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5,300 of 36,000 Indian SIMs used in Cambodia for Rs 100-crore cyber fraud in IndiaEnforcement Directorate uncovered a massive cyber fraud network. Thousands of Indian SIM cards were activated fraudulently. These SIMs were...
PNG gas scam: Man clicked on bill link & kept losing money until Rs 31 lakh was drained; 21 others fell for the same fraudFake gas bill update scam: A cyber fraud has targeted 22 individuals in Thane, Maharashtra. Victims received fake gas bill update messages,...
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...
Hyderabad police crackdown on pan-India cyber fraud network, 32 bank officials among 52 heldUnder 'Operation Octopus 2.O', as many as 32 bank officials, 15 mule account holders and five middlemen were apprehended for complicity, Hy...
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 ...
Maharashtra has access to world's best tech to curb cyber crime, says CM; hails 'Garuda Drishti'Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state has top technology to fight cyber crime. The 'Garuda Drishti' system helps trac...
MSC Bank sets up country's first cyber security operations centreMaharashtra State Cooperative Bank has launched India's first cyber-security operation centre, 'Sahakar Suraksha,' in Navi Mumbai, costing ...
Cyber attacks on India continue even after understanding with Pak: Cyber officialsMaharashtra Cyber officials reported ongoing cyber attacks on Indian government websites. These attacks originated from Pakistan, Banglades...
Will act with alacrity on cyber fraud cases: Police assure Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court was hearing a petition filed by a city-based woman, claiming the police failed to act promptly when she tried to repo...
Nails pulled, passports seized: How 60 Indians were tortured & forced into 'cyber slavery' in MyanmarMaharashtra Police have rescued over 60 Indians trapped in Myanmar cybercrime rackets after being lured with fake job offers. Five agents, ...
Financial frauds top list of cyber crimes; we need tech-savvy police: Maharashtra CM Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis highlighted the rise in financial frauds as a major cyber crime, followed by threats and sexua...
Maharashtra opens Rs 800 crore centre to fight cybercrimeThe Rs 800 crore facility, located in Navi Mumbai, will house over 150 experts to protect the state's residents. The center will leverage a...
Nashik man involved in global racket forcing youths into cyber fraud, honey trapping heldThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Sudarshan Darade in Nashik, Maharashtra, for his alleged involvement in an international h...
Mumbai saw 70 pc rise in cyber crime cases in 2022: Devendra FadnavisAt least 4,286 cases of cyber fraud were registered in Mumbai over a period of one year till November 2022, Fadnavis said responding to a q...
Crimes too went digital in the pandemic, up 12%Uttar Pradesh pipped Karnataka to emerge as the state with the highest number of cybercrimes reported in 2020 - constituting over a fifth o...
India to see 65 per cent rise in mobile frauds in 2017: Study"Mobile frauds are areas of great concern for companies as 40-45 per cent of financial transactions are done via mobile devices and this th...
Maharashtra becomes leading state in online fraud and forgery casesIn the face of tall claims made by law-enforcement agencies, Maharashtra has earned the dubious distinction of leading other states in onli...
Small-town India turns out to be hub of cyber crimeAccording to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2013, the year saw a jump of 122.5% in cyber offences over 2012.
Maharashtra sees highest no. of card, internet banking frauds in 2012Maharashtra witnessed the maximum number of fraud cases relating to credit/debit cards and internet banking in 2012.
- Maharashtra, Karnataka topped cyber crime list in 2010
Across the country, a total 966 cases of cyber crime reported under Information Technology Act, 2000 in 2010, Kapil Sibal said.