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Branch managers, 37 mule accounts & Rs 7.3 crore racket: How labourers were lured with loan promises only to have their documents misused. Police probe Chinese linkTwo branch managers of a private bank are under investigation for their alleged role in a Rs 7.3-crore mule-account racket linked to 99 cyb...
How a fake Apple service centre in Gurgaon scammed elderly US citizens of up to Rs 20 lakh eachA fraudulent Apple service centre was discovered in Palam Vihar, targeting elderly victims in the US. Operators sent alarming messages abou...
22-year-old school dropout steals Rs 23,45,67,77,750 in crypto, buys 30 cars, custom Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris, and a watch worth about Rs 20 croreA Singaporean man admitted his role in a cryptocurrency racketeering operation. This enterprise allegedly stole and laundered over $245 mil...
Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theftIn a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splu...
Telegram blocked in India until June 22NTA will restrict access to the messaging platform until June 22, while the message-editing ban will remain in force until June 30. It said...
Bengal Police warn people of loan fraud using CM Mamata Banerjee's name, photosWest Bengal Police warn citizens about a loan fraud racket active on social media. Scammers are using Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's name...
Centre says over 6,700 Indians rescued from fake job rackets in South-East AsiaThe Indian government has rescued over 6,700 nationals lured by fake job offers to South-East Asia, where they were forced into illegal act...
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...
Hyderabad: How an AC mechanic earned over Rs 40 lakh in cryptocurrency by watching 40 films in 1.5 yearsIn Hyderabad, Jana Kiran Kumar, an air-conditioner mechanic, was apprehended for allegedly running a high-tech movie piracy operation. He i...
CBI arrests cyber criminal, seizes Rs 2.8 crore of cryptocurrenciesThe CBI arrested Rahul Arora in a crackdown on a cybercrime racket targeting US and Canadian victims by impersonating officials. Seized ass...
‘Operation Ghost SIM’: Assam man who helped route fake numbers to Pakistan-based WhatsApp accounts arrestedAssam Police arrested Mostafa Rahman, the prime suspect in a fake SIM card racket with alleged links to Pakistan, bringing the total arrest...
How an IIT-trained hacker ran a Rs 5 crore WhatsApp scam with help from a Chinese handlerDelhi Police busted a cybercrime ring with links to Cambodia and Chinese handlers, arresting five individuals, including an IIT-certified e...
IIT-trained hacker arrested in Rs 22 lakh stock advisory scam linked to Cambodia cybercrime networkAn IIT-trained "ethical hacker" and three others were arrested for running a cross-border cyber scam that defrauded investors via fake stoc...
Nails pulled, passports seized: How 60 Indians were tortured & forced into 'cyber slavery' in MyanmarMaharashtra Police have rescued over 60 Indians trapped in Myanmar cybercrime rackets after being lured with fake job offers. Five agents, ...
India rescues 549 Indians from cybercrime centres along Myanmar-Thailand borderIndia has repatriated 549 citizens who were victims of fake job offers and forced into cybercrime activities in Myanmar. The Ministry of Ex...
Over 600 trapped in Cambodia by cyber gangs brought backOver 600 Indians have been rescued from Cambodia, where they were forced into cybercrime by gangs using fake job offers. The National Inves...
Kidneys on sale with UPI payment! Telangana organ racket turns out to be a cybercrimeTelangana CID busts cybercrime kidney racket involving UPI payments. Investigation reveals no real organ trade. Organ donors and seekers po...
Mumbai Police uses Akshay Kumar's next Cuttputtli to create cyber security awarenessMumbai Police is known for using hilarious puns on social media to convey essential messages. This time, they used Ashay Kumar's upcoming m...
One cybercrime in India every 10 minutesAccording to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), 27,482 cases of cybercrime were reported from January to June.
200 in Bengaluru lose Rs 10 lakh to ATM fraud in 1 weekPolice suspect that gangs have placed advanced card skimmers, which can read debit and credit card data during usage, with pinhole cameras ...