Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Software is a unique industry where from Operating Systems to applications, programs are released for public use, without any real commitment from the software developers as to whether the program is free from vulnerabilities. In fact, vulnerabilities give raise to … Continue reading →

The recently reported fraud in Kolkata where five engineering students were arrested for a Bank Wallet fraud involving Rs 8.6 crores is an incident to ponder. (See the report in TOI here). According to the report, the persons arrested were … Continue reading →

In an interesting development of how even tech savvy CEOs often become victims of Cyber Crimes, it is reported (See the Report here) that Flipkart CEO’s E mail was hacked and two mails were sent from it to the company’s … Continue reading →

In a bid to check fraudulent practices by sellers, Flipkart has instituted a “Mystery Shopping” team and found several malpractices including, a) Supply of substandard products b) Selling of Counterfeit products c) Buying out competitor’s products and returning them d) … Continue reading →

Section 6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 defined the term “Cheque” as follows: A “cheque” is a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand. This section was amended … Continue reading →

While we are frequently discussing the sophisticated Digital Crimes, some times it is the simple crimes that pose a challenge to the system. One example of this is the report that appeared today in TOI about the busting of a … Continue reading →