Even an ex-IPS officer fell for ‘sure-shot’ stock market returns, lost Rs 8.1 crore to fake wealth managers from bank; lessons to be learntA retired Punjab IPS officer tragically attempted suicide after losing ₹8.1 crore to a sophisticated stock market scam. Posing as DBS wealt...
23 Dec, 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
ED raids 11 premises in Delhi-NCR in Global Cyber Fraud case as fraudsters pretend to be Microsoft/Amazon agentsThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches across multiple locations, including Delhi and Gurugram, concerning a global cyber frau...
06 Aug, 2025, 11.03 AM IST
UK hails 'groundbreaking collaboration' with CBI to bust Noida fraud call centreA major fraud call centre racket operating from Noida has been busted. This was a joint effort by the UK's National Crime Agency, CBI, and ...
11 Jul, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Canara Bank to open cyber security wing, stepping up AI adoption to predict online frauds & loan defaultsCanara Bank is set to launch a separate cyber-security wing from April 1 to enhance its investment in cybersecurity initiatives and protect...
02 Jan, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
Fake job posts, fraudulent emergency calls: 5 ways cyber criminals bamboozle peopleBeware of online fraudsters and scams!
07 Dec, 2023, 07.50 PM IST
This 77-year-old widow lost $661,000 in tech scam. Know how scamsters commit fraudAccording to the FBI, US citizens in the age group of 60 and above lost $3.1 billion to cyber fraud in 2022, an 84% increase from 2021. The...
04 Dec, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Here's why so many people are losing money in online scamsThe promise of quick financial gains has lured many into the web of deception. Cybersecurity, a vital aspect of Information Technology, pla...
04 Dec, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
Scams, phishing made up over 75% of digital threats in first half of 2023: ReportAccording to the consumer cyber safety brand Norton's new report released on Thursday, cybercriminals now have added support from Artificia...
21 Sep, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
A way to foil cybercrime? Call it in and you could get the money backThe police are working closely with the Reserve Bank of India, which has even developed a standard operating procedure for banks on how to ...
02 Aug, 2021, 09.22 AM IST
ET Financial Inclusion Summit: United, we can fight the cyber enemy“While the digital segment has grown multifold it’s become easier for fraudsters to take advantage of lack of less tech-savvy consumers; fo...
19 Jul, 2021, 09.03 AM IST
Cyber fear: New season of Jamtara unfolds pan-IndiaEntry-level job losses, more digital payment, and easy gains are pushing small-town youngsters into cybercriminals’ gangs
24 Nov, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
Covid impact much worse than 2008 crisis: Tech Mahindra"The crisis is “much worse from an economic impact” point of view compared to 2008 meltdown," Gurnani said.
09 Jun, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
UK, India police shut down Kolkata call centres in major online fraud probe"These raids and arrests mark the successful culmination of a 4-year operation. Working with Indian authorities and Microsoft, we have stop...
21 Oct, 2019, 10.12 PM IST
In high tech crime, it's not the usual suspectsThe survey, shared exclusively with ET, points out that quantum of frauds discovered over the years and the associated modus operandi conti...
06 Dec, 2018, 10.09 AM IST
How to protect yourself from social media fraudsKeep in mind that it is not just friends or followers who are interested in what you post, but also fraudsters and hackers on the prowl.
07 Mar, 2016, 05.28 PM IST
Cyber frauds increased after growth in mobile banking, NEFT and RTGS: StudyThe biggest kind of frauds in the banking sector include: documentation frauds, diversion of funds, identity theft and cyber related theft ...
08 Jul, 2015, 04.19 PM IST