Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
Jamtara cyber gang 'DK Boss,' who duped people of ₹11 crore using ChatGPT, bustedJharkhand Police arrested six cyber criminals in Jamtara involved in ₹11 crore frauds through malicious mobile apps. They used APKs mimicki...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
Maharashtra opens Rs 800 crore centre to fight cybercrimeThe Rs 800 crore facility, located in Navi Mumbai, will house over 150 experts to protect the state's residents. The center will leverage a...
12 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Jamtara in Bundi: How a 21-year-old student in Rajasthan trained an army of 500 youths in online fraud, fake stock returnsIn Rajasthan, 21-year-old Yogesh Meena was arrested for training 500 youths in cyber fraud. He operated in villages across Bundi and Sawai ...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
Pratibimb nails 454 black hats in Jamtara zoneThe Pratibimb app, launched in November-December, led to the arrest of 454 cyber criminals in Jamtara, Deoghar, and Giridih areas of Jharkh...
04 Jan, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Over Rs 10,300 crore siphoned off by cyber criminals since 2021: reportOver 4.52 lakh cyber crime cases were reported on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in 2021, which rose by 113.7% in 2022, wi...
03 Jan, 2024, 07.06 PM IST
Cyber crime cases in Delhi nearly doubled in 2022: NCRB reportAs many as 184 cyber crime cases were registered for online publication of obscene or sexually explicit acts and 21 for publishing or trans...
04 Dec, 2023, 09.35 PM IST
Cyber crimes soar in Delhi, complaints jump 200% in 2023“The reported cybercrimes include business email compromise, email takeover, debit and credit card fraud, SIM swap fraud, demat-depository ...
15 Aug, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
Cyber threat now a matter of national security, says Amit ShahUnion home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said cyber security is no longer limited to the digital world and it has become a matter of nation...
29 Mar, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
OTT players should help India thwart Jamtara-like cyber frauds, come under tax ambit: COAI"OTT communication services must be taxed. They should bear some burden like licensing fee as despite earning from Indian users and network...
08 Nov, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Power bill shocker to sextortion, cyber cheats run amok in Delhi-NCRAs the cyber fraudsters keep pace with the digital transformation being witnessed in the country, they send messages of blocking bank accou...
20 Oct, 2022, 10.35 PM IST
Scamsters beware! Trai to get AI help to curb fraud calls, SMSesThe telecom department recently conducted an AI-based probe in an emerging cybercrime hotspot of Mewat in Haryana, for SIM verification in ...
02 Jul, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
King cons of small towns: Inside India's cottage industry of cyber thievesWhereas previously Jamtara in Jharkhand was the hub of cyber fraudsters, new hubs have emerged, just like fresh faces being introduced in a...
02 Nov, 2021, 02.35 PM 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
Account takeovers and password hackings: Facebook financial frauds rise in the midst of pandemicThe cybercrime department in Maharashtra said since April this year, hackers have been very active and they are using various ways to earn ...
01 Sep, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
How this Jharkand village dupes thousands of customers to clean out their bank accountsThe gang came on the police radar after numerous people complained of losing money after talking to bank representatives who offered to ren...
02 Aug, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Scamster village: 1,000 homes, 900 cyber crooksCyber cell officials of the Ahmedabad crime branch had recently searched these areas to catch Mohammed Jilani Ansari, who had cheated peopl...
29 May, 2017, 10.22 AM IST