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Haryana reported nearly 37,000 cybercrime-related complaints till August this year and 15,000 of them have been disposed of, officials said. A meeting of 29 cyber police station incharges and all district nodal officers for cybercrime of deputy superintendent of police and additional SP rank officers was held in Panchkula on Thursday. It was chaired by O P Singh, additional DGP (Crime) and state nodal officer for cybercrime for the state. During the meeting, officials said that till August this year, 36,996 cybercrime-related complaints were received on helpline number 1930, cybercrime portal, 309 cyber desks and 29 cyber police stations in the state. Over 20,000 of them are under process and nearly 15,057 have been disposed of, officials told the meeting. Cyber police station of the state crime branch, Panipat and Sonipat were among the top three units in disposing of the maximum percentage of complaints, according to a statement. Karnal, Sirsa and Bhiwani were among the top thr
In face of emerging cyber threats such as the recent ransomware attack, fringe incidents of leaks of Aadhar database and other online attacks, the government is planning to separate the cyber security of different sectors. Also a centralised hub to monitor and take on cyber attacks is also being planned.Ravi Shankar Prasad, minister for Ministry Electronics and Information Technology (MietY) on Tuesday said that the government is planning to set up separate Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) teams for financial as well as power sector to deal with specific cyber threats."Cyber security is a vast area we want to divide it for a more specialised approach. A separate CERT for financial sector and a dedicated Digital Payment Division will ensure and secure the digital payments ecosystem," he said.In the face of questions related to the safety of data for Aadhar, MietY again reiterated that it is the most secure database in the country. Last month, details of more than a ...