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
Skin Doctor case: Can you be arrested over your social media posts in India?Social media influencer Dr. Neelam Singh, 'The Skin Doctor', was arrested by Delhi Police for alleged posts targeting businessman Sunjay Ka...
14 May, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Who is Xu Zewei, alleged Chinese hacker extradited by the FBI from Italy?The FBI has brought alleged China-linked hacker Xu Zewei to the United States. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his recent Italy trip was vit...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Mangaluru man gets call about SIM card misuse; one mistake makes him lose Rs 2,07,04,600 in a few weeksA 61-year-old man in Mangaluru was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam, where fraudsters posing as of...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
CJI Surya Kant flags rising 'digital arrest' scams duping educated peopleChief Justice of India Surya Kant voiced shock at educated people being defrauded by digital arrests. A recent case involved an elderly wom...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Digital arrest scams: CBI to launch chatbot to help people verify notices issued to themThe CBI is launching a new AI chatbot named Abhay on Monday. This tool will help citizens verify the authenticity of notices they receive. ...
19 Apr, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Hyderabad: 24-year-old dies by suicide weeks after rejected suitor allegedly injects her with HIV-infected blood. Note reads 'he ruined my life'A 24-year-old woman in Pocharam died by suicide weeks after she was allegedly injected with HIV-infected blood by a man whose marriage prop...
11 Apr, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
660 arrests, 499 FIRs, Rs 519 crore fraud: How Delhi Police's CyHawk 4.0 op caught cyber scamsters across 20+ states within 48 hoursDelhi Police concluded Operation CyHawk 4.0, a massive 48-hour coordinated strike against organized cybercrime syndicates across 20 states ...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
How bank insiders enabled cyber fraud: CBI exposes nexus among Canara Bank's manager, Axis Bank's BD and money mule operatorsCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two bank officials for accepting bribes. They helped cyber criminals open mule accounts for ...
27 Dec, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Supreme Court entrusts CBI with pan-India probe into digital arrest cases, asks States to accord assentThe Supreme Court has ordered a nationwide CBI investigation into digital arrest scams. It also questioned the RBI on why Artificial Intell...
01 Dec, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
Citizens lost over Rs 22,845 crore to cyber criminals in 2024: GovtIn 2024, Indian citizens reported losing over Rs 22,845.73 crore to cyber fraud, a 206% increase from the previous year. Authorities receiv...
22 Jul, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Jamtara cyber gang 'DK Boss,' who duped people of ₹11 crore using ChatGPT, bustedJharkhand Police arrested six cyber criminals in Jamtara involved in ₹11 crore frauds through malicious mobile apps. They used APKs mimicki...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
Gurugram Police reveal Rs 33.5 crore cyber fraud committed across IndiaAccording to the police, after reviewing the data of mobile phones and SIM cards recovered from the accused by the police from the Indian C...
17 Nov, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
CBI, ED, police don't arrest people through video calls: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination CentreThe Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre has issued a public advisory warning about 'digital arrest' scams where fraudsters impersonate l...
06 Oct, 2024, 03.42 PM IST
MHA warns against cybercriminals posing as police officialsThe Union home ministry warns against cyber fraud by criminals posing as law enforcement agencies, leading to financial losses for victims....
15 May, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
FBI's most wanted cyber criminal arrested from PakistanThe accused, Noor Aziz Uddin, was arrested from his residence here during a pre-dawn raid conducted by the Pakistan's Federal Investigation...
14 Feb, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
Over 14,000 websites hacked in this year till Oct: GovtA total of 294 websites belonging to various ministries and government departments were hacked in the January-October 2012 period.
16 Dec, 2012, 11.44 AM IST