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Facebook removes over 150 fake accounts running from China, posting about
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], September 23 (ANI): Facebook on Tuesday said that it has shut down over 150 fake accounts that were being run from China, including accounts posting about November's US presidential election.
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Former Miss India finalist, who cracked UPSC exam, files complaint over fa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Miss India finalist Aishwarya Sheoran, who recently shot to fame after she secured rank 93 in the 2019 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam, has filed a complaint with the Colaba police station here stating that there are over 20 fake
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ACB raids Guru Raghavendra Co-op Bank in Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 19 (ANI): Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday raided offices of Sri Guru Raghavendra Co-operative Bank, including the residence of present and previous chairmen in Bengaluru over allegations of irregularities in financial transactions.
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Bandra incident: Cyber Dept identifies over 30 accounts for spreading rumo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Maharashtra Cyber Department has identified over 30 accounts on various social platforms including a 'news channel' for spreading rumours about train services, which led to a huge gathering at Bandra railway station here on Tuesday.
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Efforts being made to nab frauds creating fake accounts to siphon off dona
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): India's cybersecurity chief Lieutenant General Rajesh Pant on Monday said that efforts are being made to nab persons who are trying to create fake websites and accounts to hack funds meant for fighting coronavirus.
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Twitter admits someone exploited its phone number matching system
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): In yet another instance of security lapse, Twitter admitted that someone used fake accounts to exploit its API and match usernames to phone numbers, abusing the ability to find people with phone number.
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Delhi HC refuses to pass directions to Centre to link social media account
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass any directions to the Centre on a plea seeking to formulate a policy related to linking social media accounts of individuals with Aadhaar and other identification proofs to weed out
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Court adjourns hearing of Zardari, Talpur's bail applications till Dec 11
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 4 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur's bail petitions in connection with two money laundering cases.
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Twitter removes thousands of fake accounts from UAE
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 20 (ANI): Twitter on Friday announced that it has closed thousands of fake accounts which it said were operated exclusively from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), employing fake names and tweeting mostly about Qatar and Yemen.
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Request Army officials to follow guidelines while using social media: MoD
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Indian Army on Thursday requested its officials to follow the guidelines strictly while using social media accounts after the government and security agencies took action against the fake accounts running in the names of serving and retired personnel.
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Indian Army takes action against fake Twitter handles impersonating top mi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Indian Army and other security agencies are taking strict action against the fake Twitter handles of senior Indian military leadership created by Pakistani agencies to spread misinformation about the country after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.
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Pak spreading misinformation about Kashmir through social media says IG, M
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Cyber Cell on Saturday said that some people from Pakistan are creating fake accounts with Indian names on social media to post-inflammatory content and spread misinformation about Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of abrogation of Article
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