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eCommerce fraud goes 'Jamtara-style', powered by device farming: ReportIndian online shopping faces a new threat. Organised groups are using device farms to commit large-scale eCommerce fraud. These networks ex...29 Apr, 2026, 02.55 PM IST- WhatsApp to roll out SIM binding, tighten curbs on digital arrest scamsWhatsApp has agreed to implement SIM binding and enhanced safeguards against prolonged scam calls, as per a Supreme Court filing. The compa...29 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
- Mangaluru man gets call about SIM card misuse; one mistake makes him lose Rs 2,07,04,600 in a few weeksA 61-year-old man in Mangaluru was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam, where fraudsters posing as of...26 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
- Red Fort blast: Accused used 'ghost' SIM cards to communicate with Pakistani handlersHighly educated doctors used a sophisticated network of "ghost" SIM cards and encrypted apps to coordinate with Pakistani handlers for a te...04 Jan, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
- A SIM in your name could land you in court, even if you never used it: DoT warnsSIM card misuse: The Department of Telecom has warned mobile subscribers of potential liability if SIM cards in their name are misused for ...24 Nov, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
- Nepali man supplying Indian SIM cards to ISI held, police say Pakistani spy agency promised him US visaDelhi Police arrested a Nepali national, Prabhat Kumar Chaurasiya, for allegedly supplying Indian SIM cards to Pakistan's ISI. Lured with p...09 Sep, 2025, 08.39 PM IST
- CBI arrests telecom manager, two others in Assam for unauthorized SIM card sales linked to cyber crimesThe CBI has arrested three individuals, including a telecom company's Territorial Sales Manager, in Assam's Cachar district, as part of 'Op...28 Aug, 2025, 08.09 PM IST
- 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
- Band ho Jaa SIM SIM: Govt targets cyber thievesOn May 9, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had asked telcos to disconnect 28,220 mobile handsets and re-verify over two million m...20 May, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
- Apple, Google Play Store block two apps after India bans themGoogle and Apple have removed the international eSIM apps Airalo and Holafly from their Indian app stores, complying with Department of Tel...08 Jan, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
- New SIM card rules from December 1. Here's all about itThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will implement new SIM card rules from December 1, 2023. The govt announced the rules in August ...01 Dec, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
- Aadhaar-SIM notification temporary, government tells SCVenugopal contended that the Supreme Court had ordered verifying phone SIM cards using Aadhaar in the Lok Niti case but a Constitution Benc...04 May, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
- Vodafone India educated retailers on sim card fraudsThe officials stressed upon the importance of establishing the identity of subscribers through proper documentation, before selling SIM car...12 Nov, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
- Bengaluru cops on trail of 3 lakh SIMs without authenticationThe raids yielded 2,310 SIM cards. The investigations revealed that the accused were running this racket for the past one year.27 Jul, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
- Fingerprints may soon be needed to get SIM cardsThe home ministry has asked the DoT to take fingerprints of the subscriber before activating the mobile numbers.03 Jul, 2013, 09.24 AM IST
- No mobile connection for more than 3 months to any foreign tourist: GovernmentThe government has asked Telecom Service Providers not to provide mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist visit...02 Sep, 2012, 05.39 PM IST
- Is your phone deactivated? Check your bank accountThe cops are investigating cases wherein money was withdrawn from bank accounts after obtaining new SIM cards.30 Mar, 2011, 10.35 AM IST
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