Decision in State V. Amit - Gurgaon Data Theft Case u/s 381 IPC & 72 of Information Technology Act 2000 The above named accused has been sent by S.H.O. of Police Station Gurgaon to stand trial for committing the offence punishable u/s 381 IPC & 72 of Information Technology Act under FIR registered with Police Station, Gurgaon. Briefly stated, the facts of the case of the prosecution are that on 4.9.2005, complainant Chief Controller Ops Administration of MNC Company submitted a complaint to the SHO P.S. Gurgaon for lodging of FIR for the cyber crime by an employee. It was mentioned in the complaint that the accused, employed as a Team Leader, with their Company had been indulging in an Act of cyber crime, wherein he has been illegally transmitting their data to unauthorized persons. He was caught while transmitting the data from their computer systems and files had been downloaded as a proof of his misconduct. On the basis of that complaint, formal FIR was registered. On finding a prima facie case, the accused was charge-sheeted u/s 381 IPC & 72 of Information Technology Act vide order dated 12.6.2007. to which the accused did not plead guilty and claimed trial. Read More

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UK IP minister rules out 'three strikes' disconnection law The Government minister responsible for intellectual property has ruled out a 'three strikes' law denying internet access to illegal file sharers. David Lammy said cutting off users was not "the right road" for UK law makers. Read Story | Discuss Security & Privacy 1. Ex-Beatle's (Sir Paul McCartney) official site serving malware All you (don’t) need is malware on Paul McCartney’s official web site. According to Mary Landesman at ScanSafe, the official web site of Paul McCartney (paulmccartney.com) has been compromised, and is serving live exploits to its visitors. Landesman points out that the compromise might have occurred through stolen FTP accounting data, taking into consideration the fact that the campaign is also present at several different flat HTML only web sites. Read Story | Discuss 2. Security maven sics 'special ops' on botnet gangs Sometimes fighting botnets, spam, and other online crime is like raking leaves on a windy day. Bag one operation and almost overnight there are a half-dozen more that take its place. It's a story that's all too familiar to Joe Stewart, director with SecureWorks' Counter Threat unit. Now, he's proposing members of the security industry borrow a new page. Read Story | Discuss 3. Conficker Launches Money-Making Scam A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been found that seeks to con Windows PC users into providing credit-card info for a fake $49.99 antivirus program called Spyware Protect 2009. Richard Wang of Sophos said Conficker is spreading and urged users to secure PCs against all threats, not just Conficker. Read Story | Discuss 4. Google using IP addresses to localise search Google will use a web user's location in its calculation of the best search results to publish, the company said. It will use a computer's internet protocol (IP) address to whittle down results. Read Story | Discuss 5. British Council rapped over loss of sensitive data of 2,000 staff Privacy Regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has censured the British Council for losing the personal data of 2,000 staff. The ICO has made the Council sign a formal undertaking in which it promises to improve its data handling. Read Story | Discuss

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