Product roundup: ‘Tis the season to tackle cyber crime.

While it may seem incongruous to raise such matters in the season of goodwill, this month’s products and schemes pages are dominated by cyber crime, fraud, litigation and a change at Biba’s oldest scheme as the association dispensed with Sterling’s services and replaced the insurer with Aqua for its high net worth scheme.

Brokers looking for an early Christmas present for their business could be tempted by the CyberProtect service underwritten by Zurich and supplied by Marchant McKechnie Insurance Brokers.

The scheme protects businesses against data loss and offers a range of services including forensic investigations to recover company data in the event of accidental loss or malicious deletion.

Or perhaps this festive period will see brokers unwrapping the latest offering from Dual Corporate Risks which has released a new management liability product for private companies keen to protect themselves against losses arising from internal fraud.

While we were unable to bring you a reindeer-related product we did manage to rustle up an equine delegated authority scheme from Rural Insurance.

Not quite Rudolph, Blitzen, Dasher and Prancer but still an opportune way to end by wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a prosperous, fraud and cyber crime-free New Year.

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National Security Database to help prevent cyber war

Three years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the National Security Database, a not-for-profit organisation backed by the Government, has finally been established with a view to counter cyber warfare-like situation. 

 

The NSD will act as a repository of cyber security experts and ethical hackers across the country to counter any mass attacks on cyber networks.

The need for such a body like the NSD was felt after the Mumbai terror strikes in which the terrorists used high-end gadgets like satellite phones and GPS devices and the security establishment did not have a mechanism to counter their moves or put them under technical surveillance.

Besides the availability of the databank of cyber security professionals, the Government will have at its command a team of experts to launch need-based defensive and offensive operations against the cyber attackers.

The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mumbai-based NSD that was launched on 26/11 this year for cooperation in the cyber security domian.

The NTRO, meanwhile, has increased the frequency of its participation in cyber security-related conferences with a view to raise the awareness amongst the stakeholders.

Cyber security expert and Director of Torrid Networks, Dhruv Soi told The Pioneer, “It is good that a national database of cyber security experts and ethical hackers is being developed.

This, coupled with organisation of conferences on cyber security, will help in overcoming the challenge of finding talent in the cyber security domain, especially in times of crisis situation.”

Elaborating further, Soi said security and IT professionals present the latest research papers during such conferences and participants can analyse the emerging threats and correspondingly take counter measures.

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IT defences cost UK business £3bn a year

UK firms are expected to have invested an eye-popping £3 billion in IT security this year, according to consultancy firm PwC. Spending is also projected to continue rising at 10 per cent a year for the next three years.

PwC's latest report on the cyber security industry claims the increasing use of mobile devices and acceptance of cloud computing, combined with the growing threats those trends bring, are driving IT chiefs to spend more of their budget on IT security.

“Growing threats and awareness, and changes in technology such as mobile devices and cloud computing, are key drivers of spending growth in the cyber security market,” said Barry Jaber, PwC's security industry leader.

The report follows hot on the heels of a separate study by PwC, released this week, which highlighted the growing threat of cyber crime to UK businesses.

Nearly a quarter of UK businesses polled by PwC said they have been affected by more than 10 incidents of economic crime during the past year.

Cyber crime was the third most common type of crime reported.

Four out of ten firms reported that they lack the capabilities to detect and prevent cyber crime affecting their business.

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966 cyber crime cases reported in 2010

New Delhi: With increasing penetration of technology, cyber crime is on the rise with 966 cases reported in 2010 under the IT Act, 2000, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said.

"With the increase in the increasing proliferation of IT and related services, there is a rise in the number of cyber crimes and cyber security incidents," Sibal said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

According to data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 217, 288, 420 and 966 cyber crime cases were registered under the Information Technology Act, 2000, during 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, he said.

Sibal added that "...399, 176, 276 and 356 cyber crime cases were reported under Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) relating to cyber cases during 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively".
   
The nature of cyber crime recorded by NCRB included tampering computer documents, hacking, obscene publication/ transmission in electronic media, unauthorised access/attempt to access protected computer system, breach of privacy/ confidentiality and digital signature related crimes.

Sibal said the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008 has been enforced on October 27, 2009 and provides a legal framework to address the issues connected with security breaches of IT infrastructure.

He added that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issues alerts, advisories and guidelines regarding cyber security threats and measures to be taken to prevent cyber incidents and enhance security of IT systems.
   
In response to a separate question, Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot said that 219 government websites were defaced by various hacker groups between January to October, 2011.
   
"A total of 90, 119, 252 and 219 government websites as reported and tracked by CERT-In were defaced by various hacker groups in 2008, 2009, 2010 and January-October 2011," Pilot said.

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Phone hacking: 31-year-old woman arrested in Northumberland.

A 31-year-old woman was arrested today by detectives investigating phone hacking at News International.

She is being questioned in custody at a police station in the North East, Scotland Yard said.

Operation Weeting officers said she was held this morning in connection with conspiring to intercept communications.

She is the latest to be arrested on suspicion of phone hacking since the fresh investigation into the illegal interception of voicemails was launched in January.

A series of high-profile figures have been held for questioning, including former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and former Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson.

None of the suspects has been charged and one has been cleared.

The scandal has already led to the closure of the News of the World after 168 years and the resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and Assistant Commissioner John Yates.

The latest arrested came just hours after Paul McMullan, the deputy features editor on the Sunday tabloid, said senior executives on the newspaper, including Mr Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, knew that hacking and other illegal activities were widespread.

Mr McMullan, who was giving evidence at The Leveson Inquiry ysterday, described Mr Coulson, who went on to become David Cameron’s director of communications, as “scum” for allowing his reporters to take the blame.

He also accused Mrs Brooks of “cosying up” to David Cameron, describing her as an “arch-criminal”.

In a candid and at times bizarre session, Mr McMullan told the Leveson inquiry into press standards that hacking was an “honourable” activity that aimed to uncover corruption in high places.

He also claimed hacking the phone of Milly Dowler, the murdered teenager, was “not a bad thing” because journalists wanted to help find her and the police were “incompetent”.
He also said that the car chases involved in covering Diana, Princess of Wales were “great fun”.

Asked directly if senior figures at the paper knew that hacking was going on, he replied: “We did all these things for our editors, for Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson.”

He alleged that Mr Coulson had been involved in hacking when he was a showbusiness columnist at the News of the World’s sister paper, The Sun.

He said: “It would be pop star A is leaving messages on pop star B’s phone at two in the morning, saying 'I love you shall we meet up for a drink?’ It was that blatant but no one realised anyone was committing a crime at the time.

“My assertion has always been that Andy Coulson brought that practice wholesale with him when he was appointed deputy editor, an appointment I could not believe.”

Mr McMullan went on to attack Mrs Brooks and Mr Coulson, who both edited the News of the World, for failing to back their reporters when the hacking scandal broke. He said they should have said they asked reporters to do these things for the public good.

“They should have been the heroes of journalism, but they aren’t, Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, they are the scum of journalism for trying to drop me and my colleagues in it.”

Describing the relationship between Mrs Brooks and Mr Cameron, Mr McMullan said: “What we have is a future prime minister cosying up and being moulded by the arch-criminal, Rebekah Brooks.”
Addressing the issue of privacy, Mr McMullan said it was those who had something to hide who valued it.

He told the inquiry: “Privacy is the space bad people need to do bad things … Privacy is for paedos, fundamentally no one else needs privacy.”

 

 

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Police using its own network to crack down cyber crime

The Delhi Police have decided to fight fire with fire — by using its own ‘networking’ skills to get the better of cyber criminals on social networking websites.

With everyone from professional hackers to IT professionals on their (unofficial) cyber crime-fighting ‘friends list’, tech-savvy police officers are increasingly combining traditional methods of policing with technical expertise provided by ‘good-willed’ computer experts. 

“More and more young adults, aged between 18 to 25 years, are taking to the internet to settle personal scores by defaming victims through fake profiles and hacking emails. As many as three complaints relating to fake profiles are brought to our notice every day,” said a senior police officer from the Crime Branch.

Till the end of October this year, as many as 180 ‘bona fide’ cases of fake profiles, 111 cases of abusive emails and more than 70 cases of defamation were registered by the Cyber Crime Cell of the Delhi Police.

With the above translating into a 700% increase in cyber crime as compared to last year, the police have reacted by doubling its manpower — and something extra. “We now have one additional DCP, an assistant commissioner of police (ACP), eight inspectors and 10 sub-inspectors, trained in fighting cyber crime from the IP University, and some unofficial sources,” the officer said.

The unofficial sources consist of good Samaritans in the form of discerning cyber law experts, employees of IT companies tipping them off about the latest malicious bug on the net and even some professional hackers.

“When it comes to cyber crime, which evolves as often as technology itself, and is more dynamic than traditional crime, no investigation relating to it can be water-tight. We rely on our own contacts, our own friends working for IT firms and engineers kind enough to keep us in the loop about what’s happening online,” the officer added.

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Pakistani Hacker Named Mr .Creepy is Fake Defacement Exposed

A Pakistani Hacker named Mr .Creepy claimed that he had defaced 50 Indian Website's .
Hackers search about these Domain's on Google and Other Search Engines. But they can't find those domains on Internet most of the domains are fakes . The Indian Hacking Group Said that Pakistani Hackers are Spreading Fake News about Hacking Big Indian Websites .
Pakistani Hackers Just Spreading rumors about hacking Indian Sites. We searched about the real websites some are posted below;

Fake Website>Real Website

www.maduraikamarajuniversityresults.co.in > www.mkuniversity.org

www.magadhuniversityresults.co.in > www.magadhuniversity.org


www.purvanchaluniversityresults.co.in > www.vbspu.ac.in


www.annauniversity.org.in > www.annauniv.ac.in, www.annauniv.edu


www.annamalaiuniversityedu.co.in > annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

www.andhrauniversityresults.co.in > www.andhrauniversity.info

www.amravatiuniversityresults.co.in > www.sgbau.ac.in

www.alagappauniversitydde.in > www.alagappauniversity.ac.in


www.maduraikamarajuniversity.co.in > www.mkudde.org, www.mkuniversity.org


www.nagpuruniversityresults.co.in > www.nagpuruniversity.org

www.northmaharashtrauniversityresults.co.in > www.nmu.ac.in

www.pondicherryuniversity.co.in > www.pondiuni.edu.in, www.ascpu.edu.in

www.mahrashtrauni.co.in > www.tmv.edu.in

www.rajasthanuniversityresults.co.in > result.uniraj.ac.in, results.rajasthaneducation.net

www.shivajiuniversityresults.co.in > www.unishivaji.ac.in

www.punjabiuniversityresults.co.in > www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in

www.mumbaiuniversityresults.co.in > www.mu.ac.in

www.jiwajiuniversityresults.co.in > www.jiwaji.edu

pastebin of hacked websites given below:

http://pastebin.com/5Wq0j40Z

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25000+ Indian Websites Hacked By Pakistani Hacker in the reply of the cyber attack of 26/11/2011 by Indian Hackers Group Indishell

It seems like the attack of an Indian hackers group named ‘Indishell’ is costing a lot for Indian Cyber defense. In the reply of the cyber attack of 26/11 on Pakistani sites by ‘Indishell’ many Pakistani hackers and hackers group hacked about 25000+ websites of India including Government, Universities and Private Institutions websites. By the message given on hacked websites we can say that this defacement happens only because of the attack of that hackers group.

Links of hacked website are provided below:-

Link of hacked govt. websites

http://pulsa.gov.in/
http://iroaf.gov.in/
http://coophp.gov.in/
http://www.sameer.gov.in/
http://mpowerraj.gov.in/

Mirror Links :-
http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/15877114
http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/15877126
http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/15877136
http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/15877252
http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/15877324

Other Hacked Websites :-

http://www.zone-h.com/archive/notifier=H4x0rL1f3

http://www.zone-h.com/archive/notifier=PakCyberArmy

http://pastebin.com/ND8YYpJV

http://pastebin.com/Ss3dt1Mh

http://pastie.org/2924930

http://pastebin.com/a2HjYRub

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Cyber crime cases on rise in Bangalore

BANGALORE: Not long after it became the ‘suicide capital’ of the country, Bangalore is surging ahead to claim another tittle as the cyber crime capital of the nation. Though the city stands at the top five position for cyber crime, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2010 statistics, fraudsters are going all out pursuing ‘virtual prey’, especially in banking sector.

“As banks are increasing online presence, customers have become more susceptible to cyber crime,” M Palanisami, banking ombudsman for Karnataka said. Speaking to Express, he pointed out that ‘net banking’ related crimes are on the rise. He shared that many new generation private banks were offering net banking without fire wall protection.

“These days lot of mails are orginating seeking personal information such as account number and Personal Identification Number (PIN) and many customers are falling prey to this,” he said and added that some of these ‘duped’ customers were highly educated and some of them were even IT professionals.

Taking the opportunity to enlighten the people, he said that no bank would seek information over the internet and no sensitive information should be shared online. Citing that the Real Time Graft System (RTGS) was one such fool-proof system used by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), he informed that this system had never even been attacked.

When asked why this system was not a standard practice amongst all financial institutions in the country, he clarified that the RBI cannot get into ‘micro management’ to place such systems in all banks operating net banks.

Palanisamy said, “The banks have to ensure that customers are not vulnerable to such frauds.” He also said that the number of complaints related to banking was on the rise and there was an average of 7 complaints per month.

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Cyber crimes on the rise in Pink City

JAIPUR: With the city going hi-tech, cyber crime cases are also on the rise. Jaipur police lodged a total of 27 cases in 2010. The figures of the national crime record bureau ( NCRB) show no case was registered under IT Act in the city in 2009. Rajasthan stands at number 4 in terms of cyber crime cases in the country with a total of 52 cases registered with the police in 2010.

"Jaipur is one of the most vulnerable cities in the country as people here are generally ignorant," says Hitesh Choudhary, a cyber security expert.

He added that more than the police, the residents are to be blamed.

"Passwords are usually very 'weak'. There is no concept of 'penetration tests' in the city in which IT systems are challenged by professional hackers and then the loopholes are rectified. Besides, pirated software programmes and other factors have also added to the problem," said Choudhary.

Under the police commissionerate system, a separate cell to deal with cyber crimes was to be formed, but it is yet to see the light of the day.

While residents of the Pink City are becoming victims of cyber crimes, the police are unable to help due to lack of knowledge and resources.

A senior police officer said the police have few resources to solve such crimes.

"Each police district in the city has a special crime cell which deals with cyber crime as well as other organised crimes," said the officer. He added that under the commissionerate system, a separate cell for dealing with cyber crimes is proposed, but it might take some time.

In order to curb cyber crimes, the state police had earlier planned to set up cyber police stations across the state and first such police stations was likely to come up in Jaipur. However, this has not been done.

Cases under IT ACT (states)

20092010

Rajasthan2752

Maharashtra53142

Kerala64148

Andhra Pradesh30105

Cases under IT Act (cities)

Jaipur027

Hyderabad051

Delhi5 41

Bengaluru9740

Pune532

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