Nitin Gadkari moves High Court against deep fake videosThe Bombay High Court permitted Union minister Nitin Gadkari's application for a civil suit. This suit addresses alleged deepfake and defam...
28 Jul, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Police issue notices to social media accounts over 'abusive' posts, Pakistan-linked handles probe widensThe action follows a review of content uploaded during and after the protest, with police scrutinising posts, videos and comments across mu...
27 Jul, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls marriage 'dharma', slams live-in relationships: 'We don't want responsibilities but happiness'RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat described marriage as a practice that "instils dharma" and criticised live-in relationships as a "degradation" and ...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Bombay HC allows Nitin Gadkari to sue Meta, X over alleged E20 deepfakesThe Bombay High Court permitted Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to file a civil suit. He is suing Meta Platforms, X Corp, and others over defa...
27 Jul, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Government removes links to AI deepfake of union minister Piyush GoyalMinister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, in his post, flagged the altered video clip of his conversation with the media outside Par...
25 Jul, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Govt orders GitHub to remove access to Bitchat app in IndiaThe government has ordered GitHub to remove the Bitchat application. This offline messaging app may be misused by criminal and terrorist gr...
25 Jul, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Tripura DGP forms 3-member team to probe ex-DGP's deathA three-member team will investigate the mysterious death of former Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar. Dhankar's body was discovered at the state ...
24 Jul, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Cyber frauds on the rise, offence can't be taken lightly: SCThe Supreme Court acknowledged the rising trend of cyber frauds and their serious implications. It refused to quash or club FIRs lodged in ...
24 Jul, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
Text message scams jump 146% in India amid rise in scam-led digital fraud: ReportText message-based scams in India have surged 146 per cent, highlighting a sharp shift in the country's digital fraud landscape towards sca...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Govt orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concerns: Jack DorseyIn its notice, I4C said that the app enables communication even during network restrictions and creates a substantial risk of misuse by ant...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Govt orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concerns: Jack DorseyIn a decisive move, India's cybercrime agency has instructed GitHub to eliminate the Bitchat app. This innovative Bluetooth messaging servi...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
US cracks down on cyber scams with global visa restrictionsThe US has introduced a global visa restriction policy targeting individuals involved in cyber scams and sextortion, along with their immed...
24 Jul, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
Karnataka steps up safeguards for recruitment exams amid paper leak concernsKarnataka officials reviewed recruitment exam preparations for state government posts. The meeting focused on preventing question paper lea...
23 Jul, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
Sebi warns listed firms, regulated entities against rising 'Boss Scam' cyber fraudSebi has issued a warning to all regulated entities regarding a rising cyber fraud known as the 'Boss Scam'. In this scheme, fraudsters mas...
17 Jul, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
Deepfake scam rattles Sky Gold as subsidiary suffers Rs 11 crore loss after unauthorised fund transferSky Gold shares fell after its subsidiary lost Rs 10.70 crore due to fraud. Unknown persons used deepfake techniques to impersonate a direc...
17 Jul, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
MHA proposes recruitment rules for CEO, additional CEO posts at I4C; seeks stakeholder feedback till August 14The Ministry of Home Affairs is proposing new recruitment rules for key leadership roles. These rules aim to strengthen India's cybercrime ...
15 Jul, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
'A video on Facebook, a chat on Telegram': Deepfake Nirmala Sitharaman scam costs Bengaluru professor Rs 61 lakhA Bengaluru professor lost over sixty-one lakh rupees in a sophisticated cyber fraud. She was lured by a deepfake video featuring Finance M...
09 Jul, 2026, 08.46 AM IST