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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...
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,...
Voda Idea launches silent mobile verification for its subscribers using Meta platformsVodafone Idea has introduced silent mobile verification for its users on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. This technology allows for pass...
Good news for senior citizens: Money in this bank can now only be transferred by double OTP verification one to a/c holder and another to trusted contactSenior citizens in Gurugram and Faridabad now have enhanced security for their bank accounts. HDFC Bank has introduced a double OTP system....
India to use AI to protect consumers from money mule banking cyber fraud, announces Home Minister Amit ShahIndia will now use Artificial Intelligence to fight money mule banking cyber fraud. The Home Minister announced a partnership between the I...
ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026: Honouring AI that stays ahead of cyber threatsAs cyber threats grow more complex and harder to predict, AI is emerging as the backbone of digital security. ET Most Innovative AI Product...
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 ...
FinMin asks banks to adopt MuleHunter AI tool of RBI to check cyber fraudsFinancial Services Secretary M Nagaraju urged banks to adopt the RBI's MuleHunter AI tool to combat financial cyber frauds and mule account...
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...
FM Sitharaman, IT minister Vaishnaw meet bankers over looming Claude Mythos; push for faster intel sharingIndia is building a strong system for banks and agencies to share threat information instantly. This aims to quickly identify new dangers f...
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...
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...
From May 1, CBI notices to carry QR code to verify genuinenessThe Central Bureau of Investigation is launching a new system to fight cybercriminals. From May 1, CBI notices will feature a special QR co...
A loan you never took; How PAN fraud is wrecking credit scores in India and what you should do to protect yourselfIndians are facing a new threat: PAN-based loan fraud. Criminals are using stolen PAN details to take out loans without consent. This is da...
Sebi, DoT join forces to curb market frauds via real-time data sharing platformSecurities and Exchange Board of India and Department of Telecommunications signed an MoU to share real-time intelligence via Digital Intel...
Beyond KYC: Why digital trust needs real-time intelligenceAshok Hariharan of IDfy argues that digital trust must evolve beyond one-time KYC to continuous, intelligence-led risk assessment across th...
$500 online tool, $20m fraud: FBI shuts down ready-made kit that imitated login pages and stole millions from users worldwideThe FBI Atlanta Field Office and Indonesian authorities have taken down a sophisticated phishing operation using the “W3LL phishing kit.” T...
India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper showsThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to combat rising online fraud. High-value digital payments may face a one-hour delay. Extr...
Govt improving cyber fraud redressal mechanism on National Consumer HelplineAmid rising number of cyber fraud complaints even on National Consumer Helpline (NCH), the Consumer Affairs Ministry has tied up with its H...
Cyber security and smart currency hedging is the need of the hour: EEPC IndiaCyber security awareness promotes foundational understandings on cyber threats and risk, cyber hygiene, and appropriate response options.