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A case of attempt to murder has been registered at Geeta Colony police station and further investigations are in progress. (Representational image)

Delhi: Popular crime show on TV inspires 2 men, juvenile to kill minor

The victim's father informed police that the accused had demanded a Rs 20 lakh ransom for the release of his kidnapped...

31 Oct 2017 8:18 AM GMT

Bibhas was rescued and was taken to Bagnan Hospital where he was declared brought dead. (Representational image)

Bengaluru: Week after kidnapping, I-T officer's 19-yr-old son's body...

The victim, a student of automobile engineering, had left his house at Ullal at 6.30 pm on September 12.

22 Sep 2017 5:34 AM GMT

Phorpiex is capable of generating up to 30,000 emails per hour. (Photo: ANI)

Sextortion is rampant as botnet sends emails demanding bitcoins as...

The decade-old botnet, called Phorpiex or Trik, carries out the campaign by sending persuasive emails to victims.

17 Oct 2019 2:55 AM GMT

The year, 2017, witnessed a variety of cybercrime spanning from malware attacks to data breaches Equifax, Deloitte and Verizon being the most notable firms to face breaches while Maersk, Merck, and FedEx were victims of ransomware.

Hackers demand 6 Bitcoins ransom for Telangana, AP power websites...

Previous history of ransomware attacks proved they originated from Central Europe and some African nations and so far no...

3 May 2019 6:46 AM GMT

The kidnapping incident is said to be an act of revenge after their gang member Gopa Yadav was arrested by the UP police of Saturday.

Kidnappers ask for 3 cr ransom from Hyd businessman, releases after...

According to Viswaprasad, Hyderabad Central Zone DCP, the victim, identified as Rajendra Prasad, runs an automobile...

30 July 2019 8:51 AM GMT

Two suspected robbers, referred to as Jai and Veeru, popular characters of the iconic Bollywood film Sholay, were arrested from south Delhi for their alleged involvement in motor vehicle thefts. (Representational Image)

Delhi: UPSC aspirant held for kidnapping minor to pay off debts

The accused, Asif Saifi (27), was inspired by Bollywood films and used to recited dialogues from films while making the...

15 March 2018 5:02 AM GMT

On March 28, a Haryana-based businessman approached the crime branch with a complaint that his fellow businessman was being held captive by the two accused.

Ex-IAF airman's son arrested for kidnapping man

The complainant, who is engaged in road construction business, knew Grewal through a common friend.

29 March 2017 10:28 PM GMT

Operations at JNPTs GTI were impacted on Tuesday night after an attack by global ransomware.

FIR filed in JNPT cyber attack case

According to officials, the cyber attack has affected all software operations of Gateway Terminals India (GTI).

1 July 2017 8:12 PM GMT

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

New 'WannaCry' variant surfaces, stopped from harming computers

Check Point Software Technologies yesterday found a new variant of the WannaCry ransomware attack

16 May 2017 2:57 AM GMT

Finn. (Photo: Facebook | Bring Finn Home)

Irish dognappers threaten to hang dog if owner fails to pay Â£13000...

The family had initially offered a reward of Â£3000, but the dognappers increased the amount to Â£13000.

27 Dec 2016 7:47 AM GMT

Russia, which has denied hacking U.S. systems, has been accused of interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (Photo: Representational Image)

Kaspersky fraud prevention cloud enables machine learning for...

the new product features a set of cloud-based technologies designed to give banks, financial institutions and loyalty...

15 March 2017 11:33 AM GMT

It was the fourth gang arrested in the last two months by the Delhi police that target weddings for stealing valuables.

Two kidnappers throw seven-year-old into river, held

The duo kidnapped the boy on the pretext of treating him with chocolate and ice-cream.

26 Feb 2017 7:55 PM GMT