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INDIA: Business rivals commit most Cyber-Crimes:
SOURCE: timesofindia.indiatimes.com (ARTICLE DATE: 5 Sep 2016)
From just 3% in 2014, the number of business competitors committing cyber crimes has seen a massive jump to 20% in 2015. They committed more cyber crimes than professional hackers..
The reasons are varied -from wanting to damage others' reputation to know trade secrets and glean customer data. While experts point to the growing insecurities in the country -which could lead to major disasters -they added that there's a lack of awareness and preparedness among agencies.
According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, neighbours constitute the secondhighest number of cyber criminals in the country , committing 15% of such crimes in 2015, up from 8% last year. In 2015, 8,117 persons were arrest ed for cyber crimes and 1,594 were business competitors, 1,195 neighbours, friends or relatives, and, 1,095 professional hackers.
In 2014, 5,744 persons were arrested and only 149 were business competitors, while 427 were neighbours, friends or relatives."Corporates have been an integral part of cyber crime growth in India. Cyber security is still not a thrust area in the corporate world, which has a `chalta hain' (it's all right) attitude, allowing cyber criminals easy access. The absence of strong protection laws also aids such people," Pavan Duggal, top cyber law expert and Supreme Court advocate,said...
SOURCE: timesofindia.indiatimes.com (ARTICLE DATE: 5 Sep 2016)
From just 3% in 2014, the number of business competitors committing cyber crimes has seen a massive jump to 20% in 2015. They committed more cyber crimes than professional hackers..
The reasons are varied -from wanting to damage others' reputation to know trade secrets and glean customer data. While experts point to the growing insecurities in the country -which could lead to major disasters -they added that there's a lack of awareness and preparedness among agencies.
According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, neighbours constitute the secondhighest number of cyber criminals in the country , committing 15% of such crimes in 2015, up from 8% last year. In 2015, 8,117 persons were arrest ed for cyber crimes and 1,594 were business competitors, 1,195 neighbours, friends or relatives, and, 1,095 professional hackers.
In 2014, 5,744 persons were arrested and only 149 were business competitors, while 427 were neighbours, friends or relatives."Corporates have been an integral part of cyber crime growth in India. Cyber security is still not a thrust area in the corporate world, which has a `chalta hain' (it's all right) attitude, allowing cyber criminals easy access. The absence of strong protection laws also aids such people," Pavan Duggal, top cyber law expert and Supreme Court advocate,said...
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