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Data breach incidences in India were the second highest globally in 2018, according to a report by digital security firm Gemalto. [1] [2] With over 690 million internet subscribers [3] and growing, India has increasingly seen a rise in data breaches both in the private and public sector.
The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.
The case was filed in February 2004 and In a short span of about seven months from the filing of the FIR, the Chennai Cyber Crime Cell achieved the conviction . In the case, a woman complained to the police about a man who was sending her obscene, defamatory and annoying messages in a Yahoo message group.
While covering this case, Rakshith Gowda, a journalist for The New Indian Express, was attacked by four unidentified men. [ 30 ] On June 18, a specialised team proficient in cyber technology investigated if Renukaswamy was the victim of hacking or imposter by another person who poses him with a lewd message to Gowda. [ 31 ]
His accomplishments in police service include setting up the country's first cyber crime police station in Bangalore, obtaining ISO quality, environmental and green building certification for the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation and playing a vital role in the successful investigations of many crimes of interstate and international ...
These units include the Crime Branch/CID for investigating complex crimes, the ATS for investigation of terrorism counter-terrorism, and the EOW for economic offenses. Other specialized units may include Cyber Crime Cell for cybercrimes, and Women's Police Stations for crimes against women and children.Indian Police Service officer.
The Police Complaints Authority were to be established at the state and district levels following the judgement by the 2006 Supreme Court of India, in the Prakash Singh and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. AIR 2006 SCC 1 Case, [7] in response to the huge volume of complaints against the police and the endemic lack of accountability. [8] [9]
Cybercrime encompasses a wide range of criminal activities that are carried out using digital devices and/or networks.These crimes involve the use of technology to commit fraud, identity theft, data breaches, computer viruses, scams, and expanded upon in other malicious acts.