CYBER
CRIME- 80,000 COMPLAINS
FROM WOMEN
As
many as 80,000 cyber crime related complaints have been registered with police
in Kerala in the last one year, of which 50,000 relate to harassment of women
through new hi-tech devices, Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said Monday30th,
July, 2012.The number of cyber crimes are on the rise in the state with 80,000
complaints lodged in the last one year, of which 50,000 were relating to women
alone, the home minister told reporters here.
Most victims of these crimes were teenage girls and women, he said, adding
there was a nefarious attempt to trap young girls to indulge in wrongdoing.
The increase in number of mobile phones had also led to more number of cyber crimes, he said. Kerala now has three lakh mobile phones, he said. Crimes were also reported by misusing social networking websites on the internet, he said.
The minister said with a view to strengthen computer security using best practices, Kerala Police would hold an International Information Security Conference here on August 3 and 4. "By fostering the collaboration of the public and private sectors, our goal is to conceive new counter measures against cyber security threats and crimes against women," he said.
The increase in number of mobile phones had also led to more number of cyber crimes, he said. Kerala now has three lakh mobile phones, he said. Crimes were also reported by misusing social networking websites on the internet, he said.
The minister said with a view to strengthen computer security using best practices, Kerala Police would hold an International Information Security Conference here on August 3 and 4. "By fostering the collaboration of the public and private sectors, our goal is to conceive new counter measures against cyber security threats and crimes against women," he said.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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