Govt Issues High Alert On Fraudsters Sending Fake E-Mails To Extort Money

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

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The government on Thursday issued a high alert for the public over several fake and fraudulent e-mails that have been circulated by fraudsters to defraud many people.

New Delhi, July 4: The government on Thursday issued a high alert for the public over several fake and fraudulent e-mails that have been circulated by fraudsters to defraud many people.

Such fake emails have a letter as attachment which bear the names and signatures of Sandeep Khirwar, ADG, Cyber Crime and Economic Offence, Delhi Police Headquarters, Delhi and that of Anupam Prakash, Joint Secretary (COFEPOSA), Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), together with stamps and logos of CEIB, Intelligence Bureau and Cyber Cell, Delhi.

According to a Finance Ministry statement, the letter makes allegations of child pornography, pedophilia, cyber pornography, sexual explicit exhibit, grooming etc. levelled against the receivers of the said e-mails.

The fraudsters have used different e-mail addresses for sending the aforementioned fake e-mails with attachments.

The police have been alerted to take necessary action in the matter.

The receiver of any such email should be aware of this fraudulent attempt. It is informed to the public that any such e-mails with the attachment should not be responded to and such cases may be reported to the nearest police station/cyber police station.

--IANS

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X manually reviewing users’ direct messages, Musk has no clear answer

by Utkalika Mohanty

New Delhi, July 8: In a worrying trend, Elon Musk-owned X is manually reviewing certain users’ direct messages (DMs) to investigate reported violations and misuse of its service, “or to comply with laws or governmental requests”.

When an X user with @kimdotcom account posted this policy update, the tech billionaire on Monday did not provide a clear answer to the query, which goes against the policy of providing end-to-end encryption to every content on the platform.

“It currently works in a clunky way for one to one messages (if you turn it on). We’re working on making it easy to use and apply to group messages too,” Musk replied.

“X audio and video calls are automatically encrypted,” he added.

Several users raised an alarm over X apparently manually reviewing DMs.

“Is it me or did Elon not understand the question of Kim? Kim was worried about reviewing the DMs by government request,” an X user posted.

Another user commented: “You didn’t address the root on the concern. Why is X collaborating with governments to sift through our private DMs?”

--IANS

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Great To Be Back On Winning Note Again: Shubman Gill

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Harare, July 8: Skipper Shubman Gill credited the blistering knocks of Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad as India outclassed Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20I Sunday. Gill said it was great to be back on a winning note as India levelled the series 1-1 after losing the opening match.

After a sloppy performance in the series opener, Indian batters displayed their attacking skills as Abhishek slammed a 46-ball century while Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 77 to power the side to 234/2 in 20 overs.

In reply, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets each while Ravi Bishnoi clinched two scalps to bundle out the hosts for 134 in 18.4 overs.

"Very happy, great to be back on the winning note back again. With the way Abhishek and Rutu batted, it was not easy especially in the powerplay, with the ball moving around but Abhi and Rutu built the innings brilliantly. Yesterday, it was more about not being able to handle the pressure, it's a young side and many of them are new to international exposure," Gill said after the match.

Gill admitted they were under pressure after losing the first match of the series but were confident of their comeback abilities.

"It was actually good to have pressure in the first game and we knew what to expect coming into this game. We have got three matches to go and we are looking forward to them. It's always good to have more options rather than not having options," the opener said.

The third T20I between India and Zimbabwe will be played Wednesday.

(IANS)

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Ram Charan Declares ‘Game Is About To Change’ As He Wraps Up ‘Game Changer’

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Mumbai, July 8: Star Ram Charan has finally wrapped up the shoot for his upcoming film 'Game Changer' in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

Ram took to Instagram and shared a collage of two pictures. The first shows the actor walking towards a chopper dressed in black ganji, while the second shows the 'RRR' star in a white shirt paired with grey pants.

"The GAME is about to Change! #Gamechanger... That’s a wrap! See you at the cinemas,” he captioned the image, which has been liked by personalities such as Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Aalim Hakim.

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On June 8, it was reported that the star was shooting the final schedule of the political thriller in Rajahmundry.

The film also stars Kiara Advani, Jayaram, and Anjali in pivotal roles.

Sources had previously said that the Rajahmundry schedule of the film was expected to mark the completion of Ram Charan's portions in the film, directed by S. Shankar. In ‘Game Changer,’ the actor will be seen in a triple role.

Dil Raju is backing the project under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations.

(IANS)

Govt Issues High Alert On Fraudsters Sending Fake E-Mails To Extort Money

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