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India’s ‘digital arrest’ scammers stealing savings

India’s ‘digital arrest’ cybercrime has become so rampant that PM Modi has issued warnings – Copyright AFP Chris Delmas Aishwarya KUMAR Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police. The cybercrime known as “digital arrest” — where fraudsters pose […]

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Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users

An illicit JavaScript pop-up on the Internet Archive proclaimed on Wednesday afternoon that the site had suffered a major data breach. Hours later, the organization confirmed the incident. Longtime security researcher Troy Hunt, who runs the data-breach-notification website Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) also confirmed that the breach is legitimate. He said it occurred in […]

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Lawyers say ‘monster’ late Harrods owner abused dozens of women

Billionaire businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed died last year – Copyright AFP SHAUN CURRY Akshata KAPOOR, Clara LALANNE Dozens of women from across the world have accused late Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault, lawyers said Friday, likening the allegations to those against fallen figures like Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. At least 37 women from Australia […]