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Dec 8, 20229 min read

Who should be accountable for AIIMS Poor Cyber Security?

On 23rd November 2022, AIIMS made a formal announcement that its servers (and therefore online services) were down due to ransomware...

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The intentions are in the right direction but directions are not right

May 8, 202211 min read

Laws and Rules

The intentions are in the right direction but directions are not right

CERT-In Directions No. 20(3)/2022 dated 28th April 2022 Note: (i) For complete CERT-In directions and other legal documents Click here....

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TECHNO-PARALEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (IDENTIFICATION) BILL, 2022

Mar 31, 202211 min read

Personal Data Protection

TECHNO-PARALEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (IDENTIFICATION) BILL, 2022

On 24th March 2022, the home minister Shri Amit Shah, introduced the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha. As...

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How to memorise secret numbers or password - Use कटपयादि संख्या

Feb 6, 20225 min read

Cyber Security

How to memorise secret numbers or password - Use कटपयादि संख्या

ka·ṭa·pa·yā·di system of numerical notation is an ancient Indian alphasyllabic numeral system to depict letters to numerals for easy...

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Nov 30, 20212 min read

Cyber Security

Counter-Ransomware-as-a-Service (CRaaS)

Ransomware attackers, to reduce risk and enhance profit, have changed their approach, where instead of identifying and penetrating the...

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Techno-Para-Legal Discussion on 16th Nov 2021

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Laws and Rules

Techno-Para-Legal Discussion on 16th Nov 2021

We at Mayakshi along with our partners Lab Systems, ExeStat and iRiskAssurance had launched a unique Techno-Para-Legal services. We were...

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Rights Of Natural Person under Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 - Right to Correction and Erasure

Nov 8, 20216 min read

Privacy

Rights Of Natural Person under Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 - Right to Correction and Erasure

(Part 2 of 4) Please read part 1 HERE (Rights to Confirmation and Access) Right to correction and erasure Right to correction and erasure...

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Nov 2, 20217 min read

Personal Data Protection

'Right to confirmation and access' under Personal Data Protection Bill 2019

(Part 1 of 4) The Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced in Parliament on 11th December 2019. On the advice of the government, a...

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Will the Pegasus orders by the Supreme Court set the procedures right for Privacy?

Oct 28, 20216 min read

Personal Data Protection

Will the Pegasus orders by the Supreme Court set the procedures right for Privacy?

On July 18 after The Wire and several other international publications published reports about the mobile numbers which were “potential...

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Privacy by Design: A Critical Facet of Personal Data Protection

Oct 24, 20216 min read

Laws and Rules

Privacy by Design: A Critical Facet of Personal Data Protection

Introduction The annual assembly of International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners was held in Jerusalem Israel in October...

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Press Release By Special Cell on HDFC Bank Cyber Attack

Oct 20, 20213 min read

Cyber Crime

Press Release By Special Cell on HDFC Bank Cyber Attack

PRESS RELEASE - SPECIAL CELL, DELHI POLICE 12 persons including 3 HDFC bank employees arrested The fraudsters were involved in attempts...

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Drinik Android malware masquerading as Income tax refund App – Warns Cert-In

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Personal Data Protection

Drinik Android malware masquerading as Income tax refund App – Warns Cert-In

These attack campaigns are effectively jeopardize the privacy and security of sensitive customer data and result in financial frauds

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Pegasus hearing in Supreme Court of India : as reported by Live Law

Sep 13, 202110 min read

Laws and Rules

Pegasus hearing in Supreme Court of India : as reported by Live Law

This report is extracted from the live twitter reporting by Live Law. I am thankful to them. Around 1200 hrs noon time on 13 Sept 2021,...

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One more Privacy hole plugged by WhatsApp

Sep 12, 20212 min read

Personal Data Protection

One more Privacy hole plugged by WhatsApp

Remember, when Shushant Singh murder/suicide case exploded and several arrests were made, police recovered WhatsApp chat details which...

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ProtonMail is not as Privacy-Secure as claimed

Sep 7, 20211 min read

Cyber Security

ProtonMail is not as Privacy-Secure as claimed

ProtonMail is considered as one of the most privacy secure email services provider. It has claimed, "Under no circumstances however, can...

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