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First Space #cybercrime of #identitytheft in ISS  Nasa is investigating a claim that an astronaut Ms. Anne McClain the first Lady astronaut has allegedly accessed the bank account of her estranged husband from the International Space Station. Accused has acknowledged the crime but denied any wrongdoing When her husband Mr  Summer Worden, had filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission FTC. Lady astronaut  has since returned to Earth. The astronaut claims, she was merely making sure that the family's finances were in order and there was enough money to pay bills and care for Ms Worden's son - who they had been raising together prior to the divorce in 2018 How does the law work in space? There are five national or international space agencies involved in the ISS - from the US, Canada, Japan, Russia and several European countries - and a legal framework sets out that national law applies to any people and possessions in space. So if a Canadian national were to commit...

One Vikas Kumar from Patna was Convicted in #cybercrime for 2 years with Rs. 5,000/- fine for operating fake #Patanjali Website & promising distributorship in lieu of ₹3 Lacks by Ahmednagar Court in Maharashtra. FIR was Registered under S66D of the IT Act,2000 & S420 of IPC 1. District - Ahmednagar 2. Police Station - Cyber Police Station 3. C.R.No. 02/2017, IPC Sections 419, 420,467, 468 IT Act Section 66C 4. Name of Accused - Vikas Kumar, r/o Nalanda, Bihar. 5. Facts of the case - Accused in the said case had allegedly offered Distributorship through a fake website of Patanjali and thereby duped the Complainant to the tune of Rs. 3 Lacs. Technical Investigation of the said crime was undertaken by PI Pawar and the Accused was arrested from Patna, Bihar. Proceedings of the said case were conducted before the Court of Chief Magistrate, Ahmednagar . Almost everyone knows someone has been a Victim. But, there's still an attitude that somehow it always happens to the other guy....

What does Google know about YOU? Did you know that unlike searching , when you search on Google, they ? That means they know every search you’ve ever done on Google. That alone is pretty scary, but it’s just the shallow end of the  that they try to collect on people. What most people don’t realize is that even if you don’t use any Google products directly, they’re still trying to track as much as they can about you. Google trackers have been found on . This means they're also trying to track most everywhere you go on the internet, trying to slurp up your browsing history! Most people also don’t know that Google runs most of the ads you see across the internet and in apps – you know those ones that follow you around everywhere? Yup, that’s Google, too. They aren’t really a search company anymore – they’re a tracking company. They are tracking as much as they can for these annoying and intrusive ads, including recording every time you see them, where you saw them, if you clicked...

WhatsAPP Video Call Divorce A Nagpur family court has granted divorce & Rs. 10 Lakhs settlement for the wife in the US and husband in India, after recording the wife’s consent via a WhatsApp video call. The husband, 37, a resident of Khamla in Nagpur, works in Michigan, but was in his home town when the divorce was officially granted by mutual consent. The wife, 35, is studying in Michigan, US, on a student visa. Expressing her inability to attend the hearing as she was not permitted to seek long leave from her educational institution, the woman had requested that the hearing be conducted via a WhatsApp video call. After seeking consent from both sides, Nagpur Family Court Judge Swati Chauhan allowed their separation on the condition that the husband would pay the woman a lump-sum one-time alimony of Rs 10 lakh. The divorce was finalised on January 14, 2019 .The family court had obtained th...

Definition of Hacking Hacking is broadly defined as the act of breaking into a computer system. Hacking isn't always a crime as "ethical hacking" occurs when a hacker is legally permitted to exploit security networks. In other words, it's when a hacker has the appropriate consent or authorization. However, hacking crosses the criminal line when a hacker accesses someone's computer system without such consent or authority. For instance, if an individual act without consent or any lawful authorization (i.e. from law enforcement agency and/or court order) and penetrates a business' firewall to access private servers and cloud storage systems or uses phishing to install malware to desktop and laptop computers with the intent to monitor communications and activities, they can be charged with a crime. Federal Hacking Laws There are several federal laws that address hacking, including: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA); The Stored Communications Act (SCA); The ...

Cryptojacking cybercrime and Laws in India & USA Cryptojacking (aka illegal cryptomining) is the practice of infecting a target with malware that uses a computer’s processing power to mine for cryptocurrencies without the owner’s consent or knowledge.  Monero is one of the most common cryptocurrencies that is mined by hackers.  While the crypto-miner is running the user will notice a very high graphics card and/or CPU usage level. The browser could use 40% or more of your available computer power. This means that the computer or smartphone will run slower, the battery will drain faster and the temperature of the device might increase as long as the script is running. Moreover, an increased workload on the device results in a higher electricity bill. How does cryptojacking works? Cryptojacking works off a user's browser or can be plugged into popular websites, that will then use resources from a visitor's PC using their browser. Hackers insert low-risk m...

"Temporary Injunction"  -  Few important judgments of the Supreme Court of India. 1. Rathnavathi v. Kavita Ganashamdas, (2015) 5 SCC 223 2. Ram Prakash Agarwal v. Gopi Krishan, (2013) 11 SCC 296 3. Lakshmi v. E. Jayaram, (2013) 9 SCC 311 4. Best Sellers Retail (India) (P) Ltd. v. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., (2012) 6 SCC 792 5. Esha Ekta Appartments CHS Ltd. v. Municipal Corpn. of Mumbai, (2012) 4 SCC 689 6. Ranjit Kaur v. Major Harmohinder Singh, (2011) 15 SCC 95 : (2014) 2 SCC 7. Supreme Court Bar Assn. v. B.D. Kaushik, (2011) 13 SCC 774 8. Skyline Education Institute (India) (P) Ltd. v. S.L. Vaswani, (2010) 2 SCC 142 9. Home Care Retail Marts (P) Ltd. v. New Era Fabrics Ltd., (2009) 17 SCC 429 10. Zenit Mataplast (P) Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra, (2009) 10 SCC 388 11. Mandali Ranganna v. T. Ramachandra, (2008) 11 SCC 1 12. D. Dwarakanath Reddy v. Chaitanya Bharathi Educational Society, (2007) 6 SCC 130 13. M. Gurudas v. Rasaranjan, (2006) 8 SCC 367 14. Seema Arshad Zaheer v....