Govt takes steps to curb multiple ways of cyber fraud: Devusinh Chauhan“As on date, among outcomes of the Sanchar Saathi portal are that 55.52 lakh mobile connections taken on fake/forged documents were disconn...
Fake job posts, fraudulent emergency calls: 5 ways cyber criminals bamboozle peopleBeware of online fraudsters and scams!
How cybercriminals extorted Rs 3.7 crore from Infosys employee in elaborate scamCybercriminals impersonating TRAI, CBI, and Mumbai police deceived an Infosys executive, coercing him to transfer Rs 3.7 crore. The elabora...
Trai issues public advisory against fraudulent calls threatening disconnection of mobile servicesThe regulator also clarified that it had not authorised any agency to contact customers for such activities, and accordingly, all such call...
Trai pings OTT cos to form joint front against phishing, spamsThe telecom regulator will soon call the app makers for a meeting during which it will discuss how these over-the-top (OTT) communication p...
Scammers target WhatsApp users with phishing attemptsThe problem is that while telcos and the regulator have been working to create artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to check spam c...
Unsolicited callers may soon have to pay heavy fine to victim consumersMinistry source told that it is mooted that caller engaging in unsolicited calls will have to pay heavy penalties which can go up to Rs 100...
Trai's blockchain solution to curb pesky messages a template for govt to use for other svcs: ExpertsThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has released a draft policy on blockchain to regulate the technology and its deployment in publi...
Tell telcos to curb fake SMS headers, Delhi High Court directs TRAIThe fintech industry hailed the Delhi High Court order on TRAI, as inadequate monitoring had allowed fraudsters to send fake messages under...
Trai slaps ₹35 crore penalty on telcos for fake text messagesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s penalties are on various counts of violation of the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer P...
Trai penalises telcos for allowing cybercriminals to dupe digital payment usersThe move may be a boost for digital payment companies spearheaded by Paytm, which are embroiled in a tussle with the telecom industry in an...
Digital payment companies haul up Trai, telcos for failing to curb fraud calls/SMSesThese companies, represented by the industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), have blamed the Telecom Regulatory Auth...
Beware of imposters demanding money for tower installation: TRAIIt warned against fraudsters asking land or premise owners for money on the pretext of obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) from Trai...
TRAI to take more time on OTT norms; lawful interception, security issue now in focusA senior Trai official said that the regulator wants to take a "practical approach" to the OTT issue.
TRAI warns consumers against fraudThe authority cautioned that some no objection certificates for installing these towers were being purportedly issues by the ministries of ...
Trai recommendations on OTT issue likely by February-end: R S Sharma"We will be organising open house discussions soon.And hopefully, by the end of the next month, we should be able to come up with recommend...
- Last chance to TRAI for suggestions on mobile guidelines: SC
The Supreme Court today gave last chance to the telecom regulator TRAI to give its suggestions on the guidelines framed by the Centre for t...