cybercrime

Reconstructing society: Lessons from a cybercrime case

Girl targeted with AI deepfake porn & extortion. Community unites for justice.
20 March 2025, 04:00 AM

Pro-Russian hackers target Italian ministry and airport websites: report

A wave of cyber attacks disrupted ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including those of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, temporarily taking them offline, according to a recent report by Reuters.
29 December 2024, 07:23 AM

British businesses lost $55 billion to cyberattacks over five years

British businesses have lost an estimated £44 billion ($55.08 billion) in revenue over the past five years due to cyberattacks, with more than half (52%) of private-sector companies reporting at least one incident, according to insurance broker firm Howden.
25 November 2024, 07:40 AM

Cybergangs breaking into NBR server at will

On May 20, 2024, Chattogram Custom House Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zakaria was in Kolkata, India, where he had gone for treatment a week earlier.
15 November 2024, 20:00 PM

Cybercrimes continue to scourge women

Neela Akter (not her real name), a homemaker, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number last week.
2 November 2024, 18:19 PM

Criminal networks in Southeast Asia exploit Telegram: UN report

Criminal networks in Southeast Asia are extensively using the messaging app Telegram to facilitate large-scale illegal operations, according to a report released by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 
7 October 2024, 07:54 AM

Hacker leaks data of Indian health insurance company via Telegram bots: report

Hackers have stolen sensitive data from Star Health and Allied Insurance, an India-based health insurance provider, and made it publicly accessible through Telegram chatbots, as per a recent report by Reuters. This breach has exposed the private details of millions of customers, according to the report.
20 September 2024, 09:10 AM

Actor Marzuk Russell reports fake Facebook page to police

Popular lyricist, actor and poet Marzuk Russell has recently filed a complaint to the Detective Branch (DB) of Police to report against a fake Facebook page that runs by his name.
29 July 2024, 06:48 AM

Social media hacking tops cybercrimes in Bangladesh: study 

Social media and online account hacking tops the list of cybercrimes in Bangladesh, accounting for 21.65 percent of incidents, according to a new study.
29 June 2024, 08:21 AM

A technological evolution of crimes

Technology has advanced at a rapid pace, bringing many benefits to society, but it also has led to changes in crime patterns. Law enforcers’ race against crimes has become even more challenging faced with these technology-facilitated crimes. On many occasions, these techno criminals catch the police off guard.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

73pc victims stay mum: study

More than 73 percent victims of cybercrime do not seek legal assistance, and those who do, more than half of them found the support inadequate, said Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM

'Almost all' Pakistani banks hacked in security breach, says FIA cybercrime head

In a shocking revelation, the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing says data from "almost all" Pakistani banks was looted in a recent security breach.
7 November 2018, 05:02 AM

Cybercrime on the rise

Barely a month after they tied the knot, Aleya (not her real name) and her husband got the shock of their lives.
20 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Global cybercrime costs $600b annually

The annual cost of cybercrime has hit $600 billion worldwide, fueled by growing sophistication of hackers and proliferation of criminal
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Ban on Facebook to be lifted soon: Palak

State Minister for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed Palak today said that the ban imposed on Facebook on security grounds would be lifted very soon for ensuring access to those who use the social networking site.
3 December 2015, 09:30 AM

Chinese hackers arrested after US request

Chinese police arrests hackers after the US government supplied them with a list of cybercrime suspects.
12 October 2015, 12:20 PM

Catch these perverts, Nasir!

Are we becoming perverts as a people? Sex-starved drooling morons? Look around and you tend to believe so.
28 June 2015, 07:16 AM