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...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
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...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
US shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly AmericansUS authorities have dismantled an India-based call centre scam. Hundreds of elderly Americans lost millions to tech support fraud. The inve...
21 May, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Is Canvas still hacked - what is a data breach? The shocking Canvas cyberattack timelineWhat really happened in the Canvas data breach? Hackers allegedly accessed 275 million student records, exposing education’s dangerous hidd...
08 May, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
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 ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
How a Gurgaon man paid ₹20,000 for a Thailand dream but instead woke up in a jungle guarded by gunsHe was a 21-year-old Gurgaon student who just wanted a job. A Telegram message promised ₹80,000 a month in Thailand. Instead, he crossed ju...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Is it worth taking a fresh look at the housing finance sector? 6 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 18%Housing finance is one of those sectors where the macro picture is always attractive, but not so much the micro reality. At the level of th...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
Trust at risk: Cyber crime is becoming a branding crisis for banksCybercrime is undermining the traditional trust associated with bank brands, forcing a reevaluation of communication strategies. Current an...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Kerala woman loses Rs 12 Lakh in new Customs Fraud Scheme; how to protect yourselfA Kerala woman fell victim to a 'Customs Fraud' scam, losing Rs 12 lakh. Imposters posing as customs officials demanded payments for non-ex...
21 Aug, 2024, 01.11 PM IST
Customs department warns against new parcel fraud:'Drug was found in your parcel, will inform police'; how to save yourself from this fraudNew parcel scam: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has stated that several people complained to them about a fake parc...
22 Jun, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: Former MARKFED MD arrested by ED in rice miling 'scam'Soni, at present special secretary, mantralaya, was arrested from the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) office, where he had been summoned for q...
02 May, 2024, 08.00 AM IST
Fake 'customs officer' chats with 250 women, cheats over 190 in matrimonial scamNaresh Puri, 45, targeted women on matrimonial websites and social media platforms, creating a web of lies to exploit their trust and steal...
29 Feb, 2024, 09.02 PM IST
CBI summons 2 West Bengal police officials in Saradha scam caseArnab Ghosh, the then Deputy Commissioner (detective department) of Bidhannagar Commissionerate, and senior police official Dilip Hazra hav...
28 May, 2019, 11.06 PM IST
CBI sends 'documents' to ADG CID Rajeev Kumar's officeKumar, a former Kolkata police commissioner, had skipped a meeting with CBI officials on Monday despite being summoned by the agency for qu...
28 May, 2019, 07.08 PM IST
The customs of conmenForget the Nigerian Prince scam. Now, confidence tricksters posing as Customs officials are defrauding people of crores of rupees using a c...
29 Jul, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
JD(U) MP booked by CBI in first FIR in LTC scamIn the first FIR in the Leave Travel Concession(LTC) scam, the CBI has booked JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Sahani for allegedly siphonin...
01 Nov, 2013, 07.56 PM IST
Another scam hits Kerala CM Oommen Chandy’s officeEven before the solar panel scam has died down completely, the chief minister’s office has found itself embroiled in yet another controvers...
26 Sep, 2013, 05.36 AM IST