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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...
Skype shutdown: Microsoft's billion-dollar bet fails to keep paceThe move reflects changing user preferences and competition from other platforms. Skype’s technology, designed for desktops, struggled in t...
Skype to go offline on May 5; Microsoft urges transition to TeamsMicrosoft will shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, ending its two-decade run as a pioneer in video calling. Users are being directed to Microso...
Skype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritises TeamsFounded in 2003, Skype's cheap audio and video calls quickly disrupted the landline industry in the early 2000s and made the company a hous...
Mumbai woman strips on video call, pays Rs 1.7 lakh to cybercrooks after digital arrest threatA Mumbai woman fell victim to cyber fraud, losing Rs 1.7 lakh after being coerced into nude video calls by scammers posing as Delhi Police ...
Mumbai woman duped of Rs 3.8 cr by online fraudsters, held in digital custody for a monthA 77-year-old woman from south Mumbai was scammed out of Rs 3.8 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials. Threatened w...
'Digital arrest' scam: How cybercriminals use fear to empty your bank accountScammers are using 'digital arrest' threats via SMS, email, or WhatsApp, impersonating officials from agencies like the CBI to extort money...
The world of digital scams is expanding its base in India; How can you stay cautious?A cyber scam trend sees criminals posing as law enforcement officials, using video calls to intimidate victims into transferring large sums...
Digital arrest: Beware of the new cyber scam that alleges you of serious crime to extort moneyCriminals are posing as law enforcement officers to scare people by threatening them with fake digital arrests. This scam is leading to sig...
"FedEx" con scam: Family of the Brigadier (Retd) Army writes to the PMO, seeks interventionA retired Brigadier from the Indian Army has fallen victim to a ‘drugs-con call scam’. The former officer's family has written to the Prime...
Police probe China link to 'FedEx' con"In one of the cases in Mumbai the probe has revealed that the money raised through the con operation was converted into cryptocurrencies a...
Beware of Pakistani agents posing as babas, gurus: Indian Army to soldiersSome of the profiles are honey traps with fictitious identity of women. Two soldiers were apprehended by the Rajasthan Police on Tuesday fo...
Terrorists equipped with technology like self-destructing software add to army’s problems in Jammu & KashmirNow militant groups are equipping cadres with smartphones that have tailor-made applications and are run on Indian and Pakistani mobile net...
- 'Doing science in India troublesome for those over 60' (Book Review)
Book: Doing Science in India: My Second Innings; Author: Dr G. Padmanaban; Publisher: IISc Press; Pages: 124; Price: Rs 799
Bengulureans switch to digital storytelling for wider reachIndividuals and organisations are complementing their storytelling skills with low-tech and open-access digital approaches.
MSN Messenger, which once had 330 million users, has finally, completely diedMSN Messenger will officially close on October 31. Microsoft is offering all Chinese users of the service a $2 Skype coupon to ease the tra...
Indian-origin top doctor warns of health crisis in UKDr Chaand Nagpaul, has warned that funding cuts & intense workload was making the work of doctors in the NHS extremely difficult.
Microsoft to buy Nokia’s handset unit for $7.2 billionThe devices and services unit, which accounted for half of Nokia’s 2012 revenue, along with 32,000 employees, will transfer to Microsoft.
- NRI education pioneer wins $1 mn TED prize
Sugata Mitra said he will use prize to launch global initiative for self-directed learning releases toolkit for schools and families
- Is your internet plan really unlimited?
Most unlimited broadband schemes have hidden caps. The fair usage limit can bring down download speeds and make Internet connections extrem...