CBI conducts searches at 42 locations, arrests five under Operation Chakra -VThe CBI, as part of Operation Chakra-V, conducted searches at 38 Point of Sale Agents of Telecom Operators across eight states, uncovering ...
10 May, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
How a Tamil Nadu engineer ran cyber camps in Cambodia with Chinese help to dupe IndiansA mechanical engineer from Tamil Nadu, Vigneshwar Muruganandham, was arrested for his involvement in a Chinese cybercrime syndicate in Camb...
14 Jan, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
Cybercrimes on rise: Tamil Nadu Police warns public; Chennai, Coimbatore, tier-II cities vulnerableYear by year, there has been an increase in cyber crimes related to financial fraud, with about Rs 189 crore looted off this year alone, ac...
11 Nov, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
Chennai bomb threat mails: Serious setback for police as Microsoft refuses to share vital informationChennai Bomb Threat: These threat emails that targeted schools, colleges and an airport, involved high-profile figures. Authorities believe...
30 Aug, 2024, 11.35 AM 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
Tamil YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar arrested for defamatory remarks against police, remanded on judicial custody till May 17The arrest was made based on a complaint by a Sub-Inspector of Police of Coimbatore City for allegedly making objectionable comments agains...
06 May, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
Over 600 SIMs on one Aadhaar: Here is how to find amount of mobile numbers linked to your AadhaarA Tamil Nadu resident has been caught obtaining 100-150 SIM cards using a single Aadhaar number, while Vijayawada saw 658 SIMs issued under...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
Most non-BJP CMs holding home portfolios skip MHA meetMost of the non-BJP chief ministers holding the charge of their Home Departments on Thursday skipped the 'Chintan Shivir' of home ministers...
27 Oct, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Myanmar gang holds over 300 Indians hostage, forces them into cybercrimeThese people are being held hostage by the gang in an area that is not under the control of the Myanmar government and is dominated by ethn...
20 Sep, 2022, 07.28 PM IST
Crimes too went digital in the pandemic, up 12%Uttar Pradesh pipped Karnataka to emerge as the state with the highest number of cybercrimes reported in 2020 - constituting over a fifth o...
29 Sep, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
This cyber game may be a losing bet: Karnataka readies to ban online gamblingKarnataka has proposed a set of amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, to prohibit all types of online gambling activities that invo...
06 Sep, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
What’s common between DMK & AIADMK? It’s their poster woman“Not just the election manifesto, it seems AIADMK is copying even our innovation. We have the copyright for the image of the woman used in ...
22 Mar, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
Police in states across India are relying on private firms and consultants to solve cybercrime casesCyber crimes are rising rapidly. Police's own teams are still being built, hence the need for private eyes.
13 Dec, 2019, 03.31 PM IST
Cops miffed over delay in response by social mediaIn Bengaluru, the cybercrime police, which has seen cases of crime using social media accounts triple in the past two years, is contemplati...
25 Sep, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
MeitY pings UIDAI on Aadhaar-social media linkingAs of now, Aadhaar can be linked only to govt welfare schemes and subsidies that are funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
10 Sep, 2019, 07.21 AM IST
SC stops Madras HC from passing final orders on Aadhaar-social media linking, WhatsApp caseThe top court issued notice to the Centre, Google, Twitter, YouTube and others and sought their response by September 13.
20 Aug, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
States with low per capita income big on economic crimesComplaints of economic crimes in India dropped 4.4% in 2016, the first time it’s declined in a decade. In the preceding 10 years, economic ...
20 Jan, 2018, 07.40 AM IST