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CYBERCRIME IN MUMBAI 2025
India's digital fraud rate nearly double global average as scammers target existing accountsIndia's digital fraud rate in 2025 reached 7.1%, almost double the global average. This indicates growing online fraud risks as digital pay...- 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...
- 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...
- Udaan’s pre-IPO top-up; Tata’s Assam chip hub test runHappy Monday! Udaan is in talks to raise fresh funds amid IPO talks. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
- India’s Grade A office boom & rapid AI adoption expose resilience gap for commercial real estate landlordsIndia's office market is booming, fueled by Global Capability Centres and AI. However, buildings struggle to keep pace with demands for con...
- India, Canada to tackle fentanyl, extremism, cybercrime through new security frameworkIndia and Canada are boosting security cooperation. Discussions between National Security Advisors have led to an action plan. This include...
- 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 ...
- 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....
- How @admin123 led footage from Gujarat hospitals, schools & malls to become porn content worldwideA simple default password exposed a disturbing cyber scandal in India. Hackers accessed hospital CCTV systems, recording sensitive footage....
- AI promises efficiency and inclusion but needs strong oversight: RBI Dy Governor SankarReserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar highlighted AI's transformative power and its inherent risks. Speaking at the Global Fi...
- Govt makes cybersecurity audits mandatory for crypto exchangesThe government has mandated cyber security audits for all cryptocurrency exchanges. This is due to the rise in cyber heists. These audits a...
- Safe on paper but unsafe in life: What NARI 2025 reveals about women's safety in Indian citiesThe NARI 2025 report, covering 12,770 women across 31 cities, paints a mixed picture of safety in urban India. While Mumbai, Kohima and Vis...
- Ban on online money gaming: what does the fine print say?The bill proposes a ban on online money gaming. If passed, it would criminalise offering, facilitating, advertising, or funding such games....
- School Assembly Headlines for August 20: Top national, international, sports and business updatesIndia and China are mending relations with new trade and travel agreements. The opposition nominates B. Sudershan Reddy for vice president....
- How trying to buy milk online ended in a ₹18.5 lakh fraud in MumbaiA 71-year-old woman in Mumbai was allegedly defrauded of ₹18.5 lakh after attempting to order milk online. She received a call from a man p...
- Quad foreign ministers condemn Pahalgam terror attack without naming Pakistan, eyes stronger Indo-Pacific tiesThe foreign ministers of India, the US, Japan and Australia met in Washington on 1 July and jointly condemned the terrorist attack in Kashm...
- India Inc's ship needs more armaments, least prepared in APAC to tackle financial and geopolitical risks: Kroll StudyA Kroll study reveals Indian C-suite leaders are least prepared in APAC for financial and geopolitical challenges, particularly concerning ...
- Caught in the web: How a doctor lost Rs 4.5 crore in the rising digital arrest scamDr. Mehra fell victim to a digital arrest scam when scammers posing as law enforcement officers coerced her into transferring Rs 4.5 crore ...
- Stock gaming apps under Sebi scanner; ETtech Done DealsThe capital markets regulator is cracking down on illicit gaming apps that offer virtual trading services and fantasy games. This and more ...
- Banks missed the UPI bus: RBI deputy governor; HealthKart raises $135 million amid funding winterOn Friday we reported that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs UPI, has decided to give dominant apps like PhoneP...
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