Cyber crimes increase in India
Just a few weeks back, there were reports of 3 Indians who hacked into online US brokerage firms.
Now comes the report from the Union Home Ministry that cyber crimes in India have sharply increased in India. As per the data, 481 cases were filed under the IT Act in 2005 (yes, you read that correct - they’re quoting figures for 2005 in 2007). My native state Gujarat lead the pack with 155 incidents followed by Andra Pradesh with 82. Gujarat, Karnataka and Punjab noted the sharpest increase in these crimes. The number of cyber crimes for AP and TN declined as compared the previous year.
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