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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...
Indians among over 600 foreigners arrested for cybercrime in Sri LankaSri Lankan police have arrested over 600 foreigners, including Indian nationals, for cybercrime this year. Most of the arrested individuals...
Gangster Queens: Inside the rise of women in organised crimeYoung, educated women are increasingly taking central roles in criminal networks across India's National Capital Region and beyond. These w...
660 arrests, 499 FIRs, Rs 519 crore fraud: How Delhi Police's CyHawk 4.0 op caught cyber scamsters across 20+ states within 48 hoursDelhi Police concluded Operation CyHawk 4.0, a massive 48-hour coordinated strike against organized cybercrime syndicates across 20 states ...
Interpol backroom warriors fight cyber criminals 'weaponising' AIFrom perfectly spelled phishing emails to fake videos of government officials, artificial intelligence is changing the game for Interpol's ...
Operation Cyber Hawk 3.0: Over 500 apprehended in Delhi Police's cyber crackdownOperation Cyber Hawk 3.0 targets organised cyber fraud networks operating across multiple digital platforms. The action involves advanced t...
Rs 11.95-crore crypto fraud exposed: UP police bust gang using rented bank accounts, fake investment schemes across districtsSitapur police busted a major crypto fraud ring, arresting six individuals for laundering over Rs 11.95 crore. The syndicate exploited rent...
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...
CBI thanked by US on busting illegal call centre that duped its citizens of millionsThe United States thanked CBI for their collaboration in dismantling a cybercrime syndicate. This syndicate defrauded US citizens of over R...
Job aspirants from Andhra Pradesh continue to fall victims to Southeast Asia scam centersUnemployed youths from Vizag and Vijayawada are falling victim to cyber scams in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar and Cambodia, lured...
CBI busts cyber fraud syndicate targeting UK & Australian citizens key operative arrested in NoidaIn a coordinated operation conducted on July 07, 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches at three locations in...
New e-Zero FIR: Govt launches pilot project for swift action against cybercrimes; how it can help youThe initiative, which was launched as a pilot project in Delhi, will automatically convert eligible cybercrime complaints into FIRs and is ...
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...
How a Tamil Nadu engineer ran cyber camps in Cambodia with Chinese help to dupe IndiansA mechanical engineer from Tamil Nadu, Vigneshwar Muruganandham, was arrested for his involvement in a Chinese cybercrime syndicate in Camb...
Maharashtra opens Rs 800 crore centre to fight cybercrimeThe Rs 800 crore facility, located in Navi Mumbai, will house over 150 experts to protect the state's residents. The center will leverage a...
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...
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...
House panel to suggest ways to curb cases of cybercrimeThe committee chaired by former Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Thursday held a meeting with representatives of the Ministry ...
Financial services more prone to cybercrime: KPMGGlobal cybercrime landscape has changed dramatically, with criminals employing more sophisticated technology and greater knowledge of cyber...