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The software named Grapnel has been introduced to curb drug trafficking which has been making deep inroads into even rural pockets of Kerala with the help of newfound technologies, including the Dark Web.
Though cyber police stations have one or two female officers now, they are mostly assigned to record statements.
The indigenously-developed 'killer drone' soon to be launched by the Kerala Police can neutralise approaching drones using jammers or lasers
Cyber attacks with ransomware that is used by hackers to extort money from big companies are now widespread in Kerala, too.
During the last eight months rural SP K Karthekeyan has received over 250 complaints in connection with fake Facebook accounts and profiles.
This is happening in Kerala, mostly Idukki district, where hapless wedding photographers and videographers are at the receiving end of a malicious and concerted malware attack.
The miscreants had infiltrated the popular video-conferencing app Zoom and even WhatsApp to stream obscene content to unsuspecting students in at least three incidents reported from Kerala's Malappuram district.
They were arrested from across Kerala in an operation conducted by Kerala police called 'Operation P Hunt' led by Cyberdome team.
The retired officers decided to make use of their professional expertise in cybersecurity to train, support and serve the law enforcement, with the support of international agencies.