New Report Shows Indian Kids are the Most Cyberbullied in The World

The Internet has brought with it a plethora of problems that were previously unheard of when things like computer and social media did not exist. One such problem is 'cyberbullying', the act of bullying individuals online. It is essentially the same as bullying outside of social media, except perhaps the threat to physical safety. But unlike the classical schoolyard bully, a cyber bully has an added advantage - anonymity.

According to data compiled by Ipsos International, who surveyed adults in 28 countries under a survey called the 'Global Advisor Study' in June this year to find out about the incidence of cyberbullying, a majority of parents reported that their children were victims of online bullying at some point in their lives or the other. And topping the list of countries with the most number of reported cases of cyber-bullying is none other than India.

An analysis of the data showed that in that in the last two years, more and more children and teenagers were bullied online. While 32 percent of parents had reported that their children had faced cyber-bullying in 2016, the statistic rose to 37 percent in 2018.

Karnataka Top Cop Falls Prey to Cyber Crime, Loses Rs 2 Lakh After Sharing Bank Details With Crooks

Bengaluru: In a major embarrassment to the state police department, the Internal Security Division (ISD) chief Ashit Mohan Prasad fell prey to internet fraudsters who made away Rs 2 lakh after taking debit card details from him in just one hour.

Prasad is one of the seniormost officers in the State and is currently serving the top rank of Director General of Police. According to the the complaint lodged with Cyber Crime Wing of Criminal Investigation Department, at around 3pm on Monday, Prasad received two phone calls wherein the callers identified themselves as bank officials.

Govt Develops Online Game to Counter Cyber Crimes Against Children

New Delhi: The government has launched its own game application for children in a bid to counter incidents of cyber crimes against children due to dangerous games like 'blue whale' and 'momo' challenges.

The 'cyber trivia' app would have a set of multiple choice questions and children would rewarded points based on their answers, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said.

"It is an attempt to teach these children in a fun way what should be done if they are contacted by a stranger on the Internet who might ask for their pictures or ask them to do things," said Yashwant Jain, a member of the NCPCR.

Feds take down a half-billion dollar cybercrime forum after 7 years online

WITH THE RISE and fall of dark web black markets like Alphabay and the Silk Road, law enforcement officials have repeatedly warned that even anonymity tools like Tor and cryptocurrencies won't hide criminals from the law's long reach. But the most recent takedown of another massive cybercrime forum carries a different lesson: It's still possible to create an online black market even outside of the dark web's cover, grow it to a half-billion dollar operation, and get away with it for the better part of a decade.

Is Not Responding to Trolls The Best Way to Deal With Online Abuse?

According to media persons, focus has to now be shifted from 'bringing people online' to teaching them how to 'behave' online.

In 2016 when journalist Rana Ayyub's book 'Gujarat Riots - Anatomy of a Cover-Up' - was released, she may not have imagined the volume and shelf-life of the hate she was about to receive. Today, two years since the book's release, Ayyub continues to be regularly trolled, she continues to get death and rape threats, her reputation continues to be systematically desecrated, she continues to feature in fake and inciteful 'news' content, tailored to incite ignorant masses. But though Ayyub has remained one of the most trolled women journalists in India, she is not the only one.

Ransom Warrior defeated by decryption tool

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a decryption tool to unlock machines infected by Ransom Warrior ransomware.

The Malware Hunter Team first spotted the malware on August 8 and researchers believe the threat actors are India-based and inexperienced malware developers dude to the malware being written in .NET, an obfuscated executable that isn’t packed or otherwise protected, according to a an Aug. 30 Check Point blog post.

“In fact, the “encryption” used by the ransomware is a stream cipher using a key randomly chosen from a list of 1000 hard-coded keys in RansomWarrior’s binary code,” researchers wrote.

Extremists exploiting small social media websites, experts warn

More needs to be done to stop small social media websites being exploited by extremists, experts have said.

The likes of Facebook and Twitter have responded to calls to remove extremist content over the last 18 months.

And some smaller social media sites have joined a scheme where information is shared to enable blocking content.