Revenge was the main motive in the cyber crime case involving a former DPS student who had morphed the images of a girl of the school and allegedly blackmailed her, the Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) has said. The DCB Cyber Crime Cell said the accused boy (16) used a high-grade hacker’s software to hack the girl’s picture from the social networking site Facebook to morph them onto the bodies of nude models. He developed 15 such pictures and reportedly sent an email to the victim, blackmailing her for Rs 1 lakh, failing which the pictures would be posted on social networking sites Orkut, Twitter and Facebook. The girl complained to her parents who lodged the case with the DCB.
Full Story: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Revenge-main-motive-in-DPS-cyber-crime--Cops/597509
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
Are you in a Safe Cyber City?
Have you ever stopped and wondered, either as a consumer or retailer, just how safe your city or town is in the realm of cyber security? A city’s cyber security climate is increasingly becoming a bigger factor for both individuals moving or relocating, and for businesses looking to set up shop in particular areas. It also has some obvious ramifications for online shopping activities in those particular cities. Fortunately, there’s a new study out that can help guide you as you face these kinds of questions.
Full Story: http://ecommercejunkie.com/2010/03/25/are-you-in-a-safe-cyber-city
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Full Story: http://ecommercejunkie.com/2010/03/25/are-you-in-a-safe-cyber-city
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Chinese city is world’s hacker hub
A CITY in eastern China has been identified as the world capital of cyber-espionage by an American internet security company. The firm traced 12 billion emails in a study which showed that a higher number of “targeted attacks” on computers come from China than previously thought. Researchers for Symantec found almost 30% of “malicious” emails were sent from China and that 21.3% came from the city of Shaoxing alone. They were able to identify key targets for the hackers as experts in Asian defence policy and human rights activists, strongly suggesting state involvement.
Full Story: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article7078760.ece
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Full Story: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article7078760.ece
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US credit card hacker sentenced
Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez has been jailed for 20 years in the US for his part in stealing the details of more than 130m credit and debit cards, British Broadcasting Corporation reports. One judge described the crime as ”the largest and most costly example of computer hacking in US history”.
Full story: http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20100329111854
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Microsoft Corporation & Anr V/s Dhiren Gopal & Ors 2010 (42) PTC 1 (Del)
In cases of alleged copyright infringement where computers are sealed are results into a blackmailing tactics as the defendants data alongwith the computers are being seized. Appropriate method is a direction for preparation of mirror images of the hard disc and get such mirror images sealed on the sport so that that plaintiffs are not able to use the database of the defendants either for blackmailing the defendants or for any other purpose and the sealed miiror images are produced in the court and inspected in the court by experts of the plaintiffs to find out if there was an infringements or not.
Horlicks Limited & anr v/s Heinz India (Private) Limited 2010 (42) PTC 156 (Del.) (DB)
Doctrine of forum non convenience is not applicable in India.
The principle of forum non convenience emerged as a concept primarily applicable to a foreign forum. The doctrine of forum non convenience which originated in Scotland and thereafter brought to England and United State of America simply put means that if legal proceedings are initiated in a particular forum and that forum is of the opinion that there is a more convenient forum where such lis should be tried, it desists from trying the particular lis.
However, the court held that the principle of forum non convenience does not apply to civil suits in India which are governed by the Civil Procedure Code, there being no provision under the Code for the same…
The principle of forum non convenience emerged as a concept primarily applicable to a foreign forum. The doctrine of forum non convenience which originated in Scotland and thereafter brought to England and United State of America simply put means that if legal proceedings are initiated in a particular forum and that forum is of the opinion that there is a more convenient forum where such lis should be tried, it desists from trying the particular lis.
However, the court held that the principle of forum non convenience does not apply to civil suits in India which are governed by the Civil Procedure Code, there being no provision under the Code for the same…
LT Foods Limited V/s Sachdeva & Sons Rice Millls Limited & others 2010 (42) PTC 144 (Del)
Delhi High Court came down very heavily on adoption of “cut-copy-paste” method
The Defendant had file an application for amendment of its written statement under order 6 Rule 17 of CPC on the ground that written statements was prepared adopting “cut-copy-paste” method and it does not contain relevant material pertaining to the present suit and contained material pertaining to some other suit.
The Delhi High Court came down very heavily on adoption of “cut-copy-paste” method and observed that
“ I consider that this attitude must be cured and that manner in which written statements are being filed these days containing prolix and unnecessary material adopting “cut-copy- paste” method, must not be encouraged as this is going to have far-reaching consequences. Already the situation has come that pleadings are note concise and because of use of computers, in pleadings, apart from basic facts not only detailed legal prepositions and evidence , irrelevant facts are being stated. This results into wastage of the time of the Court in going through these unnecessary and lengthy pleadings while considering the various applications and while framing issues.”
The Delhi High Court allowed the application but with heavy cost of Rupees one lac for adopting “cut-copy-paste” method and prepare a written statement without even reading the plaint.
The Defendant had file an application for amendment of its written statement under order 6 Rule 17 of CPC on the ground that written statements was prepared adopting “cut-copy-paste” method and it does not contain relevant material pertaining to the present suit and contained material pertaining to some other suit.
The Delhi High Court came down very heavily on adoption of “cut-copy-paste” method and observed that
“ I consider that this attitude must be cured and that manner in which written statements are being filed these days containing prolix and unnecessary material adopting “cut-copy- paste” method, must not be encouraged as this is going to have far-reaching consequences. Already the situation has come that pleadings are note concise and because of use of computers, in pleadings, apart from basic facts not only detailed legal prepositions and evidence , irrelevant facts are being stated. This results into wastage of the time of the Court in going through these unnecessary and lengthy pleadings while considering the various applications and while framing issues.”
The Delhi High Court allowed the application but with heavy cost of Rupees one lac for adopting “cut-copy-paste” method and prepare a written statement without even reading the plaint.
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