34-year-old woman told Rs 9 crore sent to her from abroad was stuck at customs; she paid for its release, lost Rs 1.2 crore to fraudA 34-year-old West Delhi woman allegedly lost around Rs 1.2 crore after fraudsters told her a diplomatic parcel containing £7 lakh was stuc...
17 Sep, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
RBI proposes framework to freeze only disputed amounts instead of entire accounts in cyber fraud casesBanks will soon freeze only disputed transaction amounts, not entire accounts. AI systems will monitor unusual transfers of one thousand ru...
14 Sep, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
- Successful BRICS summit gives BJP political boost ahead of assembly polls
The recent BRICS summit held in New Delhi marked a pivotal moment for the ruling BJP party, enhancing its political leverage as it approach...
13 Sep, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
The more AI banks deploy, the bigger the cyber battlefield getsIndian banks and fintech firms face growing AI-powered cyber threats. Attackers use AI to find vulnerabilities faster than before. Financia...
12 Sep, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Banks need to invest more in digital, financial literacy to tackle cyber fraud: Bank of Baroda MDBank of Baroda MD and CEO Debadatta Chand said the financial system needs to invest significantly more in financial and digital literacy to...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Credit card lost, and someone used it; who will cover the lost money - you or the bank?What if a transaction takes place after you lose your card, and you don’t block it before that? Who has the liability then - you or the ban...
09 Sep, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Bank OTPs were sent to duplicate SIM card instead of real one, audit company loses Rs 79 lakh; Bank of India ordered to pay Rs 1.5 croreAn IT Act adjudicating authority has ordered Bank of India to pay Rs 64.44 lakh, which works out to nearly Rs 1.5 crore with 12% annual int...
08 Sep, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Every fourth Jan Dhan account inoperative; 5.72 crore have zero balance: RTINearly 5.72 crore Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts currently hold zero balances. Over 15 crore accounts under the scheme are classif...
06 Sep, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Gaganyaan astronaut explains why AI sovereignty is crucial for national cybersecurityPrasanth Balakrishnan Nair, a Gaganyaan astronaut, underscored the necessity of AI sovereignty for bolstering national cybersecurity. He re...
05 Sep, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
AI fuels low-value cybercrimes, use of 'salami slicing'The rise of low-value cybercrimes is alarming, as scammers increasingly focus on individuals rather than systems. Driven by AI and the digi...
05 Sep, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Cash no king, but don't stash it: India wants a digital economy, but cash still holds the power of choiceDespite government promotion of digital transactions like UPI and e-Rupee, cash remains prevalent, especially in rural areas and for large-...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Meta removes ads for fraud apps posing as porn after India sounds alarmThe government said ads on Facebook and Instagram operating under names such as "Night Play" and "Kyss" directed users to phishing websit...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
‘Mera aur Cyber Cell ka purana rishta hai’: Samay Raina jokes about ‘Latent’ row before CM Devendra Fadnavis felicitationSamay Raina joked about his “purana rishta” with Maharashtra Cyber while being felicitated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his cont...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
School assembly headline August 26: Top national, international, business and sports news for studentsSchool assembly headlines for August 26 cover major national developments, including the Supreme Court's ruling in the Tarun Tejpal case, D...
25 Aug, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
ED arrests 2 in Rs 30,000 crore pan-India cyber fraud caseThe Enforcement Directorate has made two arrests in Mumbai related to a vast cyber fraud operation, part of a money laundering investigatio...
24 Aug, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
India orders Google to take down hundreds of Firebase accounts over cyber fraudIndia has directed Google to remove hundreds of accounts on its Firebase platform after officials found scammers using the service to imper...
22 Aug, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Assam man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 casesGujarat CID arrested a man from Assam for orchestrating 1,090 cybercrimes. These frauds amounted to over Rs 1,071 crore and involved China-...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST