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Telegram’s Pavel Durov says NTA restrictions punish 150 million India users and ‘haven't stopped anything’Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticised India's temporary ban on the messaging app, stating it punishes millions of users instead of those leak...- 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...
- The 7 signs you're being targeted by an investment fraud & what to do
- Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
- Rs 40 lakh return from Rs 22,000 investment? How ‘Quantum AI’ scam is misusing Nirmala Sitharaman’s name to lure investorsQuantum AI scam: A viral message falsely claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting a 'Quantum AI' investment scheme. It promi...
- Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
- How to spot an investment scam before it spots youIndia's digital investment boom is fueling a surge in cybercrime, with financial fraud leading the charge. Criminals are increasingly using...
- Added to a random WhatsApp group? New Safety feature warns you before you join in; here is everything you need to knowWhatsApp has introduced a 'safety overview' feature to combat scams by alerting users when added to unfamiliar groups by unknown contacts. ...
- Meta says working to thwart WhatsApp scammersMeta said it shut down nearly seven million scam-linked WhatsApp accounts in the first half of 2025, mostly in Southeast Asia. Scams includ...
- Mumbai woman loses Rs 8 crore to online stock scam over two months after WhatsApp messageA 62-year-old housewife in Mumbai was defrauded of approximately Rs 8 crore in a cyber scam that promised high stock market returns, initia...
- Is your WhatsApp making you an investment scam victim? Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath reveals alarming detailsZerodha's CEO warns against WhatsApp scams impersonating the firm using fake groups, logos, and trading apps to dupe investors. Victims see...
- Noida man duped of Rs 1 crore in WhatsApp-based stock trading scamA 61-year-old Noida resident was duped of over Rs 1 crore in a stock trading scam via WhatsApp. Fraudsters posed as financial advisors link...
- Nightmare in the name of 'Elon Musk': Ex-pilot duped of ₹72 lakh in web of liesA retired pilot lost ₹72 lakh to scammers impersonating Elon Musk and his associates, believing he was investing in SpaceX and Tesla. The f...
- DoT, WhatsApp to jointly counter online scams, spam in IndiaThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has partnered with Meta-backed WhatsApp for a campaign called `Scam Se Bacho’ to combat online s...
- Bengaluru techie loses Rs 91 lakh in stock market fraud, Nithin Kamath dreads AI useNithin Kamath expressed concern over increasing online investment scams, especially with the potential use of AI by fraudsters. He advised ...
- Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath sounds alarm on Rs 11,000 cr scams—Shares WhatsApp & Telegram hacks to stay safeZerodha CEO Nithin Kamath warns about the rise of financial scams in India, highlighting Rs 11,000 crore worth of frauds in the past nine m...
- Stock market fraud via WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram: Two investors lost over Rs 3 crore; how to identify scam and protect yourselfStock market scams via WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook or Instagram: Two investors lost over Rs 3 crore in separate scams, highlighting a conc...
- MHA think tank alerts against 'hijack', sextortion, impersonation scams on WhatsAppThe Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) has issued an advisory and alert against various scams on WhatsApp that lead to cyber ...
- WhatsApp scam: How scamsters gain access and hack your Whatsapp account. What you should doThe Kolkata Police have issued a warning to WhatsApp users about a scam starting with Facebook impersonation, which leads to victims' Faceb...
- Scammers target WhatsApp users with phishing attemptsThe problem is that while telcos and the regulator have been working to create artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to check spam c...
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