On this tracker, each week we will curate a selection of stories about online security. Online harassment most prevalent in Mumbai According to a survey conducted by cyber security firm Norton By Symantec 8 out of 10 people surveyed reported that they had encountered some form of online harassment, cyber bullying or cyber stalking. In terms of online harassment with physical threats involved, Mumbai reported the most with 51% of the respondents having encountered it. In Delhi 47% of the respondents had received physical threats online, while the number in Hyderabad was 46%. While in case of cyber bullying the instances were highest in Delhi, where 51% of the respondents had encountered it. Read more about this in The Indian Express. CERT issues warning about possible cyber attack in India The New Delhi-based Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has received intelligence regarding a possible cyber attack on multiple countries, including India, reports The Hindu. Officers of the Maharashtra Cyber Department told the publication that the attack is expected to be a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack. However, it's not clear if CERT's intelligence has helped in pinning down when this attack might take place. Readers might remember that last year, in July, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Mumbai had faced DDoS attack from unknown hackers, reducing the Internet surfing speed in the city, and in some cases even leading to crashing of servers. North Korea waging cyber war via India? A report by cyber security company Recorded Future says that North Korea…
