Now a days Internet has become a home to spam. Millions of spam bots crawl the web daily to find email addresses and then bombard them with spam emails thus destroying their efficiency and creating problems for users. The best solution to this is to get a temporary or disposable email inbox which automatically expires after a certain time period.
Benefits of Temporary/Disposable Mailbox
There are many advantages of having a temporary or disposable mailbox on the web. But here are some key benefits:
Protect you from spam mails
Protect your mailbox from exploits, spoofs and hoaxes
Require no signup and/or registration
Automatically expire after a certain time period
Top 20 Temporary Mailbox services
Collected below is a list of best temporary/disposable email services that provide you give you a temporary email inbox which is totally spam free and needs no registration or sign up:
Mailinator is one of the best and top rated disposable email services that gives you a temporary mailbox on the following address format e.g. something@mailinator.com
MyTrashMail is another good temporary mail service that gives you a mailbox in the address format e.g. something@trashymail.com and also gives you secure temporary mailbox if you signup
MailExpire stands out in the crowd by giving you the option to have a temporary inbox ranging from 12 hours expiry to as long as 3 months
TemporaryInbox is yet another simple and easy to use temporary email service that gives you an email address in different formats
MailEater gives you a free temporary email inbox in the format e.g. something@MailEater.com
Jetable not only allows you to set the life span of your temporary email inbox but also allows you to forward the mails in your temporary inbox to your real email address
SpamBox gives you a temporary email address in the format e.g. something@spambox.us and also allows you to set the lifespan of your inbox
GuerillaMail lets you generate a temporary email which expires in a time of 15 minutes and also tell you how to offer a temporary email service on your site.
SpamHole provides you a 2 hour long temporary email inbox at the address format e.g. something@spamhole.com
10MinuteMail generates an easy 10 minute email inbox for your temporary email needs
DontReg is one bigger, better, faster and safer temporary email inbox solution
TempoMail is one new temporary email inbox services that give you spam-free mailbox
TempEmail aims to give you a fast, anonymous yet secure temporary email inbox
PookMail is a multi-language temporary email inbox service that gives an email address in the format e.g. something@pookmail.com
SpamFree24 is a new multi-domain temporary email inbox service which is growing rapidly
KasMail requires registration, allows up to 25 aliases, can set aliases to expire after a certain amount of time.
SpamMotel requires registration, provides mail forwarding, mail can be accessed through desktop e-mail clients, can reply to e-mail from your real e-mail address using SpamMotel e-mail.
GreenSloth requires no registration, receive-only, e-mail expires automatically after a week
AnonInbox requires no registration, simple, no frills.
Spam.la is a fast disposable email service which requires no registration, no frills. You can see all spam being sent to all Spam.la accounts, or just your own.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Usefull Websites
Want to hunt down your college roommate or a long-lost love? People search engine Pipl scours the Web to find every last fingerprint that the person you're seeking has ever left online, down to every photo, address, and blog post it can find. Pipl even supports reverse people lookups by e-mail address, user name, and phone number
Social networks have turned cyberstalking into a national pasttime, but who has time to check all the possible places your crush may be socializing online? Web service Spokeo (registration required) searches the farthest corners of 41 social networking sites to uncover the deepest, darkest secrets of your friends and loved ones. We hope you're proud of yourself.
It's always exciting to see that someone has written on your Facebook wall, but if you're tasked with doing actual work at some point during the day, the flood of e-mail notifications from social networks can be a huge time sink. NutshellMail consolidates messages from the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and even secondary e-mail accounts into one scheduled digest, so you can get a quick snapshot of your popularity.
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Social networks have turned cyberstalking into a national pasttime, but who has time to check all the possible places your crush may be socializing online? Web service Spokeo (registration required) searches the farthest corners of 41 social networking sites to uncover the deepest, darkest secrets of your friends and loved ones. We hope you're proud of yourself.
It's always exciting to see that someone has written on your Facebook wall, but if you're tasked with doing actual work at some point during the day, the flood of e-mail notifications from social networks can be a huge time sink. NutshellMail consolidates messages from the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and even secondary e-mail accounts into one scheduled digest, so you can get a quick snapshot of your popularity.
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Stolen Hotmail data finds simple passwords
1234567 may not be a very secure password, but it's popular on Hotmail.
That's according to Bogdan Calin, a security researcher who got hold of 10,000 stolen Windows Live Hotmail usernames and passwords that were posted to the Web site PasteBin late last week.
Other Web mail providers such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL have also been hit by the phishers, according to the BBC, which reported that it had seen a total of 20,000 accounts, half of which were the same ones that Calin analyzed.
After taking a look at the passwords, the security researcher found that two very weak passwords -- 123456 and 123456789 -- were the most common ones used by the victims. Of the 9,843 valid passwords he found, 82 of them used one of these two combinations. 12345678, 1234567 and 111111 also made the top 10 most common passwords.
Also popular were first names such as alejandra, alberto, and alejandro (based on the names, Calin believes that the passwords were stolen by a phishing kit targeting Latinos).
"A big majority of internet users still use very poor passwords," he wrote in a blog posting about his findings, a conclusion echoed by others who have examined similar data in the past.
Security experts say that the secure passwords should use a combination of letters numbers and other characters, and not include things like names, dates or dictionary words.
Calin found that just 6% of the Hotmail passwords contained a mix of letters, numbers and other characters. More than 60% were either lower case letters only, or numbers.
The longest password he found: lafaroleratropezoooooooooooooo.
The top 10 passwords were:
1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. alejandra
4. 111111
5. alberto
6. tequiero
7. alejandro
8. 12345678
9. 1234567
10. estrella
Ref:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139039/A_look_at_stolen_Hotmail_data_finds_simple_passwords?source=CTWNLE_nlt_security_2009-10-07
That's according to Bogdan Calin, a security researcher who got hold of 10,000 stolen Windows Live Hotmail usernames and passwords that were posted to the Web site PasteBin late last week.
Other Web mail providers such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL have also been hit by the phishers, according to the BBC, which reported that it had seen a total of 20,000 accounts, half of which were the same ones that Calin analyzed.
After taking a look at the passwords, the security researcher found that two very weak passwords -- 123456 and 123456789 -- were the most common ones used by the victims. Of the 9,843 valid passwords he found, 82 of them used one of these two combinations. 12345678, 1234567 and 111111 also made the top 10 most common passwords.
Also popular were first names such as alejandra, alberto, and alejandro (based on the names, Calin believes that the passwords were stolen by a phishing kit targeting Latinos).
"A big majority of internet users still use very poor passwords," he wrote in a blog posting about his findings, a conclusion echoed by others who have examined similar data in the past.
Security experts say that the secure passwords should use a combination of letters numbers and other characters, and not include things like names, dates or dictionary words.
Calin found that just 6% of the Hotmail passwords contained a mix of letters, numbers and other characters. More than 60% were either lower case letters only, or numbers.
The longest password he found: lafaroleratropezoooooooooooooo.
The top 10 passwords were:
1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. alejandra
4. 111111
5. alberto
6. tequiero
7. alejandro
8. 12345678
9. 1234567
10. estrella
Ref:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139039/A_look_at_stolen_Hotmail_data_finds_simple_passwords?source=CTWNLE_nlt_security_2009-10-07
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Trace Any Phone Number in the World?
Sometimes we cannot even identify which country the missed call is from (except of course the ones from our home country and a few others for which we know the international dialing code). Then how do we find it?
Centralized database
There is a centralized database which has the following details about almost every phone number in the world.
Type of Number
Country
City / State / Exchange location
Original Network Provider
1. Type of Number
This specifies whether the number is a Mobile number or a Landline/Fixed line referred as Geographic number. There is also a type of number called NonGeographic Number in countries like UK which is not linked to any specific location/city.
2. Country
It is the country the number belongs to.
3. City / State / Exchange location
This gives the city and exchange location information for a fixed line phone and the zone or state for a mobile number.
4. Original Network Provider
This is the actual telecom company providing the service like Airtel, BSNL, Verizon, T-Mobile etc. But network provider listed here may not be the present network/service provider because Number Portability is not taken into account.
Number analysis tools
Use the on-line analysis tools for finding out information about specific numbers. Analyses can be done on phone numbers, but also on IMEI, IMSI, IPSC, and SIM numbers. Subscription licences are available for professional or business use.http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=phonenr
Mobile Number Locator (India): http://www.india-cellular.com/mobile-number-locator.aspx
Centralized database
There is a centralized database which has the following details about almost every phone number in the world.
Type of Number
Country
City / State / Exchange location
Original Network Provider
1. Type of Number
This specifies whether the number is a Mobile number or a Landline/Fixed line referred as Geographic number. There is also a type of number called NonGeographic Number in countries like UK which is not linked to any specific location/city.
2. Country
It is the country the number belongs to.
3. City / State / Exchange location
This gives the city and exchange location information for a fixed line phone and the zone or state for a mobile number.
4. Original Network Provider
This is the actual telecom company providing the service like Airtel, BSNL, Verizon, T-Mobile etc. But network provider listed here may not be the present network/service provider because Number Portability is not taken into account.
Number analysis tools
Use the on-line analysis tools for finding out information about specific numbers. Analyses can be done on phone numbers, but also on IMEI, IMSI, IPSC, and SIM numbers. Subscription licences are available for professional or business use.http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=phonenr
Mobile Number Locator (India): http://www.india-cellular.com/mobile-number-locator.aspx
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
HIDE YOUR IDENTITY OR IP ADRESS WHILE SURFING WEB
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AND THE SOFTWARE CHANGES YOUR IP ADDRESS TO ONE LOCATED AT US OR UK AND NOW USING THIS
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SOFTARE YOU CAN SURF EASILY WITHOUT THE FEAR OF KNOWN BY HACKER OR OTHERS
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Vodafone Hacks
FREE VODAPHONE VOICEMAIL TRICKS
vodafone FREE voice mail trick
Dial *#104# and then u will get a number beginning with
44.replace that number with 0 number in to any phoNE
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING SETTING IN YOUR MOBILE
Followng are the Settings you require to configure on your Mobile:
Account Name: Vodafone_gprs
Homepage: http://live.vodafone.in
User Name: (no need)
Pass: (no need)
Access Point Settings:
Proxy: Enabled
Proxy Address: 10.10.1.100
Proxy Port: 9401
Data Bearer: Packet Data
Bearer Settings:
Packet Data Access Point: portalnmms
Network type: IPV4
Authentication: normal
User Name: (no need)
Password: (no need)
IF that happen this settings is not working then change the proxy port number
Proxy Port: 9402
vodafone FREE voice mail trick
Dial *#104# and then u will get a number beginning with
44.replace that number with 0 number in to any phoNE
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING SETTING IN YOUR MOBILE
Followng are the Settings you require to configure on your Mobile:
Account Name: Vodafone_gprs
Homepage: http://live.vodafone.in
User Name: (no need)
Pass: (no need)
Access Point Settings:
Proxy: Enabled
Proxy Address: 10.10.1.100
Proxy Port: 9401
Data Bearer: Packet Data
Bearer Settings:
Packet Data Access Point: portalnmms
Network type: IPV4
Authentication: normal
User Name: (no need)
Password: (no need)
IF that happen this settings is not working then change the proxy port number
Proxy Port: 9402
Forwarding Emails using Bcc
When you get the urge to FORWARD emails, please do your friends and colleagues a favour by using the Bcc: field instead of the To: or Cc: columns.
Why? Well, did you ever get an email that was forwarded so many times that all you see when you read the message, are lines and lines of email addresses? Now imagine what happens if I am a spammer and I get one of these emails forwarded to me? Not only will I add all those emails to my database of email addresses to send junk email to, I could even probably sell it to other spammers! So, if you DON'T like receiving junk / spam in your inbox, chances are, neither does anyone else you know, so don't list their email addresses on the email you plan to forward.
I am certain you have received many emails that do not seem to have your email address in either the To: or Cc: columns - so how did it end up in your mailbox? This is how, your email address was included in the Bcc: column instead!
By the way, this is mostly how junk email is sent to you - your email address is hidden in the Bcc: field when it was sent. Apparently, to lead you on to think that this email (with usually some money-making idea that's supposed to be a secret..) was mistakenly received by you - yeah right!
Why? Well, did you ever get an email that was forwarded so many times that all you see when you read the message, are lines and lines of email addresses? Now imagine what happens if I am a spammer and I get one of these emails forwarded to me? Not only will I add all those emails to my database of email addresses to send junk email to, I could even probably sell it to other spammers! So, if you DON'T like receiving junk / spam in your inbox, chances are, neither does anyone else you know, so don't list their email addresses on the email you plan to forward.
I am certain you have received many emails that do not seem to have your email address in either the To: or Cc: columns - so how did it end up in your mailbox? This is how, your email address was included in the Bcc: column instead!
By the way, this is mostly how junk email is sent to you - your email address is hidden in the Bcc: field when it was sent. Apparently, to lead you on to think that this email (with usually some money-making idea that's supposed to be a secret..) was mistakenly received by you - yeah right!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Fake Caller Id
I got a call the other day and as usual I looked at my caller id first -- got to make sure that it isn't a telemarketer or ex-girlfriend first! LOL! Anyway, this is what I see:
000-000-0000
Weird. How did they do that? Is it legal? Well, I got looking into it and found a good way:
For more details visit :
http://www.spoofcard.com/
http://www.fakecaller.com/
000-000-0000
Weird. How did they do that? Is it legal? Well, I got looking into it and found a good way:
For more details visit :
http://www.spoofcard.com/
http://www.fakecaller.com/
Friday, July 3, 2009
Hyderabad City Police Launches ‘Delete’ Campaign
Hyderabad City Police launches ‘Delete’ campaign aiming to spread awareness to prevent cyber crimes.Increasingly Internet users are being trapped by cyber criminals causing large financial losses, sometimes victims have been wiped of earnings they have accumulated in their lifetime.
Along with the sharp increase in cyber crimes, multiple forms of cyber crimes are causing much heartburn and nuisance to thousands of people in the cyberspace.As a preventive measure against cyber crime, Hyderabad City Police launched ‘Delete’ campaign for the first time in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The focus of this educational campaign is to get citizens to be cyber smart. This campaign involves lectures, experience sharing in the form of presentations on safety on the Internet by the Cyber Cops and IT Core Teams of Hyderabad City.
‘Delete’ campaign encourages participation to share experiences and invites people to become ‘Cybervangelist’. Cybervangelists are the people who break the silence, share their experience with others, and bring any suspicious activities on the Internet to police notice.
This way Cybervangelists facilitate to prevent cyber crime and help other people to make smart choices when they are online.
This campaign aims to teach individuals, and organizations not to be a ‘Cyberlamb’, which means someone who believes whatever they come across on the Internet. ‘Delete’ campaign also offers ‘Cyber Mantra’, which includes list of things to do when you are online. Cyber Mantra gives a list of ‘to do’ and ‘not to do’ for people to guard themselves online.
Further, the Delete campaign also features ‘Cyber Gifts’. Those who participate in the campaign are provided gifts like baseball caps, ID card straps, t- shirts etc.
The ‘Delete’ campaign is aimed at helping citizens to realize the damage that could be caused by being ignorant of cyber crime. The campaign also has created a website at http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/DeleteCamp/WhatIsDelete.htm
that helps citizens to understand the preventive measures that can be taken to protect themselves. The website has some real life examples of people who have been victims of cyber crimes.
It is high time to realize the importance of taking preventive measures against cyber crime. Creating strong awareness among citizens is an essential part of the preventive measures. The ‘Delete’ Campaign’s primary purpose is to create this awareness.
For further details, please contact –
Dr. R. S. Praveen Kumar,
IPS.Deputy Commissioner of Police,
Detective Department,
Hyderabad.Phone: 040-27852040
Email: delete@hyd.appolice.gov.in
Cyber Crime Cell is a recent addition in the Detective Department of Hyderabad City Police. This is equipped with all the gadgets to collect the digital evidence from the crime scene, track all the offenders in the cyber space etc. ‘Delete’ campaign is an initiative launched by Hyderabad City Police for the first time in Andhra Pradesh to prevent cyber crime online.
Three more cyber labs coming up this year
PUNE: Aiming to equip the country’s police force tackle cyber crime better, the software industry apex body NASSCOM is opening three new cyber labs in different parts of the country in the similar lines of those existing in Pune, Mumbai, Thane and Bengaluru.
Till now 9,000 police officers, prosecutors and a limited number of judges have been trained in these labs. This year we want to strengthen the police force further by opening cyber labs in Kolkata, Bhopal and Haryana Police Academy in Karnal,” NASSCOM advisor, cyber security Pratap Reddy told Sakal Times.
Pune cyber lab alone carries out roughly 30 to 40 programmes in a year. Depending upon the response and the success from these labs, a few more could be added in other parts of north and central India.
“Cyber crime has the potential to be one of the major concerns for law enforcers and people alike. Already people have started using it as enabler of crime. Keeping this in mind, we are creating teams of excellence at this stage to help police train and augment their capacity to handle incidents of cyber crime,” Reddy, an IPS officer of DIG rank, currently on deputation to NASSCOM, said.
When asked whether the Indian police force is capable of appreciating complaints pertaining to cyber crime, Reddy said that the effort was on to help related information percolate down to the lowest level.
“Apart from opening the cyber labs, our training teams also went to different states to train people. There has to be a system in place with better infrastructure and training,” he said.On the legal aspects, the amendments made in the Information Technology Act in December last year has strengthened the hands of the police further.
Shashwat Gupta Ray
Sakaal Media Group
Thursday, July 02nd, 2009 AT 12:07 PM
Till now 9,000 police officers, prosecutors and a limited number of judges have been trained in these labs. This year we want to strengthen the police force further by opening cyber labs in Kolkata, Bhopal and Haryana Police Academy in Karnal,” NASSCOM advisor, cyber security Pratap Reddy told Sakal Times.
Pune cyber lab alone carries out roughly 30 to 40 programmes in a year. Depending upon the response and the success from these labs, a few more could be added in other parts of north and central India.
“Cyber crime has the potential to be one of the major concerns for law enforcers and people alike. Already people have started using it as enabler of crime. Keeping this in mind, we are creating teams of excellence at this stage to help police train and augment their capacity to handle incidents of cyber crime,” Reddy, an IPS officer of DIG rank, currently on deputation to NASSCOM, said.
When asked whether the Indian police force is capable of appreciating complaints pertaining to cyber crime, Reddy said that the effort was on to help related information percolate down to the lowest level.
“Apart from opening the cyber labs, our training teams also went to different states to train people. There has to be a system in place with better infrastructure and training,” he said.On the legal aspects, the amendments made in the Information Technology Act in December last year has strengthened the hands of the police further.
Shashwat Gupta Ray
Sakaal Media Group
Thursday, July 02nd, 2009 AT 12:07 PM
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Analysis of Criminal Codes and Ciphers
For as long as man has had the ability to communicate, secrecy has been sought. Over the centuries various methods of secret writing, or cryptography, have been developed for numerous purposes. The two major categories of cryptographic systems are ciphers and codes, both of which are used extensively by criminals to conceal clandestine records, conversations, and writings.
Cryptology is the scientific study of cryptography and includes cryptanalytics, which deals with methods of solving cryptographic systems. This article is an introduction to the variety of secret writing encountered in law enforcement and describes the role of FBI cryptanalysts in examining and deciphering these criminal codes and ciphers.
Cryptology is the scientific study of cryptography and includes cryptanalytics, which deals with methods of solving cryptographic systems. This article is an introduction to the variety of secret writing encountered in law enforcement and describes the role of FBI cryptanalysts in examining and deciphering these criminal codes and ciphers.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Send fake email via Outlook Express
First of all we need outgoing server for sending prank, anonymous email. Because everyone can't configure own outgoing or SMTP server for sending emails. So we will get outgoing server for each and unique emails. In this example I am going to send email to abcabcabc@hotmail.com I will repeat the following steps.
* Open the URL http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/mx-record-lookup.shtml.
* Type your targeted email like abcabcabc@hotmail.com
* Above URL will return you one are more MX Records like mx1.hotmail.com or mx2.hotmail.com
* Please note any 1 MX record with you and continue for more steps.
* Load Outlook Express and create email account via Tools -> Account -> Mail ->Add=>Mail.
o Display name: Sender name
o Email address: sender@anydomain.com
o Incoming mail: nopop (It will require for receiving email and we are not going to receive any email so you can type anything here)
o Outgoing mail: type here MX Record which we discovered above like mx1.hotmail.com
o Account name: nothing
o Password: not requred
* Click next and finish it.
Now you can send fake, prank or anonymous email via your outlook express. But remember one thing that you can send fake email only to @hotmail address via above settings if you want to send email to other services you must have discover again MX record and change outgoing server.
I hope this information will help you. If you have any question regarding send fake emails then contact me at fake-email@shakeelahmed.info.
* Open the URL http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/mx-record-lookup.shtml.
* Type your targeted email like abcabcabc@hotmail.com
* Above URL will return you one are more MX Records like mx1.hotmail.com or mx2.hotmail.com
* Please note any 1 MX record with you and continue for more steps.
* Load Outlook Express and create email account via Tools -> Account -> Mail ->Add=>Mail.
o Display name: Sender name
o Email address: sender@anydomain.com
o Incoming mail: nopop (It will require for receiving email and we are not going to receive any email so you can type anything here)
o Outgoing mail: type here MX Record which we discovered above like mx1.hotmail.com
o Account name: nothing
o Password: not requred
* Click next and finish it.
Now you can send fake, prank or anonymous email via your outlook express. But remember one thing that you can send fake email only to @hotmail address via above settings if you want to send email to other services you must have discover again MX record and change outgoing server.
I hope this information will help you. If you have any question regarding send fake emails then contact me at fake-email@shakeelahmed.info.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Creation of posts under the Maharashtra Public Service Commission
Short-staffed lab gets 20 new posts out of 60 it needs
Almost around the time the Indian Mujahideen’s alleged media-wing chief Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy was said to be scouting for spy cameras and radio frequency detectors in the US to facilitate terror activities, the Maharashtra Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) had sent its first proposal to the state home department for creating new posts and expertise in areas like cyber crime, tape authentication and narco-analysis.
One-and-a-half-year after the request, during which the state probed the IM terror e-mails and witnessed the Malegaon blast and the 26/11 attacks, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday cleared one of the many requests of the Kalina forensic Lab.
Chavan sanctioned 20 posts, comprising 4 assistant directors and 16 assistant forensic experts on a year's contract. Chavan said since there were several cases requiring forensic evidence and the lengthy process of clearing and creation of posts under the Maharashtra Public Service Commission was under way, these 20 posts were being approved.
The assistant director posts are being sanctioned in the field of psychology, cyber crime, tape authentication, biosciences, blood analysis and DNA testing. The appointed staff will receive a pay between Rs 15, 000 and 20,000, the government said.
The Kalina lab has handled some significant cases since the 7/11 serial train blasts like the IM case, the Malegaon blasts and the recent terror attack. Much of the evidence compiled in these three cases relies heavily on forensic data admissible in court.
The department has been grappling with staff shortage and was feeling the need for new departments to keep abreast with the growing number and types of terror cases.
In an official correspondence dated September 17, 2007, the lab had sought 60 news posts for scientists, experts and lab assistants in new departments like psychology division, polygraphy, fingerprinting and narcoanalysis, of which 41 were only for cybercrime and tape authentication. Senior posts of assistant director and deputy directors for all these departments have been vacant for two years now.
High pressure, few hands
* The lone expert for cyber crime cases is on a contract at a meagre salary of Rs 15,000. The actual demand is four scientists, six experts and at least 7 lab assistants.
* The three-year contracts of three experts lapsed in October 2008. They continue to work on pending cases on an extended contract. The contract is so weak that they can leave any moment for better pastures. The three senior experts on contract foot their own allowances and travel expenditure.
* In the last two years, the department added new sections like Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature (BEOS). The lab handled the Aarushi Talwar case, after the CBI approached them for profiling suspect Vijay Mandal.
* The workload, according to reliable sources, for tape authentication has increased after a court ruling in the Bharat Shah case that a taped conversation can be used as evidence.
* In January last, the lab faced the ire of the Home department after it failed to submit details of laptop findings of Malegaon blast accused Sudhakar Dhardwivedi in time. They are trying to meet the 2nd deadline this week.
* The full report in IM case was given a day before chargesheet was filed.
* The Home department had approached the Finance department, which said a total of 892 posts were sanctioned for the lab in 2004. Not all posts on that list have been filled. The lab has been told to accommodate the 60 posts required, from the list of 892 posts, and revert with a proposal where these changes are made.
Almost around the time the Indian Mujahideen’s alleged media-wing chief Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy was said to be scouting for spy cameras and radio frequency detectors in the US to facilitate terror activities, the Maharashtra Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) had sent its first proposal to the state home department for creating new posts and expertise in areas like cyber crime, tape authentication and narco-analysis.
One-and-a-half-year after the request, during which the state probed the IM terror e-mails and witnessed the Malegaon blast and the 26/11 attacks, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday cleared one of the many requests of the Kalina forensic Lab.
Chavan sanctioned 20 posts, comprising 4 assistant directors and 16 assistant forensic experts on a year's contract. Chavan said since there were several cases requiring forensic evidence and the lengthy process of clearing and creation of posts under the Maharashtra Public Service Commission was under way, these 20 posts were being approved.
The assistant director posts are being sanctioned in the field of psychology, cyber crime, tape authentication, biosciences, blood analysis and DNA testing. The appointed staff will receive a pay between Rs 15, 000 and 20,000, the government said.
The Kalina lab has handled some significant cases since the 7/11 serial train blasts like the IM case, the Malegaon blasts and the recent terror attack. Much of the evidence compiled in these three cases relies heavily on forensic data admissible in court.
The department has been grappling with staff shortage and was feeling the need for new departments to keep abreast with the growing number and types of terror cases.
In an official correspondence dated September 17, 2007, the lab had sought 60 news posts for scientists, experts and lab assistants in new departments like psychology division, polygraphy, fingerprinting and narcoanalysis, of which 41 were only for cybercrime and tape authentication. Senior posts of assistant director and deputy directors for all these departments have been vacant for two years now.
High pressure, few hands
* The lone expert for cyber crime cases is on a contract at a meagre salary of Rs 15,000. The actual demand is four scientists, six experts and at least 7 lab assistants.
* The three-year contracts of three experts lapsed in October 2008. They continue to work on pending cases on an extended contract. The contract is so weak that they can leave any moment for better pastures. The three senior experts on contract foot their own allowances and travel expenditure.
* In the last two years, the department added new sections like Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature (BEOS). The lab handled the Aarushi Talwar case, after the CBI approached them for profiling suspect Vijay Mandal.
* The workload, according to reliable sources, for tape authentication has increased after a court ruling in the Bharat Shah case that a taped conversation can be used as evidence.
* In January last, the lab faced the ire of the Home department after it failed to submit details of laptop findings of Malegaon blast accused Sudhakar Dhardwivedi in time. They are trying to meet the 2nd deadline this week.
* The full report in IM case was given a day before chargesheet was filed.
* The Home department had approached the Finance department, which said a total of 892 posts were sanctioned for the lab in 2004. Not all posts on that list have been filled. The lab has been told to accommodate the 60 posts required, from the list of 892 posts, and revert with a proposal where these changes are made.
Monday, April 13, 2009
A’bad boy 1st juvenile cyber crime convict
Mumbai: In the first-ever web crime conviction involving a juvenile in Mumbai, a child court held that a 16-year-old student from Ahmedabad who threatened to blow up Andheri railway station in an email message last year, was guilty. The boy said he sent the email for the fun of having his prank flashed as “breaking news’’ on television.
The boy, a Class XII science student, was arrested on March 22 last year for claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang in his email to a private news channel. “The boy created an account, dgang4blast@yahoo.com, in a cyber cafe in Ahmedabad on March 18, and sent the mail at 5.28 pm on the same day. The email said a bomb would be planted on an unspecified train to blow it up,’’ said inspector Mukund Pawar of the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC).
Following the receipt of the email, a case of criminal intimidation under Section 506 (ii) was registered with the Andheri police. It was transferred to the CCIC the next day for further investigation. “We traced the Internet Protocol (IP) address to a cyber cafe in Ahmedabad,’’ said Pawar, and added that although the cybercafe had seven or eight computers, the one used for sending the email was used by only one customer on March 18, 2008.
The cyber cafe owner told the police that his friends had come on that day and one of them may have used the computer. “We summoned seven or eight people who had visited the cybercafe on March 18. Juvenile court lets 16-yr-old off with a stern warning Mumbai: A juveline court in the city has held a 16-ye a r- o l d Ahmedabad student of guilty in a cyber crime case for sending a threatening email to blow up Andheri station but the court allowed him to go home with a “warning’’.
“During questioning, we zeroed in on the suspect and later he admitted his crime,’’ said inspector Mukund Pawar of Cyber Crime Investigatio Cell. The computer was then examined, and its hard disk put through forensic analysis.
The CCIC examined the email header to trace the IP address. A search at whoisdomaintools.com revealed the identity of the internet service provider, which was then contacted for details about the owner of the IP address. That was how the police traced the email to the cyber cafe in Ahmedabad.
The boy, whose father is a class I officer in the Gujarat state government, was arrested on March 22 and held at the Dongri remand home for two days before being granted bail by the magistrate. The police filed the chargesheet on November 28, after which the trial began in the juvenile court.
“The boy confessed to having sent the email, and apologized. While convicting the boy, the judge said that he was a minor and should not commit such a crime in future and allowed him to go home.
The boy, a Class XII science student, was arrested on March 22 last year for claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang in his email to a private news channel. “The boy created an account, dgang4blast@yahoo.com, in a cyber cafe in Ahmedabad on March 18, and sent the mail at 5.28 pm on the same day. The email said a bomb would be planted on an unspecified train to blow it up,’’ said inspector Mukund Pawar of the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC).
Following the receipt of the email, a case of criminal intimidation under Section 506 (ii) was registered with the Andheri police. It was transferred to the CCIC the next day for further investigation. “We traced the Internet Protocol (IP) address to a cyber cafe in Ahmedabad,’’ said Pawar, and added that although the cybercafe had seven or eight computers, the one used for sending the email was used by only one customer on March 18, 2008.
The cyber cafe owner told the police that his friends had come on that day and one of them may have used the computer. “We summoned seven or eight people who had visited the cybercafe on March 18. Juvenile court lets 16-yr-old off with a stern warning Mumbai: A juveline court in the city has held a 16-ye a r- o l d Ahmedabad student of guilty in a cyber crime case for sending a threatening email to blow up Andheri station but the court allowed him to go home with a “warning’’.
“During questioning, we zeroed in on the suspect and later he admitted his crime,’’ said inspector Mukund Pawar of Cyber Crime Investigatio Cell. The computer was then examined, and its hard disk put through forensic analysis.
The CCIC examined the email header to trace the IP address. A search at whoisdomaintools.com revealed the identity of the internet service provider, which was then contacted for details about the owner of the IP address. That was how the police traced the email to the cyber cafe in Ahmedabad.
The boy, whose father is a class I officer in the Gujarat state government, was arrested on March 22 and held at the Dongri remand home for two days before being granted bail by the magistrate. The police filed the chargesheet on November 28, after which the trial began in the juvenile court.
“The boy confessed to having sent the email, and apologized. While convicting the boy, the judge said that he was a minor and should not commit such a crime in future and allowed him to go home.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Mumbai to get its first cyber crime police station
Mumbai: The much-awaited cyber crime police station in the state is set to be inaugurated. Assignment of posts have begun and computer-savvy officers are being selected and interviewed by the crime branch, which will head the police station.
“Earlier, the Information Technology Act stated that only an assistant commissioner of police or an officer of a higher rank could investigate cyber crimes. Now the Section has been modified and an inspector will be eligible to probe such cases,’’ said crime branch chief Rakesh Maria. He added that officers are being hand-picked and the procedure would be over by next week.
The e-police station’s location—above the Bandra-Kurla police station—was decided oneand-a-half years ago. According to an official, the facility, which has been equipped with modern technology and advanced software, can be inaugurated by the Mumbai Police commissioner or the state’s director-general of police.
The rising number of cyber crimes, including threat e-mails, as well as the need to protect the growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has made it imperative for the state to get its own dedicated cyber crime-fighting unit with access to state-of-the-art technology. It will be the third such police station in the country after the ones in IT meccas of Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Last year, when Indian Mujahideen suspects hacked into the WiFi networks of US national Ken Haywood, Khalsa College and Kamran Akmal Powers Control Pvt Ltd and used them to send threat e-mails warning against terror strikes, the crime branch had to register these cases with local police stations before getting into the investigation. Now, the cyber crime police station will have the power to register FIRs in such cases and make arrests.
This unit will also tackle financial terrorism, which involves money-laundering or hawala and online flesh trade. The police station, with state-wide jurisdiction, will get money from the budget set aside for modernisation plans. The 18-member Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) in the Mumbai Police force could be absorbed by the 61-strong cyber crime police station, officials said.
Address:
BKC Police. Station Building
Bandra Kurla Complex, Opp. I.C.I.C.I. Bank, Bandra E, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400051
Tel:022 - 26504481, 26504882, 26504483
It comes under Kherwadi. Division,
“Earlier, the Information Technology Act stated that only an assistant commissioner of police or an officer of a higher rank could investigate cyber crimes. Now the Section has been modified and an inspector will be eligible to probe such cases,’’ said crime branch chief Rakesh Maria. He added that officers are being hand-picked and the procedure would be over by next week.
The e-police station’s location—above the Bandra-Kurla police station—was decided oneand-a-half years ago. According to an official, the facility, which has been equipped with modern technology and advanced software, can be inaugurated by the Mumbai Police commissioner or the state’s director-general of police.
The rising number of cyber crimes, including threat e-mails, as well as the need to protect the growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has made it imperative for the state to get its own dedicated cyber crime-fighting unit with access to state-of-the-art technology. It will be the third such police station in the country after the ones in IT meccas of Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Last year, when Indian Mujahideen suspects hacked into the WiFi networks of US national Ken Haywood, Khalsa College and Kamran Akmal Powers Control Pvt Ltd and used them to send threat e-mails warning against terror strikes, the crime branch had to register these cases with local police stations before getting into the investigation. Now, the cyber crime police station will have the power to register FIRs in such cases and make arrests.
This unit will also tackle financial terrorism, which involves money-laundering or hawala and online flesh trade. The police station, with state-wide jurisdiction, will get money from the budget set aside for modernisation plans. The 18-member Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) in the Mumbai Police force could be absorbed by the 61-strong cyber crime police station, officials said.
Address:
BKC Police. Station Building
Bandra Kurla Complex, Opp. I.C.I.C.I. Bank, Bandra E, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400051
Tel:022 - 26504481, 26504882, 26504483
It comes under Kherwadi. Division,
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Cyber crimes on rise in Mumbai
The number of cyber crimes here has increased by over five times between 2005 and 2008
According to Mumbai police statistics, the number of cyber cases abruptly rose from 142 in 2005 to 775 cases in 2008.
Credit card frauds, vulgar content, identity theft, hacking and lottery scams are among the other practices being used to cheat Mumbaikars.
"Cyber crime rate is rapidly increasing and more and more people are falling prey to various tactics applied by cyber frauds. There is a need to create more awareness among the people about such crimes," Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria said.
"Such crimes are likely to increase in future as there is a sense among offenders that they will not be caught," he added.
A total of 159 and 344 cyber crime cases were registered in the year 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Of the 775 cases in 2008, 164 were complaints pertaining to fake profiling, defamation and obscene content.
The police have already received 155 complaints of cyber crimes this year.
Of this 39 cases have been registered for allegedly hacking and tampering of source code.
"A few years ago, people had not taken such crimes seriously. Now they are complaining even for receiving obscene content. That is because of growing awareness among the people. In future the complaints may increase," said Naveen Chomal, legal officer of Mumbai police.
The police need to improve their skills in dealing with such crimes. Such crimes will increase in future as advanced technology coming in the market will be misused."
According to Mumbai police statistics, the number of cyber cases abruptly rose from 142 in 2005 to 775 cases in 2008.
Credit card frauds, vulgar content, identity theft, hacking and lottery scams are among the other practices being used to cheat Mumbaikars.
"Cyber crime rate is rapidly increasing and more and more people are falling prey to various tactics applied by cyber frauds. There is a need to create more awareness among the people about such crimes," Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria said.
"Such crimes are likely to increase in future as there is a sense among offenders that they will not be caught," he added.
A total of 159 and 344 cyber crime cases were registered in the year 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Of the 775 cases in 2008, 164 were complaints pertaining to fake profiling, defamation and obscene content.
The police have already received 155 complaints of cyber crimes this year.
Of this 39 cases have been registered for allegedly hacking and tampering of source code.
"A few years ago, people had not taken such crimes seriously. Now they are complaining even for receiving obscene content. That is because of growing awareness among the people. In future the complaints may increase," said Naveen Chomal, legal officer of Mumbai police.
The police need to improve their skills in dealing with such crimes. Such crimes will increase in future as advanced technology coming in the market will be misused."
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