Beware, these two words in your emails could signal a scam. FBI issues warning and steps to enhance cybersecurityPhishing scams have become more deceptive, with scammers exploiting AI and creating a false sense of urgency using specific phrases. The FB...
24 Jan, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
How a Mumbai woman lost Rs 3.37 lakh after Tinder friendship with man who claimed to be living abroadA Mumbai woman was scammed out of Rs 3.37 lakh by a man she met on Tinder, who claimed to be in trouble with customs after arriving from ab...
22 Sep, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
From Swipe Right to Wallet Light: Here's how a Mumbai man lost Rs 61K on a dinner date at The Godfather ClubA scam in Mumbai left a man paying Rs 61,000 for a failed date at The Godfather Club. Women from dating apps lure men into ordering expensi...
24 Aug, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
Swipe, Date & Dhokha! How an IAS aspirant's Cafe date via Tinder cost him Rs 1.2 lakh in DelhiA civil service aspirant's Tinder date at Black Mirror Cafe in East Delhi turned into a scam when Versha, actually Afsan Parveen, abruptly ...
29 Jun, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
India's very own Tinder Swindler(s): Hyderabad cops arrest seven for duping men to the tune of ₹30 lakh via dating app scamThe scam run by the suspects targeted youngsters on dating apps, luring them to pubs in the city's Madhapur area with the promise of a date...
13 Jun, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
How people's reluctance to take phone calls is affecting companies and gig workers in particularEcommerce and logistics firms note a comparable drop in calls for deliveries longer than same-day or next-day, leaving gig workers hassled ...
17 Mar, 2024, 06.03 AM IST
You could be catfished by AI this Valentine’s DayA majority of Indians couldn’t tell if a love letter was written by ChatGPT or a human being.
13 Feb, 2023, 03.30 PM IST
Jobless & polarised, Ayodhya’s Instagram generation seeks a way out for greener opportunitiesFor the young and first time voters growing up at the epicentre of Ram Janmabhoomi movement a degree is more important than the divine. Cov...
27 Feb, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Beware of online dating! Romance scams hits all-time high as fraudsters swindle millions in the name of 'virtual' loveIn the US, romance scams in 2021 increased by nearly 80 percent.
22 Feb, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Crypto scammers' new target: Dating appsRomance scams - the term for online scams that involve feigning romantic interest to gain a victim's trust - have increased in the pandemic...
22 Feb, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Profits over livesIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: CERT-In issues advisory over Facebook data leak; Big Basket and Grofers witness surge in demand for onl...
21 Apr, 2021, 08.44 AM IST
Tiger mints another unicornAlso in today's ETtech Top 5 newsletter: Chargebee becomes unicorn after Tiger Global funding; Mobile Premier League buys GamingMonk in onl...
20 Apr, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Forget Blue Whale Challenge, cyber bullying is more common danger for your kidBlue Whale Challenge and other viral challenges like the Choking Game and the Cinnamon Challenge, are not the only forms of cyber threats o...
06 Oct, 2017, 08.40 PM IST