eCommerce fraud goes 'Jamtara-style', powered by device farming: ReportIndian online shopping faces a new threat. Organised groups are using device farms to commit large-scale eCommerce fraud. These networks ex...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain; it failed 1,000 times in a weekBritain's Financial Conduct Authority found that during one week in November, 1,052 ads for currency trading and certain complex financial ...
18 Mar, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fineThe company could be fined up to S$1 million ($775,698) if it fails to comply as part of the first such order under the nation's new Online...
03 Sep, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
'Your account has been hacked': How fraudsters sitting in Thane duped Americans over the phonePolice have busted a fake call centre in Thane, Maharashtra. Seven persons were apprehended for defrauding American citizens. These cyber c...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
By abusing Myntra's refund feature, scammers earn over Rs 1 croreMyntra, a Flipkart subsidiary, reported a loss of ₹1.1 crore in Bengaluru and an estimated ₹50 crore nationwide due to a refund scam. Fraud...
10 Dec, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Majority of employees think candidates partly responsible for falling prey to job scams: ReportAccording to a recent survey, over 75% of respondents hold job seekers partially accountable for falling victim to scams due to inadequate ...
16 Nov, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
Why is #FlipkartScam trending on social media ahead of Big Billion Day annual saleFlipkart is under scrutiny as customers accuse the platform of deceptive practices during its annual sale. Many users reported issues with ...
19 Sep, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
These people were scammed of lakhs due to complaining about online order on social mediaTwitter scam: Vikash Kumar Jha was scammed of about Rs 50,000 from his credit card when he contacted a popular e-commerce website's support...
14 Sep, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
E-commerce hacking: What safeguards should companies & users take"A recent hack involved a criminal defrauding a website for Rs 4.16 crore by hacking into a company called Reward360 and creating fake bank...
27 Sep, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
7 latest highly deceptive online scams; how to identify them and protect your moneyOnline scam and how to protect yourself: If you are not aware of their latest methods and tricks, you can easily fall into their trap, resu...
11 Aug, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
Five ways to stay safe from financial frauds during year-end saleshe year-end clearance sales and discounts and customers looking to indulge in some retail therapy give scammers ample avenues to carry out ...
18 Dec, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
Man arrested for involvement in e-commerce scams worth $8,050 in SingaporeThe Commercial Affairs Department conducted thorough investigations and identified Tan as the perpetrator. They arrested him on August 10. ...
12 Aug, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Ecommerce consumer law may include social media shopping85% of respondents to an online poll said social networks should be subject to e-commerce rules and policies.
16 Dec, 2019, 11.53 AM IST
Subramanian Swamy writes to Corporate Affairs Ministry to save AskMeIn a letter to MCA Secretary Tapan Ray, Swamy asked the government to consider assisting askme.com to buy out the 98.5% shareholding of Mal...
28 Aug, 2016, 07.33 PM IST
Now, buy cement online through Reliance CementThe company claimed it is the first e-commerce cement company in India. To begin with the e-tailing facility is available in UP, MP and Mah...
26 Oct, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal pledges to take on the e-commerce playersSpeaking to ET, Kejriwal said, “Investigation is the only alternative left with us. Selling an item which costs Rs 20 for Rs 18 is no busin...
30 Dec, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Sudharshana Natchiappan says Congress' name spoiled due to 2G spectrum caseE M Sudharshana Natchiappan said that the 2G spectrum scam involving DMK leader A Raja 'spoiled' the name of the Congress party
14 Apr, 2014, 04.00 PM IST