SC issues notice to Centre on PIL over rising cyber crimes, spam calls, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a PIL alleging an “enormous rise” in cyber crimes and “nuisance” of unsolicited calls in the country. Observing government agencies were doing their bit, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued a notice to the Department […]
Rising threat of ‘Digital Arrest’ exploiting deepfake sparks concern among law enforcement, ET LegalWorld
There has been a surprising rise in ‘digital arrests’ scams, which has been flagged by the security agencies and law enforcement bodies. These scams involve cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials, convincing victims that they are under investigation or have committed a crime. “Deepfake as an outcome of Artificial Intelligence (AI), enables the manipulation […]