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- 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 ...04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM 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
- ETtech Explainer: How the rise in online payment frauds pushed NPCI to kill ‘pull’ transactionsA pull transaction, which goes by “collect” or “request money” on some apps, is initiated by the recipient, who sends a payment request. Th...13 Aug, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
- NEET PG 2025: NBEMS issues advisory for students on exam scams. Check detailsThe National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has cautioned NEET PG 2025 aspirants about fraudulent communications circula...10 Jul, 2025, 01.27 PM IST
- Beware Britons! scammers are using QR codes in car parkings to trick you; here’s how you can protect yourselfA surge in QR code scams, dubbed 'quishing,' has cost UK residents millions, Action Fraud warns. Criminals are exploiting QR codes in car p...20 Jun, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
- Scam Alert: Hackers are using QR codes to steal your dataPolice have issued a warning about a new QR code scam that allows hackers to access victims' smartphones within seconds. The scam involves ...09 Feb, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
- DHL courier QR code scam: Fraudsters demand payment for rescheduled deliveries, know all about this new fraudDHL Courier QR scam: A new scam has emerged. In this scam fraudsters drop a DHL missed delivery card containing a QR code. On scanning the ...01 Jan, 2025, 07.27 AM IST
- Have you got an email asking you to download e-PAN card? It could be a scam, says govt, see how you can protect yourselfThe Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check has identified a phishing scam in which phony emails purporting to be from the Income Tax Dep...26 Dec, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
- Cyber fraud case: ED search party attacked in Delhi; officer injuredEnforcement Directorate conducted searches in southwest Delhi related to a money laundering case involving the PPPYL payments app. During t...28 Nov, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
- ED team attacked in Delhi during raids in cyber crime caseAn Enforcement Directorate (ED) team was attacked during a search operation in Delhi related to a cyber fraud and money laundering case inv...28 Nov, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
- Look before you QR code: As smart payments become a norm, fraud gates open upThis article discusses the rise of a new form of cybercrime called 'quishing', which involves the malicious use of fake or manipulated QR c...18 Jan, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
- Aadhaar Fraud: How to prevent misuse of Aadhaar card details, Govt shares tipsRecently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) cautioned users about not clicking on any links of Aadhaar other than the of...11 Sep, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
- Don't scan every QR code, avoid clicking on random links: Tips for senior citizens to be safe from cybercrimesThe seniors are more trusting and less aware of the risks around them.01 Sep, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
- How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous - a computer scientist explainsThe data in a QR code is a series of dots in a square grid. Each dot represents a one and each blank a zero in binary code, and the pattern...08 Apr, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
- 10 types of banking frauds in India customers should know aboutThe Reserve Bank of India has released a booklet to educate banking customers about digital payments-related frauds. The booklet explains h...25 Mar, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
- RBI asks people to follow safe digital banking practices amid rising cyber fraudsObserving that unscrupulous elements are defrauding people by using innovative modus operandi, including social media techniques and mobile...28 Jan, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
- Qshing, cyber long cons on the rise: Watch out for incorrect spellings in email IDs, fake social media handles of friends seeking monetary helpThe golden rule of scam detection is this: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.13 Apr, 2021, 05.53 PM IST
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