'Boss Scam' alert: Cybercriminals hijack executives' WhatsApp accounts to trick staff into transferring moneyA new cyber fraud, the 'Boss Scam,' is targeting top executives, according to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. Criminals are sen...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
NEET-UG re-exam: NTA to hold nationwide mock drill on June 20; check what it means hereThe National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting a nationwide mock drill on June 20 to ensure a smooth NEET-UG re-examination on June 21. Th...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
Former PM IK Gujral's son loses nearly Rs 8 crore in cyber fraud. Here's how scamsters fooled ex Rajya Sabha MP's companyFormer MP Naresh Gujral lost Rs 7.8 crore in a cyber fraud. Scammers impersonated him on a messaging app and manipulated an employee's phon...
19 Jun, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
SC calls cyber fraudsters 'parasites', denies accused reliefThe Supreme Court has refused to hear a plea from an alleged cybercriminal. The court described such fraudsters as 'parasites' preying on i...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
West Bengal police signs MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University to train police in cybercrime, AI surveillanceWest Bengal police is modernizing its forces through a new agreement with Rashtriya Raksha University. This collaboration will provide adva...
17 Jun, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
MHA agency launches 2 portals to prevent cybercrimes, ensure justice for victimsThe Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre has launched two new portals. The Grievance Redressal Mechanism portal helps unfreeze wrongly fr...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
How a phone call from the Mumbai Cyber Cell inspired 3 Idiots director's OTT debut? When and where to watch Arshad Warsi, Vikrant Massey's Pritam and PedroFilmmaker Rajkumar Hirani ventures into OTT with Pritam and Pedro, a cybercrime comedy born from a lockdown phone call. The series, starrin...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
PM Modi interacts with world leaders during G7 SummitPrime Minister Narendra Modi attended the G7 Summit in France. Leaders from Italy, the European Union, and Kenya were present. The G7 natio...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Telegram’s Pavel Durov says NTA restrictions punish 150 million India users and ‘haven't stopped anything’Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticised India's temporary ban on the messaging app, stating it punishes millions of users instead of those leak...
17 Jun, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Abhishek Banerjee questioned by CID in Amit Shah remarks caseTrinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the CID for questioning regarding alleged inflammatory remarks. He also faced interrogat...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
NEET re-test nears amid admit card glitches, refund queriesCandidates are facing challenges downloading NEET-UG 2026 re-examination admit cards. The National Testing Agency is working to resolve tec...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
India's digital fraud rate nearly double global average as scammers target existing accountsIndia's digital fraud rate in 2025 reached 7.1%, almost double the global average. This indicates growing online fraud risks as digital pay...
16 Jun, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Telegram blocked in India until June 22NTA will restrict access to the messaging platform until June 22, while the message-editing ban will remain in force until June 30. It said...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Amit Shah assures Mizoram of Rs 10 crore worth of rice for refugees sheltered in the stateUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma of Rs 10 crore worth of rice for refugees. Nearly 40,000 individ...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
ET Alpha Wealth Summit | BSE CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy on building trust, fighting deepfakes, and why yuva shakti & nari shakti are future of D-StBSE MD & CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy highlighted India's market evolution from uncertain settlements to a trust-based system, driven by tec...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
India's crime rate falls 6%, cybercrime crosses 1 Lakh cases: SBIIndia reports a decrease in overall crime, attributed to public investment, digitization, and enhanced surveillance. Cybercrime, however, i...
08 Jun, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
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