Preserving your crypto wealth: The definitive seven step security auditDigital asset investors face significant risks due to operational negligence, with billions lost to security incidents. This article outlin...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
France ANTS cyberattack: Millions at risk as data breach exposes personal details and sparks phishing fears - here's what you need to knowFrance ANTS cyberattack 2026: France's Agence nationale des titres sécurisés platform, vital for official documents, suffered a cyberattack...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
IRS dirty dozen 2026: Internal Revenue Service warns of top tax scams, AI fraud calls, and refund traps to avoid this filing seasonThe Internal Revenue Service has shared its 2026 Dirty Dozen tax scams list to warn people about online fraud, fake messages, AI phone call...
20 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
How Kannada actor couple Upendra Rao and Priyanka Upendra fell prey to digital scamKannada actors Upendra Rao and Priyanka Upendra became victims of a digital scam. Fraudsters, impersonating courier representatives, tricke...
16 Sep, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
Google alert: These incoming calls could compromise your phone—ignore them to stay safe and secureHackers are tricking people through fake phone calls pretending to be IT support. Google and the FBI say these scams are getting smarter us...
10 Jun, 2025, 01.25 AM IST
'Your account has been hacked': How fraudsters sitting in Thane duped Americans over the phonePolice have busted a fake call centre in Thane, Maharashtra. Seven persons were apprehended for defrauding American citizens. These cyber c...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
Telecom operators are warning people about call-forwarding scams; Here's how to protect yourselfThe primary goal behind most of these scams is financial theft. Despite the advanced security systems employed by most banks to safeguard a...
27 Oct, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Fraudsters are using electricity bills to empty bank accounts. Here is how to protect yourselfOnline Scammers are hacking into individuals' phones and sending fraudulent text messages, demanding immediate payment to avoid power disco...
19 Oct, 2023, 01.13 PM IST
How not to get scammed while using credit cards or UPI credit linesRitesh Bhatia, a cyber security consultant, warns about two types of scams related to UPI transactions. The first involves the misuse of a ...
18 Oct, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary panel questions MeitY officials on hacking of PM Modi's Twitter handle: SourcesThe officials deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the subject of safeguarding citizens' rights...
14 Dec, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Personal details of 6.1 million Facebook users in India leaked onlineIndia is among the biggest markets for Facebook and its group companies WhatsApp and Instagram.
06 Apr, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Account takeovers and password hackings: Facebook financial frauds rise in the midst of pandemicThe cybercrime department in Maharashtra said since April this year, hackers have been very active and they are using various ways to earn ...
01 Sep, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Cyber criminals leak personal data of 2.9 cr Indians on dark web for free"29.1 million Indian jobseekers' personal details leaked in deepweb for free. We usually see this sort of leaks all the time, but this time...
23 May, 2020, 12.06 AM IST
Another KYC scam doing the rounds: Here's how you can protect yourselfA new scam has proliferated across the country in the past few months. Here's how it works.
07 Oct, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
Facebook, Instagram accounts latest hijack victims. Release on ransom!Attacks are being carried out by using large set words like date of birth, email address and other details of the person online to figure o...
16 Sep, 2017, 06.35 AM IST
10 online scams & ways to avoid themInternet fraud can take many forms: identity theft, injecting malware, fraudulent transactions. It can occur through e-mail, smartphones, w...
18 Nov, 2013, 09.11 AM IST
- Top Rupert Murdoch aide Andrew Langhoff quits over circulation scam in WSJ
Murdoch's media empire suffered another setback after one of its senior-most European executives resigned in wake of an alleged circulation...
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