Timeline: Greta Thunberg’s ‘Seditious’ Toolkit
Here’s how the drama over the toolkit tweeted by the young climate activist unfolded outlookindia.com 2021-02-15T11:02:52+05:30
As the farmers’ protests grabbed international attention, a toolkit tweeted by 18-year old climate activist Greta Thunberg stirred up another controversy. This led to the arrest of Disha Ravi by the Delhi police, who described the toolkit as an ‘action plan’ resulting in the farmer-police clashes on January 26. Here’s how it all played out:
What was Greta Thunberg’s tweet about?
While sharing CNN’s article on the internet cut around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police, the 18-year old climate activist, on Feb 3, tweeted, “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.”
Delhi Police can break into locked iPhones and Android phones using special tools, says report
In India, Delhi Police is one of the law enforcement agencies that can access data from smartphones including iPhones using special tools.
Ankita Chakravarti | December 22, 2020 | Updated 14:39 IST
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Delhi Police is one of the law enforcement agencies that can access data from smartphones.
Delhi Police use tools from Israeli cybersecurity company Cellebrite such as UFED (Universal Forensic Extraction Device). The tools used by American agencies have proven to be far more effective than their Indian counterparts.
If you thought nobody can ever extract data from your locked smartphone, you are highly mistaken. In India, Delhi Police is one of the law enforcement agencies that can access data from smartphones including iPhones using special tools, a report has claimed. However, the tools are not always successful.
Exclusive: Delhi Police has tools to extract data from smartphones, including iPhones Credit: Aditi Agrawal
At least one law enforcement agency in India Delhi Police has the tools to extract data from locked smartphones, including iPhones. However, the effectiveness and success rate of such tools remains under question.
There has been amplereportage about how American law enforcement agencies break into smartphones, especially iPhones, but the capabilities of their Indian counterparts have remained shrouded in mystery. The intrigue intensified after revelations that controversial Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group’s spyware was used to target at least 121 Indian citizens.
Tools available to the Delhi Police include tools from Israeli cybersecurity company Cellebrite such as UFED (Universal Forensic Extraction Device) Ultimate and Physical Analyzer that were famously used by FTI Consulting to suggest that Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed Bin Salman had hacked into Jeff
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High-security registration plates: Website of HSRP supplier hacked, chaos rules
Panicked by the recent crackdown on owners of vehicles not having high-security registration plates (HSRPs) or the fuel-based colour coded stickers, scores of people on Wednesday tried to book slots to get these affixed only to find that the Delhi governmentâs website was down. It was later clarified that the website of HSRP supplier Rosmerta Safety Systems was hacked.
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The Delhi transport department had on Tuesday issued 239 challans to vehicle owners for driving without high-security registration plates (HSRP) and colour-coded sticker as part of an enforcement drive in nine districts of the national capital.
High-security registration plate: Bookmyhsrp hacked, no data breach reported Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 18:25 IST
The website bookmyhsrp.com was hacked yesterday, causing inconvenience of hundreds of vehicle owners as they were unable to book a slot for affixing high-security registration plate. High-security registration plate: Bookmyhsrp hacked, no data breach reported
The Delhi transport department has made it mandatory for all vehicles registered before April 2019 to affix high-security number plate (HSRP) and colour-coded stickers. The traffic police have also started an enforcement drive for the same and violators are being issued fine of up to ₹10,000. To avoid this, the motorists are now in a rush to get the HSRP and colour-coded stickers but many have been experiencing hurdles in doing so. The motorists in Delhi and UP have to order their HSRP and stickers through bookmyhsrp.com. However, this website was hacked yesterday, causing inconvenience