by Pakistan-based techies three weeks back.

The websites of the Chief Electoral Officer and departments of Land Records, Civil Supplies, Right to Information and a local municipal council were hacked Tuesday.

The websites have been taken offline as a precautionary measure, an officer attached to the Goa Police Cyber Cell told IANS.

"The websites have been hacked using a Palestine-based server. We believe the hacker group is based in Palestine," the officer said.

The governor's website which was hacked Oct 24 continues to have limited functionality, even three weeks after the incident.

The state government portals were also hacked by a Pakistani cyber expert in July last year when 13 websites maintained by government departments were defaced.

Police had then said that the websites were hacked by a cyber group called H4x0r HuSsy.

SAUDI MAN DIVORCES WIFE FOR IGNORING WHATSAPP MSG

Now, register your complaints to police on WhatsApp

GURGAON: After launching Gurgaon police pages on Facebook and Twitter, Gurgaon police commissioner launched a WhatsApp messenger service on Monday as part of the Citizen Connect initiative.

Mittal said that the launch is an attempt to bring greater transparency in police's relationship with the residents. "The new service will strengthen Gurgaon Police's existing social presence across Facebook and Twitter," Mittal said.

Police said that they believe that the number of WhatsApp users are much higher than people using Facebook or Twitter, so it will help to directly connect with more people. "By saving the number +91-8586976050 on their smartphones, residents can send messages, upload pictures and videos through WhatsApp to report corruption across government departments, harassment by any government officer, cases of crime and illegal activities."

Nation-wide tax returns fraud Detected by Cyber Crime Cell

 A nation-wide fraud involving fake Income Tax Department websites, fraudulent emails and phising websites cheating tax-payers by promising IT refunds has been detected by the Hyderabad’s Cyber Crimes Cell.

Using proxy servers, the culprits are sending emails that appear to have been sent from Income Tax Department, but were actually online traps to dupe unsuspecting victims.

The Cyber Crimes Cell discovered this fraud after a woman employee who had recently filed her IT returns lodged a complaint. In her complaint, she stated that she had received an email purported to have been sent from IT Department with email I’d ref.trxn@incometaxindia.gov.in informing that she was eligible for a tax refund of Rs 27,900. ‘

‘The email directed her to click on a web link provided in the email to file a request to have the total sum transferred into her bank account. There were instructions to ensure that all details are entered correctly to avoid delay in the remittance of benefits. At the end of the email it was mentioned ‘Regards, Income tax department, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.’

India will be strengthening the cyber crime policy very soon: Rajnath Singh

The Home Ministry is taking all necessary steps for the prevention of cyber crime and will soon further strengthen the cyber crime prevention strategy, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday.

He was speaking at a passing out day parade for trainee officers of the Indian Police Service at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.

It is not necessary for the cyber criminal to reside in your town or country, this act that can be committed from any corner of the world. It can hit anyone, anywhere anytime, he said.

He also recalled the achievements of the country’s first home minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. “Single-handedly he achieved the merger of 562 princely states into the Indian Union with minimum violence and maximum willingness,” he said. “The merger of princely states like Junagadh and Hyderabad are inspiring… It is for this reason that our government has decided to observe this day as ‘National Unity Day’’’, he added.

The Home Minister stressed that the role of the police has to be changed in accordance with the changing times. “The police are the most visible representatives of the state and they are the most meaningful media of change in society”, he said. “Police stations should be temples of justice…I believe that a police official should be experimental with new practices,” he added.
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