Datum 2014
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Indians suffered loss of Rs.219 crore
due to cyber frauds
rival a new high gain antenna. The flexible parabolic shape
can be adjusted to direct most of the router's signal out into
The government said that Indians suffered a total
the room rather than losing it to the outside.
loss of Rs 219.73 crore since 2011 due to cyber frauds and as
many as 24,882 cases were registered by the RBI and CBI in
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the same period for such crimes.
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"As per information available with Reserve Bank of
has been shown to more than double signal strength.
India (RBI), total monetary loss suffered by Indians (as reported by RBI) is Rs 38 crore, Rs 67 crore and Rs 54 crore
Upgrade your computer's network adapter:
during the years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 (up to September
30, 2013)".
If you're using an older computer that does not
have built-in wireless capability and you are using a cardstyle network adapter, it may be time for an upgrade. Your
router may be sending a strong signal, but if your comput-
istered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is Rs 8.85
The amount of monetary loss in the cases reg-
er's adapter is weak, you'll have a weak signal.
crore (2011), Rs 3.39 crore (2012) and Rs 48.49 crore (up to
November 30, 2013).
Older adapters send and receive signals based on
older Wi-Fi standards denoted as 802.11 a/b/g. Today's fast-
"As per information available with RBI, 10048, 8765
er standard is called "n" and offers data signal speeds up
and 6035 fraud related cyber crime cases have been report-
to 600 megabits per second compared with 54 Mbps for
ed