How Bengaluru entrepreneur got Rs 1.7 crore back after losing Rs 2.7 crore in fraudA 52-year-old woman entrepreneur, defrauded of Rs 2.7 crore by cybercrooks, is set to recover Rs 1.7 crore after police traced and froze th...
02 May, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
Bengaluru businessman loses Rs 5.2 crore to cyber crooks in stock market scamA Bengaluru businessman lost Rs 5.2 crore in a stock market scam after receiving a suspicious WhatsApp message.
22 Apr, 2024, 02.11 PM IST
AI-generated scams to increase cyber risks in 2024Deepfake technology has the ability to wreak havoc on the lives of its victims by spreading misinformation through AI-generated voice, vide...
19 Dec, 2023, 07.13 PM IST
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrimeCybersecurity experts said they were impressed by the deft dismantling of the network but cautioned that any setback to cybercrime would li...
30 Aug, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
Why you should be extra careful while attending call from toll-free number starting '1800'Cybercriminals in Gujarat are using discarded toll-free numbers starting with '1800' to scam unsuspecting victims by pretending to be legit...
14 Aug, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Delhi: 4 digits to rescue you from online fraudsters’ clutchesThe victim would be notified through an SMS containing the reference number of his complaint and a link to www.cybercrime.gov.in — the webs...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
24-year-old arrested after renting 300 bank accounts to the phishing capital of IndiaA full-fledged investigation has been started to learn how Pravesh managed to open so many accounts before getting caught. The accused is a...
02 Nov, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
9,100 coronavirus-themed cyberattacks witnessed in India between Feb 2-May 2: MicrosoftJohnson said these attacks are targeting vulnerable places like healthcare organisations, state and local government, and critical infrastr...
12 May, 2020, 07.25 PM IST
Online shopaholics beware: Symantec says cybercrooks have a new key to your bank accountCryptojacking, a major concern for cybersecurity companies in late 2017, saw a downtrend last year.
21 Feb, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
Cybercrooks could use artificial intelligence, machine learning for data breaches: SymantecAs per Symantec's 2018 Cyber security predictions, cyber criminals may use AI and ML to attack and explore victims' networks.
07 Dec, 2017, 11.01 PM IST
Patches, back-ups, honey pots: Battling cybercrooksOnce upon a time nerds who unleashed such attacks were either sick, devious minds or angry prisoners of some lost cause.
15 May, 2017, 08.03 AM IST
Cybercrooks target finance department employees in India, US and UKSymantec said the attackers operate with few resources, rely on social engineering rather than exploits, and use two publicly available RAT...
07 Feb, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
- Children might be victimised by Cybercrooks' activities, parents need to be cautious: Experts
Online stalking, spams, phishing attacks and illegal content including pornography are the various tools used by cybercrooks.
26 May, 2011, 02.39 PM IST
- Crooks offer refund on online tax refund
Cyber crooks are on the prowl this financial year closing and are using phishing attacks and hoax-alerts to gain access to account details.
22 Mar, 2011, 01.03 PM IST
- Cybercrooks on the prowl this World Cup
Cricket fever has hit not only the crazy fans world over but also the cybercrooks, who will try to swell their own bank accounts by trickin...
20 Feb, 2011, 12.33 PM IST
Hackers strike email services of Google, Microsoft and YahooCyber-crooks evidently used "phishing" tactics to trick users of free Web-based email service into revealing account and access information.
07 Oct, 2009, 01.05 AM IST
- Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites
Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crook...
03 Mar, 2009, 12.05 PM IST