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660 arrests, 499 FIRs, Rs 519 crore fraud: How Delhi Police's CyHawk 4.0 op caught cyber scamsters across 20+ states within 48 hours- How cyber-fraud syndicate used 20 shell companies for a Rs 180-crore scam
- Cybercrime roadmap 2026: Nearly 2,500 law enforcement personnel trained on latest forensic tools, techniques
- Criminals shift tactics to new Indian hotspots, banks freeze 850,000 mule accountsMule accounts are spreading across India beyond traditional hotspots. Criminals are using new locations and methods like in-game purchases ...21 Nov, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
- Jamtaras everywhere: Mule accounts mushroom in new pockets as investigators target hotspotsAs cybercriminals shift their mule account operations from known hotspots to quieter Indian towns, authorities are scrambling to keep pace....21 Nov, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
- Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
- Khelo Mewat: Cricket, volleyball & wrestling is bringing youth out of drugs, cybercrimeMewat, once infamous as India's cybercrime hub, is combating crime and drug abuse through sports. 'Khelo Mewat,' a district-level competiti...28 Aug, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
- MHA alerts public of online booking scams impersonating religious institutions, tourist servicesThe Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre warns of online booking scams. These scams target pilgrims and tourists through fake websites an...19 Apr, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir Police identifies 7,200 mule accounts; arrests 21Jammu and Kashmir Police have identified 7,200 mule accounts used for cyber fraud, with crores of rupees being funnelled through these acco...07 Apr, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
- Govt mulling AI use to identify mule accounts to check cybercrime: Home Minister Amit ShahThe government plans to utilize Artificial Intelligence to identify mule accounts where cyber fraudsters park illegal funds. Home Minister ...11 Feb, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
- How tech hub Telangana is becoming a cybercrime hotspot? All you need to knowCybercriminals, ranging from amateur OTP fraudsters from Jharkhand's notorious Jamtara to sophisticated malware experts operating from high...22 Jul, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
- 90,000 scams in 4 months: How Southeast Asia is becoming the next Jamtara; Fraudsters recruiting from Andhra, TN, OdishaIndia faces a surge in cyber fraud from Southeast Asia, surpassing domestic hotspots. Nearly half of the defrauded money comes from scams s...24 May, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
- India ranks number 10 in cybercrime, study findsAn international team of researchers has compiled the 'World Cybercrime Index' that ranks roughly 100 countries and identifies key hotspots...11 Apr, 2024, 07.42 PM IST
- 80% of cyber crimes from 10 districts; Rajasthan's Bharatpur new Jamtara: studyA study by IIT Kanpur-incubated startup Future Crime Research Foundation suggests that the analysis of the top 10 cybercrime hubs (district...24 Sep, 2023, 06.01 PM IST
- How Jamtara scamsters pocketed Rs 1.5 lakh everyday through credit card fraudsIn Jamtara, India's cybercrime hotspot, a gang member was found to be making between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh daily through credit card fr...15 Sep, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
- Once known for Aravalis, Nuh now a hotbed of crime, religious violenceHaryana's Nuh district has gained notoriety in recent years as a hotspot of cybercrime, cattle smuggling, illegal mining and religious viol...06 Aug, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
- Cyber threat now a matter of national security, says Amit ShahUnion home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said cyber security is no longer limited to the digital world and it has become a matter of nation...29 Mar, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
- These three dozen cities, villages are the cybercrime hotspots in nine statesBesides, a number of hostile countries have been trying for long to cripple India's financial system and national security grid where addit...28 Mar, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
- Scamsters beware! Trai to get AI help to curb fraud calls, SMSesThe telecom department recently conducted an AI-based probe in an emerging cybercrime hotspot of Mewat in Haryana, for SIM verification in ...02 Jul, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
- State goverments working to ensure home delivery of essential items in COVID-19 hotspots: MHACOVID-19 hotspots have been declared in various districts of the country by respective state governments to contain the spread of the disea...12 Apr, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
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