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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...
As rupee dips, I-T steps up vigil on shady outflowsIn multiple cases, individuals have used dozens of fake permanent account numbers (PANs) with the same name but different addresses and dat...
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 ...
Gameskraft Arrests: All you need to know about the alleged Rs 1,000-crore betting scamThe Enforcement Directorate has arrested three founders of Gameskraft Technologies, including Deepak and Prithvi Raj Singh, and Vikas Tanej...
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
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...
Archana Puran Singh's son Aayushmann Sethi scammed of Rs 87,000 in credit card fraud. Family calls him a ‘regular customer’ of fraudsters for one reasonAayushmann Sethi, son of Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi, fell victim to a credit card scam, losing Rs 87,000. The incident, revealed...
Nithin Kamath suggests how to curb offshore betting apps mushrooming after real money gaming banFollowing India’s ban on real-money online gaming, offshore betting apps are rapidly growing. Nithin Kamath warns they target Indian users,...
Rules for online gaming bill practically ready: IT Minister Ashwini VaishnawJustifying the decision to ban real-money gaming, Vaishnaw said the harm from it would have surpassed that caused by drugs. In an interview...
On Safer Internet Day Google announces important steps to protect usersThe Safer Internet Day is recognized on second Tuesday of every year on February. Google is investing in AI-powered threat detection & robu...
Heartbreaking Tale of a 67-Year-Old Woman Scammed by a Fake 'Keanu Reeves' – A Stark Warning About Online Romance FraudKatherine Goodson, a 67-year-old California woman, fell victim to a romance scam involving a fraudster posing as actor Keanu Reeves.
Why is the Philippine mayor on the Run? Is there a Chinese connection?Mayor of Bamban Alice Guo is running from the law after she failed to show up for Senate hearings on offenses involving offshore gambling. ...
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...
Mumbai SIT detains actor Sahil Khan from Chhattisgarh in Mahadev betting app caseMahadev betting app case: Actor Sahil Khan, renowned for his roles in movies like 'Style' and 'Excuse Me', has been detained by Mumbai's cy...
NLU preparing recommendations for a online gaming regulator, to submit to MeitY soonTo determine the direction that gaming regulations, the National Law University (NLU) Delhi, along with industry body E-Gaming Federation (...
Email mishap turns into big win: Michigan man takes home $416,322 lottery jackpotThe fortunate individual, who has opted to keep their identity confidential, stumbled upon this windfall through the state's second-chance ...
On a sticky wicket: From Aishwarya Rai to Jacqueline Fernandez, 5 celebs who were questioned by EDBollywood star Ranbir Kapoor recently got into hot water as he was summoned by the ED in connection with a shady online gaming app.
Rs 1,400-crore gone in just 9 days: Chinese national dupes 1,200 in Gujarat through football betting scamA Chinese national and his associates from Gujarat developed a football betting app that ensnared around 1,200 victims leading to an estima...
Chinese scammers are using innovative ways to dupe you, reveals Hyderabad Police probeChinese fraudsters have been behind an Rs 712 crore investment scam following a bust by Hyderabad police, with the group adept at creating ...
Government preparing game plan to check corporate frauds: Sachin PilotThe govt is working on a game plan to check corporate frauds, much before they become a full-blown scam.