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All types of sports betting are strictly prohibited in a number of countries, and severe enforcement measures are in place like Algeria,Brunei,Cyprus,UAE,Saudi Arabia,Singapore, Cambodia,North Korea,Libya,Cuba,Qatar,Somalia.
In order to control internet gaming, the Indian Parliament passed the internet Gaming Bill 2025. The law seeks to regulate both free-to-play and paid platforms. The law intends to safeguard users, prevent illegal betting, and raise financial transaction transparency.
In collaboration with the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), IndiaAI, an Independent Business Division (IBD) of the Digital India Corporation (DIC) of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), has launched the IndiaAI CyberGuard AI Hackathon.
In its publication “Crime in India,” the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) complies and publishes crime statistics. NCRB does not keep separate records on cybercrimes powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Scams are becoming increasingly effective and challenging to identify due to romance scammers’ growing use of artificial intelligence.
To make it easier for victims and complainants to file online complaints about cybercrime, the Indian government launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
The objective of the Blue Locker ransomware is to encrypt all stored data in order to prevent access to them.Every affected file is given the.blue extension; files with this extension cannot be opened any more and can only be recovered using the decryption key that the thieves have.
A pro-Russian hacker group called NoName057(16) is well-known for its cyberattacks against European, American, and Ukrainian government, media, and private company websites. Considered a free and unstructured pro-Russian activist group, it aims to garner notice in Western nations.
When hackers get access to data and private information, data breaches occur.Insider threats, or those having authorized access to a company’s systems, as well as outside variables like cyber attacks, are the causes of data breaches.
India experienced 21 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2025.The IT, banking, and manufacturing industries in India were among the top three targets for ransomware attacks in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2025.