Scammers are using the name of the Supreme Court to steal personal and confidential information. The registry of the Supreme Court has warned people about the scam in the recently issued advisory.

Scammers are using the name of the Supreme Court to steal personal and confidential information. The registry of the Supreme Court has warned people about the scam in the recently issued advisory. A fake website has been impersonating the official Supreme Court of India website, hosted on the URLs http://cbins/scigv.com and https://cbins.scigv.com/offence. Scamsters use the latter to steal people's personal details, Internet banking and credit and debit card information. The registry stated that they were made aware of the phishing attack. The fake website looks official and describes the offence of money laundering. It has various boxes asking the user to fill in confidential information, including bank name, phone number, permanent account number (PAN), banking user, log-in password and card password. ALSO READ | Britain's Queen Camilla unveils portrait of British-Indian spy Noor Inayat Khan in London According to the registry, the Supreme Court of India has informed about the phishing attack to law enforcement agencies who will further investigate the matter and "bring the perpetrators to justice." "Any visitor on the above URLs is strongly advised not to share and divulge any personal and confidential information, as the same shall enable the perpetrators to steal the information. Please note that the Registry, Supreme Court of India, will never ask for personal information, financial details or other confidential information," the advisory states. Furthermore, the advisory issued by the Supreme Court's registry highlights that the Supreme Court of India's official domain is www.sci.gov.in. It has also urged people to verify URLs before clicking on them or filling in sensitive details. ALSO READ | India's economy is expected to expand at its fastest rate in a year: Estimates The advisory highlighted that the Supreme Court of India's official domain is www.sci.gov.in and asked people to verify URLs before clicking on them. "In case you have been a victim of the above phishing attack, please change your passwords for all your online accounts and also contact your bank and credit card company to report such unauthorised access," it states. Distinguishing a fake page from a real one can be challenging. One has to be careful while giving information on any website. Usually, fake websites have manipulated URLs, favicon, security certificates and content. Always check the source, domain name, URL, SSL/TSL certificate, domain age, content, and reviews before giving out important details. You can also use a website checker. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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A software engineer has been sued by the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>-owned automobiles company, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/tesla">Tesla</a>, for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files.

Alex Khatilov, a former employee of the company, had allegedly stolen tens of thousands of confidential files from Tesla within three days of joining the company.

He "brazenly stole thousands of trade computer scripts that took Tesla years to develop" and transferred them to his personal Dropbox account, as per Musk's company.

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However, Khatilov has denied these accusations and has claimed he was only transferring "a couple of personal administrative documents". The company's security team claims he was trying to delete the evidence.

Khatilov said he was trying to make a backup of his folder on his computer and ended up copying the software files by mistake.

Tesla, on the other hand, is not believing their former employee's defense. The company said the stolen files represent "200 man-years of work" and are "a roadmap to copy Tesla's innovation", making these documents extremely important for the company and their competitors.

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Khatilov is one of the 40 employees — out of nearly 50,000 — to have access to these highly confidential scripts. However, the company also said that they had "nothing to do with his responsibilities".

The theft was discovered by Tesla's security team on January 06 and was confronted by the team through a video call as he was working from home after joining the company on December 28.

Tesla also claimed that Khatilov had delayed sharing his screen during the video call and also "he could be seen on video chat hurriedly deleting information from his computer."

The former employee has denied this being a&nbsp;deliberate action and said, "When it happened, I was shocked. I didn't lie (about) anything"

A software engineer has been sued by the Elon Musk-owned automobiles company, Tesla, for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files. Alex Khatilov, a former employee of the company, had allegedly stolen tens of thousands of confidential files from Tesla within three days of joining the company.

A software engineer has been sued by the Elon Musk-owned automobiles company, Tesla, for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files. Alex Khatilov, a former employee of the company, had allegedly stolen tens of thousands of confidential files from Tesla within three days of joining the company. He "brazenly stole thousands of trade computer scripts that took Tesla years to develop" and transferred them to his personal Dropbox account, as per Musk's company. Also read| Elon Musk offers $100 million to develop a technology on Twitter However, Khatilov has denied these accusations and has claimed he was only transferring "a couple of personal administrative documents". The company's security team claims he was trying to delete the evidence. Khatilov said he was trying to make a backup of his folder on his computer and ended up copying the software files by mistake. Tesla, on the other hand, is not believing their former employee's defense. The company said the stolen files represent "200 man-years of work" and are "a roadmap to copy Tesla's innovation", making these documents extremely important for the company and their competitors. Also read| Tweet meet: Elon Musk suggests road tunnels for green Earth; Miami Mayor agrees Khatilov is one of the 40 employees — out of nearly 50,000 — to have access to these highly confidential scripts. However, the company also said that they had "nothing to do with his responsibilities". The theft was discovered by Tesla's security team on January 06 and was confronted by the team through a video call as he was working from home after joining the company on December 28. Tesla also claimed that Khatilov had delayed sharing his screen during the video call and also "he could be seen on video chat hurriedly deleting information from his computer." The former employee has denied this being a deliberate action and said, "When it happened, I was shocked. I didn't lie (about) anything"

Elon Musk's Tesla sues former employee for stealing 26,000 confidential files

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