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WhatsApp 'Boss' Scam: Employees opened a ZIP file sent by 'manager' and lost Rs 3.5 crore; here’s how this dangerous fraud is targeting company officials- Hari Menon exits BigBasket; Sarvam cofounder on fresh funding
- Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off crores
- Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers may be hired by crypto hackers; new ‘wrench attack’ theory could finally offer a breakthrough in the caseNancy Guthrie update: A former FBI agent believes Nancy Guthrie's disappearance may be linked to a violent cryptocurrency crime. This theor...28 May, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
- 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.25 May, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
- ETtech Explainer: What Pronto’s new video recording feature means for your privacyPronto's service professionals — who provide cleaning, washing, and meal preparation services — record their activities, generating videos ...24 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
- 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...10 May, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
- Rs 40 lakh return from Rs 22,000 investment? How ‘Quantum AI’ scam is misusing Nirmala Sitharaman’s name to lure investorsQuantum AI scam: A viral message falsely claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting a 'Quantum AI' investment scheme. It promi...06 May, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
- UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
- 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...26 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
- Bengaluru director made a Rs 34 payment mistake, then his account started draining until nearly Rs 74,000 vanishedA 56-year-old Bengaluru-based company director lost nearly Rs 74,000 in an online scam after falling for a fake bank reward points redempti...26 Apr, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
- North Korean hackers suspected of $300 million crypto heistA massive $300 million cryptocurrency heist, the year's largest, has been attributed to North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group. This sophist...22 Apr, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
- Amravati 100 videos shocker: 19-year-old lures minor girls, films them, then uses clips for blackmail. Police probe serious cyber exploitationA 19-year-old youth in Amravati district has been arrested for allegedly filming and blackmailing minor girls using explicit videos. The ca...15 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
- Millions of Rockstar Games business records stolen, hacking group saysA hacking group named ShinyHunters claims to have stolen millions of business records from Rockstar Games, the maker of Grand Theft Auto. T...14 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
- Cybercrime rate rises, victims lost whopping $16 billion. Here are top scams that duped peopleLosses from cybercrime are notoriously hard to calculate. The FBI's figures are among the most comprehensive, but the bureau acknowledged t...23 Apr, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
- Govt raises red flag over 'pig butchering scam'; here's what Home Ministry just foundA new cyber fraud, called the 'Pig Butchering Scam', is targeting vulnerable people like unemployed youths, housewives, and students. Cyber...02 Jan, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
- Surge in QR code scams sparks concern in BengaluruQR code-related cybercrimes are on the rise in Bengaluru's online marketplaces, with unsuspecting users being left in financial distress by...21 Aug, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
- Tribals in Madhya Pradesh shocked after crores of rupees pass through accounts in their nameThe account holders maintain that they had no knowledge of the existence of these accounts under their names, and some of them have lodged ...22 Jun, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
- Crimes too went digital in the pandemic, up 12%Uttar Pradesh pipped Karnataka to emerge as the state with the highest number of cybercrimes reported in 2020 - constituting over a fifth o...29 Sep, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
- Execute a cyber attack with kits for just $700!Cybercrimes are no longer the domain of the tech-savvy--just splash out 700 dollars and one can buy an attack kit online, reveals an intern...20 Apr, 2010, 03.37 PM IST
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