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Intelligence Bureau

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HeadquartersNew Delhi
India
FoundedDecember 23
1887
Mottoजागृतं अहर्निशं (English: Always Alert)
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Officeholder Arvind Kumar
Parent organizations Ministry of Home Affairs
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About Intelligence Bureau


The Intelligence Bureau is India's internal intelligence agency. It was recast as the Central Intelligence Bureau in 1947 under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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... Proposed amendments to the century-old Official Secrets Act will broadly empower the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) to arrest citizens over " suspected breach of official secrets"...

Warning over scam energy bill support messages

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... " Sites sending out scam messages that have been identified by the BBC include: More than 1,500 reports have been made to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau about scam emails purporting to be from Ofgem about energy rebates...

North Korean hackers target gamers in $615 n crypto heist - US

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... US officials say they linked the breach to a group called " Lazarus" believed to be controlled by North Korea s primary Intelligence Bureau...

Fraud: MPs seek overhaul to tackle financial scammers

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Police response to £25,000 fraud branded woeful

Police response to £25,000 fraud branded woeful
Jan 22,2022 3:30 am

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North Korea hackers stole $400m of cryptocurrency in 2021, report says

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... Chainalysis said it is likely that many of last year s attacks were conducted by the so-called Lazarus Group, a hacking group sanctioned by the US, which is believed to be controlled by North Korea s primary Intelligence Bureau, the Reconnaissance General Bureau...

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... Action Fraud and the UK s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (FNIB) operate a 24/7 hotline on 0300 123 2040 for businesses to report live cyber-attacks...

Police response to £25,000 fraud branded woeful

Feb 16,2020 6:40 am

" It just seems like you're put in a heap, you're just one of A Number . " After having £25,000 stolen by fraudsters, 74-year-old Janet from Essex was told The Police would not investigate her case. BBC Radio 4 's Money Box programme has discovered she is one of 69 known victims of one particular scam which has seen criminals steal £3. 9m since 2018 - But only one of their cases has been investigated. Her Majesty 's Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Matt Parr, has described The Police response as " woeful".

" These people [victims] shouldn't be discounted, " he says. " These are high-harm crimes. And it's impossible to imagine, from my perspective, how Those People are feeling with that kind of service. " Criminals pretended to be from the legitimate private bank Kleinwort Hambros, convincing victims to transfer money to them using branded documents and names of real employees at The Bank . Janet was in recovery from a stroke when she was targeted. While her loss was smaller than most victims, with the highest having been £465,000, she says the impact was More Than just financial. " The Money was my mum and dad's and I just felt I let them down. I know it may sound silly, But , I just thought that was it. " It was the largest amount of money she'd ever had, following the sale of her mother's bungalow After Her death. " I had Sleepless Nights thinking about it. It was always on my mind. "

How are reports of fraud dealt with?

The City of London Police, which is the UK lead police Force for fraud, makes the decision about whether to forward reports to The Police .

It says it takes into consideration the amount lost, But prioritises those " most likely to present an investigative opportunity for forces, or where A Crime is ongoing, and those present The Greatest threat and harm to The Victim or victims concerned". Of the 69 cases, The City of London Police says just five of the frauds were sent on to a regional Force - in this case, Greater Manchester Police (GMP). GMP says it can only find a record of receiving just one, saying: " This crime has been closed with no further action to be taken. " The Force went on to say that all available lines of enquiry were undertaken, But not enough evidence was found to continue with The Investigation .

The Home Office has admitted failings in these cases and told Money Box: " Fraud can have a devastating impact on victims and it's vital that people have the confidence to come forward and know that their case will be dealt with properly. This did not happen for these victims and The Public should rightly expect more from policing. " The Victims ' Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird QC, says she is worried The Public are losing confidence in fraud policing. " Confidence is hard to find, But We Are promised action, so let's hope a corner can be turned soon. It can't come quickly enough. " The Nationwide Building Society, where Janet had held her money, initially refused to refund her The Money that was stolen, despite its being a signatory to. The Code , which was created in May 2019, obliges banks and building societies to refund " no-blame" victims of this type of authorised push payment (APP) fraud. However, Nationwide reversed its original decision and did reimburse Janet the full amount after Money Box got involved.



Source of news: bbc.com

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