Nearly 9 in 10 phishing scams steal login details: What to do immediately if you fall victim to a phishing attackCybercriminals are increasingly targeting online account credentials, with 88.5% of phishing scams focused on stealing login details. Stole...
17 Jan, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Singapore cracks down hard — scammers will now be canned in addition to fines and prison timeSingapore has implemented caning as a new punishment for convicted scammers, representing one of the strictest anti-cybercrime actions worl...
06 Nov, 2025, 08.04 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
Airtel working on tech to wipe out scam, phishingBharti Airtel is developing technology to prevent online scams and phishing attempts for its 380 million mobile users. About 80% complete, ...
11 Mar, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
Cyber scams soar by 158% in 2024, Rs 452 cr stolen from accounts: Delhi PoliceThe amount stolen by scammers has risen by 158% this year, with Delhi Police reporting Rs 452 crore lost to online fraud by June, compared ...
03 Dec, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath sounds alarm on Rs 11,000 cr scams—Shares WhatsApp & Telegram hacks to stay safeZerodha CEO Nithin Kamath warns about the rise of financial scams in India, highlighting Rs 11,000 crore worth of frauds in the past nine m...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
The man who escaped the scam rings of CambodiaThousands of workers are trafficked to Southeast Asia to commit cyber fraud on their fellow citizens over social media. Ex-serviceman Botch...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
WhatsApp police to combat online loan app frauds in Kerala's ThiruvananthapuramTo tackle the rising cases of online loan frauds, the Thiruvananthapuram police in India have launched a dedicated WhatsApp number for repo...
22 Sep, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Amazon Prime Day 2023 is here! Beware of these scams and fake texts; All you need to knowAs Amazon Prime Day arrives once more, it is important to exercise caution. In the event that you receive a text message this week or the f...
10 Jul, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
How to protect your parents from financial fraudRegular interaction, increasing their awareness on scams, and introducing safety protocol in their engagements could help them stay safe.
19 Jun, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Cyber security pitfalls and how negligence can be expensive for MSMEs70% of Indian firms have been hit by ransomware disruptions in the last three years and they keep rising.
15 Apr, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
What to do when you know you have been fooled?Experience is the mistress of fools. However, a little bit of alertness can save you from the heartbreak of learning through folly alone.
23 Mar, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
8 tips to use internet banking safelyThere are various ways in which fraudsters may try to deceive you into giving them your personal and security details. Here are 8 tips to u...
04 Aug, 2020, 11.16 AM IST
Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson would never endorse get-rich-quick schemesBranson took to social media to break down some popular phishing scams that used his name.
08 Jan, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Malaysia, Australia hit by worst data breaches, millions left exposedMalaysia is investigating the theft of mobile-phone records for 46.2 million customers, while an online security lapse in Australia exposed...
02 Nov, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
Cyber crime increasing in Hyderabad, data showsWhile the overall crime cases registered an increase of 10 per cent, from 19,110 last year to 21,035 this year, there was a sharp rise in r...
27 Dec, 2014, 06.06 PM IST
FakeOff app to detect bogus Facebook accountsAs instances of cyber impersonation on social networking sites rise, an Israel-based start-up developed an application, FakeOff, that helps...
28 Jan, 2014, 04.15 PM IST