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The online trap

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#Cybercrime #cybersecurity The Online Trap Rajesh Mehta lived in Navi Mumbai. He was a retired engineer and had saved a lot of money over the years. One day, he joined a group online that talked about making big money through share trading. The group looked real, and the people spoke like experts. They promised Rajesh that he would earn huge profits. At first, Rajesh invested a small amount. He was shown that his money was growing fast. Trusting them more and more, he kept investing. Between January and August 2024, Rajesh gave them nearly ₹14.88 crore. But one day, the website stopped working. The people he spoke to vanished. That’s when he realized he had been cheated. Rajesh went to the police. The cyber crime team started looking into the case. They followed clues using technology and intelligence reports. Soon, they found a suspect — a man named Amit Singh from Khagaria, Bihar. The police arrested Amit and brought him to Navi Mumbai. During questioning, Amit told them the whole tr...
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The Dating App Shadow

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  #TheDatingAppShadow #cybercrime #cybersecurity The Connection Seeya, a bright and enthusiastic college student, decided to try her luck on "ConnectU," a popular dating app. Feeling lonely and wanting to meet new people, she created a profile, carefully selecting photos and sharing some general interests, being mindful not to reveal too much personal information, remembering the advice she'd read about dating app safety. She matched with a charming and attentive man named Saheel. He seemed genuinely interested in her studies and hobbies. The Grooming Saheel quickly suggested they move their conversations off the app to a private messaging platform. He flattered Seeya, praising her intelligence and wit, making her feel special and understood. He claimed it was because the app was glitchy and he didn't want to lose contact. Seeya, flattered by his attention, agreed, unaware that this was a tactic to avoid the dating app's monitoring. He learned about her struggles...
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Digital Guardian

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#cybercrime #cybersecurity# #Digital #Guardians ©Kavita Datar In the bustling city, where the online world and reality mixed, Sneha loved sharing her life on social media. But trouble brewed when a guy named Parag began messing with her photos, turning them into embarrassing ones. Sneha's boyfriend, Karan, who knew a lot about tech, wasn't about to let this go. He found a helpful site, https://stopncii.org/ , and quickly sent in Sneha's real and changed pictures. The magic of https://stopncii.org/ kicked in. Just like superheroes, the site's computer magic erased all the bad photos from the internet. Karan was so relieved when the fake pictures disappeared, thanks to the heroes at StopNCII. But Karan didn't stop there. He dug deeper into the internet to find where these bad pictures came from. With proof in hand, he reported Parag, the guy causing all the trouble. At the same time, Karan told Sneha to talk to the cyber security team. They all worked together, filed ...
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Prepaid SIM Card

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  Prepaid SIM Card   Avni came home after college. That was quite a day for her. Lectures, practical, library sessions one after the other. Freshened up, after eating a little, she picked up her mobile phone. Just two days ago, she bought a Aircel prepaid SIM for her mobile phone with dual SIM card system. She was happy to get good internet speed.   As soon as her phone rang, Avni, who was surfing on WhatsApp and Instagram, came to her senses. There was a call to the new number. An unknown number flashed on her screen. She received the call.   "Hello..." "Refund the money withdrawn from my account ASAP, otherwise the result will be bad. I’m telling you" "Hello. Who do you want to talk to? Perhaps you have a wrong number." "It's the number 8763×××××× isn't it?" "Yeah, the number is right." "Six-seven months back, you called from this number and asked for my ATM card number and PIN and withdrew money from my acc...
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SpyHuman

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  SpyHuman   Written by ©Kavita Datar   "Shreya! Please get up! It's past seven. Don't you want to go to college?" Shreya was awakened by Mom's voice. "Shit man! Didn’t the alarm go off? How did I not hear if it did?" Talking to herself, she picked up her mobile phone. She was annoyed to see the black screen of the mobile phone which did not show any movement. "What is this? It was 79% charged last night. And now discharged? How’s it possible?" Finding the charger, she turned on the mobile charging and entered the bathroom.   But when Shreya returned, the mobile was not charged at all. Its screen was completely dead. She was very upset. "It needs to be repaired." She said to herself.   Shreya gave her mobile phone for repair at a mobile shop near her college. The next day, she got her mobile repaired.   She was relieved after getting the mobile back on properly. She was amused to realize that, how much th...
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Helpline 1930

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 #Helpline1930 Mr. Dikshit was quite happy today. Few minutes back, a message had come from the bank that his pension money had been deposited. He had promised to get a laptop for his granddaughter, Sumedha, who graduated with good marks. Suddenly his mobile phone rang. An unknown number flashed on the screen. He picked up the phone. "Good evening, sir! I am speaking from BSNL office ." "Yes ..." "Sir, your KYC update is pending. This is a reminder call for the same..." "Please call tomorrow ... I'm in a hurry now ..." "Sir, today is the last date ... if KYC is not updated then your mobile phone service will be shut down from tomorrow. It will take only two minutes Sir" "Okay ... what should I do?" Fearing that his mobile phone would be switched off, Mr Dikshit decided to update KYC. "You will receive an SMS with a link. Click the link to open a form. You will have to fill the form. I will keep myself ...
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Social Media Trap

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  Social Media Trap   Some WhatsApp users complained and police arrested Ayush. According to the complainants, a hateful, offensive and religiously divisive post went viral since last three-four days, from the WhatsApp group of which Ayush was the admin. Damini, a Cyber Security consultant analysed Ayush's social media handles (his Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profiles), through social media analytic tools. This type of analysis can reveal a great deal about a person's mental state. Like… Is the person depressed? Restless? Angry? or balanced? What are the political, religious and social beliefs of that person? Etc ... From social media analysis, however, Ayush seemed to be a young man with a balanced personality. At the request, the police allowed Damini and Advocate Sachin (Ayush’s prosecutor) to check the cloned copy of Ayush's mobile phone. When a cyber-crime happens, during digital forensics, a cloned copy of the involving device is created and the origin...
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