Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Over 2,400 Indians repatriated from Myanmar cyber scam compounds, 150 still trapped: MEAIndia has successfully brought back over 2,400 citizens from Myanmar's cyber scam compounds. These individuals were trapped in fraudulent o...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
NIA chargesheets five including absconding kingpin of Cambodia-linked human trafficking, cyber slavery racketThe National Investigation Agency has filed charges against five individuals in a case involving the trafficking and cyber slavery of India...
16 May, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrestedDelhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racke...
12 May, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
660 arrests, 499 FIRs, Rs 519 crore fraud: How Delhi Police's CyHawk 4.0 op caught cyber scamsters across 20+ states within 48 hoursDelhi Police concluded Operation CyHawk 4.0, a massive 48-hour coordinated strike against organized cybercrime syndicates across 20 states ...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Interpol backroom warriors fight cyber criminals 'weaponising' AIFrom perfectly spelled phishing emails to fake videos of government officials, artificial intelligence is changing the game for Interpol's ...
15 Feb, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Operation Cyber Hawk 3.0: Over 500 apprehended in Delhi Police's cyber crackdownOperation Cyber Hawk 3.0 targets organised cyber fraud networks operating across multiple digital platforms. The action involves advanced t...
07 Feb, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
How cyber-fraud syndicate used 20 shell companies for a Rs 180-crore scamDelhi Police has busted a cyber-fraud syndicate, arresting two key accused involved in siphoning off nearly Rs 180 crore through shell comp...
03 Jan, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Delhi Police uncovers Rs 1,000 cr cyberfraud trail under Operation Cyber Hawk, nabs 700 criminalsDelhi Police conducted a massive 48-hour crackdown named Operation Cyber Hawk. Over 700 cybercriminals were apprehended during this operati...
20 Nov, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
CBI thanked by US on busting illegal call centre that duped its citizens of millionsThe United States thanked CBI for their collaboration in dismantling a cybercrime syndicate. This syndicate defrauded US citizens of over R...
27 Aug, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
Myawaddy scam valley: 2,000 Indians working in Myanmar's cybercrime webNearly 2,000 Indians are trapped in cyber scam operations in Myawaddy, Myanmar, after being lured with fake job offers. The Indian embassy ...
22 Feb, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
Cyber Crime: Scammers stole up to $37 bn; intensifying operations in Southeast AsiaCyber crime syndicates accumulated up to $37 billion last year and are increasing their activities in Southeast Asia. Despite law enforceme...
08 Oct, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
14 Indian youth rescued from cyber-scam centers in LaosFourteen Indian youth were rescued by the Indian Embassy in Laos from cyber-scam centers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone. The ...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
90,000 scams in 4 months: How Southeast Asia is becoming the next Jamtara; Fraudsters recruiting from Andhra, TN, OdishaIndia faces a surge in cyber fraud from Southeast Asia, surpassing domestic hotspots. Nearly half of the defrauded money comes from scams s...
24 May, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
Nigerian fraudster ‘Hushpuppi’ jailed for 11 years in US, ordered to pay $1.7mRamon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, was arrested in Dubai two years ago and was ordered to pay $1,732,841 (£1,516,182) in restitution to ...
08 Nov, 2022, 05.37 PM IST