Digital cash is everywhere, and so are scammersDigital scams are on the rise, including the case of an Indian textile baron who lost $830,000 last year after fraudsters summoned him to a...
18 Mar, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
Hyderabad cops prevent Rs 2 crore loss in WhatsApp scam before fraudsters could withdraw the moneyThe Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) swiftly intervened to prevent a cyber fraud of Rs 1.95 crore targeting a Hyderabad-based compan...
15 Mar, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
Amid rise in cyberattacks in US states on iPhone and Android, know what is smishing and why the FBI is alarmedSmishing earlier used to target smartphone users using fraudulent toll payment notifications. However, scamsters have lately begun using fa...
12 Mar, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar borderThousands of former forced laborers, rescued from scam operations in Myanmar, are now trapped in overcrowded detention centers without suff...
09 Mar, 2025, 05.05 PM IST
Cyber Crime: Scammers stole up to $37 bn; intensifying operations in Southeast AsiaCyber crime syndicates accumulated up to $37 billion last year and are increasing their activities in Southeast Asia. Despite law enforceme...
08 Oct, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
Govt warns against a viral letter on watching porn: Here's what you should never doCyber Dost, under the home ministry, warned about a fraudulent letter claiming to be from the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre. The le...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
14 Indian youth rescued from cyber-scam centers in LaosFourteen Indian youth were rescued by the Indian Embassy in Laos from cyber-scam centers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone. The ...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intactTens of thousands of people, mostly but not all Chinese, have become ensnared in cyber scam networks run by powerful Chinese criminal syndi...
23 Oct, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
How CXOs Can Train Their Employees to Spot and Report Cyber ThreatsThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in remote work, with approximately 70% of people now working remotely, according to...
02 Sep, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Beware of frauds: 5 ways to use payment apps safelyWant to steer clear of fraudsters and loss of money while paying online? Read ahead.
30 Jan, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Business email scam costliest type of US cybercrime in 2021: FBI reportIn 2021, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 847,376 complaints, a 7% increase from 2020, with potential losses exceed...
15 Jun, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine rollout frustratesScams include emails promising entry to supposedly secret lists for early vaccine access and robocallers impersonating government agencies....
05 Jan, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Increase in phishing scams, malware campaigns, fraudulent websites associated with Covid-19 : ReportThe increase in digital payments have given rise to digital frauds such as fraudulent claims, identity theft, triangulation fraud, etc.
26 Aug, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Amazon reports user data breach as holiday shopping heats upThe company emailed an undisclosed number of customers to report that their emails and names were inadvertently shared due to a technical e...
22 Nov, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
Why big corporates need to fight off cyber attacksAccording to Kaspersky's IT Risk Report, more attacks are being specifically targeted, which means hackers are identifying targets companie...
12 Oct, 2017, 07.53 PM IST
Facebook, Instagram accounts latest hijack victims. Release on ransom!Attacks are being carried out by using large set words like date of birth, email address and other details of the person online to figure o...
16 Sep, 2017, 06.35 AM IST
Over fifty fake call centres in Delhi-NCR duping job seekers, says Delhi PoliceInvestigations in this connection by Delhi Police and UPSTF reveal that at least 50 such call centers and job portals are running in the re...
05 Apr, 2015, 02.45 PM IST