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IPL 2026 scam season is here: Over 600 fake ticket sites, 400 malware-linked streams cheat fansAs the IPL 2026 season kicks off, a rise in cyber scams is alarming eager cricket enthusiasts. Unscrupulous fraudsters are capitalising on ...
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...
Personal data isn't collected: MHA on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sourcesSecurity agencies are utilizing open-source intelligence from public sources like social media for information gathering, assuring no priva...
Madhavan shares a message from Dubai Police warning about scamsters targeting UAE Pass and Emirates ID detailsDubai residents face a new scam. Fraudsters pretend to be from Dubai Crisis Management. They try to get sensitive personal details. This in...
IIM Ahmedabad employee fooled in Rs 50 lakh bogus SME IPO pitch via WhatsApp trading scamAn IIM-Ahmedabad manager was swindled out of nearly Rs 50 lakh in an elaborate online trading scam. Lured through a Facebook link to a What...
How to buy Shiba Shootout – A beginner’s guide to the viral meme coin presaleShiba Shootout has launched its play-to-earn game before the $SHIBASHOOT token sale, available on App Store and Google Play. The project of...
ED seizes Rs 90 crore funds kept in Binance, ZebPay, WazirX walletsEnforcement Directorate seized Rs 90 crore from cryptocurrency wallets in a money laundering probe connected to the 'E-Nugget' online gamin...
Beware of calls, SMS on electricity bill payments. Here's whyA 77-year-old doctor lost Rs 3 lakh to a well-coordinated scam by an individual pretending to be an electricity provider representative. Th...
Pratibimb nails 454 black hats in Jamtara zoneThe Pratibimb app, launched in November-December, led to the arrest of 454 cyber criminals in Jamtara, Deoghar, and Giridih areas of Jharkh...
Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here's how to spot oneFinancial scams, including cryptocurrency schemes, cost consumers $3.8 billion last year just in the U.S., according to the Federal Trade C...
What steps should be taken to prevent AI based scams? Rahul Tyagi answersFor example, they will call your family member and say that I am in trouble. I am being arrested by the cops and please talk to my lawyer. ...
India's biggest crypto ponzi scam may grow to Rs 1 trillion, affecting 1 lakh peopleWith a total of 40 FIRs registered by victims (more than 13 FIRs in Maharashtra alone) and Punjab, a large number of people from other stat...
Banking customers need to beware of this KYC fraud doing the roundsAs recently as this week, a Whatsapp message was being sent to customers to upload eKYC and to provide the contact number, else the number ...
As people stayed home, cyber fraud tripled during lockdown in DelhiSeveral accounts and IDs through which people were defrauded in the name of Covid-19 donations were also blocked in the recent past. Over 8...
Deal or no deal: Hackers targeting Delhi's online buyersA businessman from northeast Delhi learned it the hard way when his bank account with around Rs 2.5 lakh in it got compromised while he was...
Paytm Bank claims 100m e-Verified accounts; says everything falling into placeThis development comes even as there have been indications in the digital payments industry of a sharp fall in mobile-wallet users as custo...
1,020 bank accounts used for phishing attacks: KJ AlphonsAlphons said all organisations providing digital payment services have been mandated to report cyber security incidents to CERT-In expediti...
Over 1,700 card, net banking-related frauds reported in 2017Banks and payment system operators have been advised to enhance the security and risk mitigation measures for card transactions.
This is how hackers can compromise your mobile walletCyber criminals are finding novel ways, including social engineering, to gain illegal access to wallets. What happens if someone gets acces...
6 Mobile phone apps that offer the opportunity to earn moneyThere are a few apps that actually help you make money. ET gives you a quick rundown on those that work.