Unmasking digital syndicates: How public-private cooperation transforms cyber investigations in IndiaIndian law enforcement is leveraging blockchain transparency to combat financial crime effectively. Recent initiatives have focused on dism...
12 Aug, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Bitcoin crashes 50%: Should you buy the dip or stay away from crypto?Investors must weigh extreme volatility, uncertain cycles and India’s harsh tax rules before adding exposure.
22 Jun, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
What’s behind the bitcoin ATM crackdown? Rising crypto ATM fraud and growing risks are forcing strict 60-day shutdown orders across the U.S.What’s behind the bitcoin ATM crackdown? Rising bitcoin ATM and crypto ATM fraud risks are driving strict 60-day shutdown orders across the...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Clay County Bitcoin ATM scams hit 156 victims and $3 million — can stolen crypto ever be recovered?Clay County, Missouri, reports $3 million lost by 156 residents over two years to scams directing victims to crypto ATMs for untraceable Bi...
01 Dec, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Cryptocurrency promoted by Argentina's President Milei crashesArgentina's President Javier Milei admitted making a mistake on Saturday after promoting a cryptocurrency whose value soared and then crash...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.20 AM IST
The intricate web of crypto scams: An advisoryCrypto jacking, the unauthorized use of individuals' computing resources for Crypto mining, saw a global surge, surpassing 300 million inci...
30 Sep, 2023, 10.33 AM IST
Crypto criminals steal over $10bn to date, despite crypto crime slowing downCrypto security threats cost nearly $730 million in August 2021 alone. An individual stole $610 million of this total in a Poly Network hei...
28 Aug, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here's how to spot oneFinancial scams, including cryptocurrency schemes, cost consumers $3.8 billion last year just in the U.S., according to the Federal Trade C...
17 Aug, 2023, 10.50 PM IST
Crypto: What governments around the world are doing to regulate the rapidly growing digital assetsCryptocurrency is a modern-day juggernaut. Its global market was valued at $2,191.25 million in 2022 in the Cryptocurrency Market Report by...
05 Jul, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Losses from crypto hacks surged 60% to $1.9 billion in Jan-July: reportDeFi applications, many of which run on the Ethereum blockchain, are financial platforms that enable crypto-denominated lending outside of ...
17 Aug, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan's Instagram account briefly hackedThe former premier's Instagram account shared a post lauding Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk for "donating" three bitcoins.
01 Aug, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Indian investors likely lost Rs 1,000 cr to fake crypto exchanges: ReportCyber-security company CloudSEK said it had uncovered an ongoing operation involving several phishing domains and Android-based fake crypto...
21 Jun, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Frosties creators arrested for $1.1 million NFT rug pull scamThe creators of the Frosties project could be looking at over 20 years in prison if they’re found guilty. The Frosties project was the firs...
25 Mar, 2022, 04.20 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
Squid Game cryptocurrency tanks to $0, scammers make $2.1 millionCalled "rug pull" by crypto investors, such digital scamming happens when the creators of the crypto quickly cash out their coins for real ...
02 Nov, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Fake ransom seeking email scam prowling in Indian cyberspaceThe Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), in a latest advisory, has said while there is "nothing to worry" about such emails...
02 May, 2020, 02.21 PM IST