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Explained | What is the 'Boss Scam' and how hackers are using CEOs' WhatsApp accounts to steal moneyA sophisticated 'Boss Scam' is targeting Indian companies, with cybercriminals hijacking executives' WhatsApp accounts to authorise fraudul...- Can DigiLocker replace your bank locker? What you need to know about storing important documentsIndians face a choice between traditional bank lockers and the government's DigiLocker for important documents. While DigiLocker offers con...
- FIFA World Cup fever fuels cyber scamsCybercriminals are exploiting the FIFA World Cup, creating thousands of fake ticket portals, merchandise stores, and streaming sites to sca...
- 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,...
- 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...
- War without borders: The rise of cyberattacks beyond the battlefieldCyber conflict has escalated beyond borders following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with hacktivists and state-backed actors launching global...
- 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...
- 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...
- FATF warns of rising cyber-enabled fraud and widening money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing risksThe Financial Action Task Force warns of rising cyber fraud. This crime now links heavily with money laundering and terror financing. Crimi...
- Sudha Murty, wife of Narayana Murthy, becomes latest cyber fraud target: What happened and how to stay safeRajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty was targeted in a cyber fraud, receiving threats from someone posing as a DoT official who claimed obscene video...
- Hyderabad: Retired doctor dies after 70 hours of digital arrest, scamsters kept sending threats even after deathA 76-year-old retired doctor in Hyderabad tragically died of a heart attack after being relentlessly harassed by cyber fraudsters posing as...
- Govt asks Jio, Airtel, Idea to block 28,000 phones, verify 20 lakh numbersThe Department of Telecom (DoT) has directed major telecom operators to block 28,200 mobile handsets allegedly linked to cyber crimes. This...
- Haryana’s Proactive Approach: A Model for Cybersecurity Success
- Ram ke naam: Ram mandir consecration ‘prasad’ becomes new bait of online fraudRam Mandir: Cyber scammers are capitalising on the high fervour surrounding the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, using i...
- Pune witnesses rise in 'sextortion' cases with cyber fraudsters on prowl; Over 1,400 cases reported in 2022Over 1,400 cases of 'sextortion' have been reported in the city of Pune this year so far, reported PTI citing the police. The lurking cyber...
- ET Financial Inclusion Summit: United, we can fight the cyber enemy“While the digital segment has grown multifold it’s become easier for fraudsters to take advantage of lack of less tech-savvy consumers; fo...
- 'Fearware' in the times of Covid-19 pandemicThere are more than 3,000 new web sites related to Covid-19 with several hundred of them being fake, either with dangerous content or incor...
- 1,020 bank accounts used for phishing attacks: KJ AlphonsAlphons said all organisations providing digital payment services have been mandated to report cyber security incidents to CERT-In expediti...
- India among top 3 countries targeted by phishing attacksRSA in its May Fraud Report said that India ranked amongst the top three countries targeted through phishing attacks by brands.
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