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Banks, fintechs join forces to fight money laundering, terror financing under new platformIndia's financial sector has launched a new platform called ARIFAC. This brings together banks, NBFCs, payment firms, insurers, and other e...
Operation Mule Hunt: Five held in Gujarat's Gir Somnath in Rs 310 crore cyber fraud caseGir Somnath police have uncovered a massive cyber fraud network. Five individuals have been arrested in connection with suspicious transact...
Delhi police arrests bank deputy manager in Rs 67.92 crore mule account case linked to 159 cyber fraud complaintsDelhi Police apprehended Pabitra Kumar Biswal, a Deputy Manager at National Urban Cooperative Bank. He allegedly facilitated a mule account...
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...
Forensic experts call for AI-driven playbook to counter deepfakes and digital scamsFinancial crime is evolving rapidly with AI-generated deepfakes and complex fraud rings. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient. Expe...
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...
Good news for senior citizens: Money in this bank can now only be transferred by double OTP verification one to a/c holder and another to trusted contactSenior citizens in Gurugram and Faridabad now have enhanced security for their bank accounts. HDFC Bank has introduced a double OTP system....
Uncertainty scars J&K’s economy and impacts banking, but resilience here is remarkable: Amitava Chatterjee, J&K BankJammu and Kashmir Bank has recorded its highest profit to date, soaring to Rs 2363.47 crore in FY-26. This achievement marks a significant ...
India to use AI to protect consumers from money mule banking cyber fraud, announces Home Minister Amit ShahIndia will now use Artificial Intelligence to fight money mule banking cyber fraud. The Home Minister announced a partnership between the I...
Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrestedDelhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racke...
Delhi Police busts fake trading app scam; bank official among 3 heldDelhi Police apprehended three individuals, including a bank assistant manager, for a Rs 45 lakh investment scam. The trio allegedly used a...
Hyderabad cops want RBI to plug gaps that facilitate cybercrimeHyderabad Police's crackdown on cyber fraud, revealing systemic banking gaps and Rs 400 crore annual losses, has prompted a high-level meet...
NARCL recovers ₹4,364 crore in FY26 as government steps up action on mule account fraudsNARCL achieved significant recoveries in 2025-26, nearing its acquisition target. Meanwhile, officials met to address rising digital financ...
FinMin asks banks to adopt MuleHunter AI tool of RBI to check cyber fraudsFinancial Services Secretary M Nagaraju urged banks to adopt the RBI's MuleHunter AI tool to combat financial cyber frauds and mule account...
WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SCAuthorities are launching a major crackdown on digital arrest scams. WhatsApp has banned thousands of accounts involved in these frauds. Ne...
Hyderabad police crackdown on pan-India cyber fraud network, 32 bank officials among 52 heldUnder 'Operation Octopus 2.O', as many as 32 bank officials, 15 mule account holders and five middlemen were apprehended for complicity, Hy...
What are Money mule accounts? Australia’s financial intelligence regulator targets financial crime vulnerabilities in foreign-owned banksAustralia's financial intelligence unit, AUSTRAC, has uncovered significant control and reporting issues within foreign-owned banks. Review...
From trusted persons to kill switch: 6 ways how RBI is planning to safeguard your online paymentsAmidst rising online fraud, the RBI proposes enhanced digital payment security. Key measures include a one-hour wait for new payees and hig...
RBI proposes one-hour delay on high-value digital transfers to curb fraudThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to fight digital payment fraud. These include delays for certain bank transfers and extra ...
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 ...