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...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
'Cash rain' during ED raids in Punjab's Mohali, bags filled with Rs 500 notes thrown from luxury high-rise leaves morning walkers shockedDuring an Enforcement Directorate raid in Mohali, individuals in a luxury high-rise threw bags of cash from a ninth-floor window. The incid...
08 May, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
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...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Beyond KYC: Why digital trust needs real-time intelligenceAshok Hariharan of IDfy argues that digital trust must evolve beyond one-time KYC to continuous, intelligence-led risk assessment across th...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
A SIM in your name could land you in court, even if you never used it: DoT warnsSIM card misuse: The Department of Telecom has warned mobile subscribers of potential liability if SIM cards in their name are misused for ...
24 Nov, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
59% Companies faced financial fraud in past 2 years: PwC SurveyA new survey reveals a surge in economic fraud impacting Indian businesses, surpassing the global average. Procurement fraud has become a p...
19 Dec, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
59% of Indian companies suffered financial fraud in 24 monthsA new survey reveals that 59% of Indian companies faced economic fraud in the last two years, a significant increase from previous years. P...
18 Dec, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Pandemic could cause a jump in recruitment frauds in the e-commerce sector: KPMG reportThe report added that at a time when e-commerce companies are trying to rope in executives for their growing functions and businesses, many...
20 Nov, 2020, 04.36 PM IST
From kickbacks to counterfeit products, mitigating the COVID-19 threat in modern supply chainsSupply chain disruptions open up multiple avenues for fraudsters to prey upon susceptible organisations, its employees and consumers.
06 Jun, 2020, 12.04 PM IST
80 pc of executives in India victim of fraud: ReportIndia leads globally in the number of incidents of corporate fraud with as many as 80 per cent of executives admitting being victims of suc...
25 Nov, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
Is India Inc doing enough to curb fraud or to nail crime at its source?Usually, when companies grow, the focus is more on growing the business and so hard targets, like profitability and margins, get rewarded.
27 Dec, 2014, 03.52 AM IST
Corporate frauds on the rise, says reportThe number of domestic companies witnessing incidences of frauds has increased in the current year, with as many as 71 per cent of surveyed...
23 Oct, 2013, 06.18 PM IST
India Inc worst affected by frauds after Africa: Kroll reportIndia has the highest number of fraud-hit companies after Africa, according to a report by global advisory firm Kroll.
28 Nov, 2012, 09.46 PM IST
Corporate fraud: Most common threats and how it's doneCompanies must be aware of the different ways of conning. ET spoke to forensic and frauds specialists to collate this list of most common t...
28 May, 2012, 10.31 AM IST
- Procurement law in making: Khurshid
A proposed national procurement law will lay down principles allowing corporates to objectively and rationally face procurement related iss...
09 Dec, 2010, 04.57 AM IST
- More Satyam-like cases simmering: Rohit Mahajan, KPMG executive
Indian corporates are adopting newer models to commit frauds, says Rohit Mahajan, KPMG executive. Biggest scamsters in India | HCL AXON sig...
17 Dec, 2009, 07.20 AM IST
- UN places contracts given to Satyam under review
UN has suspended Satyam from the Secretariat's vendor database & has placed all ongoing contracts with the co under review. 'Raju bought la...
23 Jan, 2009, 04.01 PM IST