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Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
PNG gas scam: Man clicked on bill link & kept losing money until Rs 31 lakh was drained; 21 others fell for the same fraudFake gas bill update scam: A cyber fraud has targeted 22 individuals in Thane, Maharashtra. Victims received fake gas bill update messages,...
US shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly AmericansUS authorities have dismantled an India-based call centre scam. Hundreds of elderly Americans lost millions to tech support fraud. The inve...
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 ...
Decoding SAFU: The structural integrity checks every cryptocurrency exchange must passAs India's digital asset market matures, investors prioritize counterparty risk and verifiable institutional standards. The article outline...
Where is tortoise Jonathan, world's oldest living land animal? How to go and see him?A wave of online attention recently surrounded Jonathan, the world’s oldest known land animal, after a viral post triggered widespread disc...
CBI thanked by US on busting illegal call centre that duped its citizens of millionsThe United States thanked CBI for their collaboration in dismantling a cybercrime syndicate. This syndicate defrauded US citizens of over R...
What is ‘WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud’ that can drain your bank account and lead to identity theft? Learn how you can avoid itOneCard has issued a warning about 'WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud,' where scammers trick users into sharing their screens, gaining access...
Impersonation fraud: One phone call and your bank account, personal identity all gone; learn how to identify it and be safeImpersonation fraud is a rising threat. Scammers pose as authority figures to steal money. They create urgency to bypass rational thought. ...
Looking for remote jobs? These 5 platforms might help you land just the right opportunitiesRemote jobs offer flexibility and lucrative opportunities across various fields. Platforms like FlexJobs, We Work Remotely, AngelList, True...
Scams, phishing made up over 75% of digital threats in first half of 2023: ReportAccording to the consumer cyber safety brand Norton's new report released on Thursday, cybercriminals now have added support from Artificia...
Assam and Guwahati police city bust international fake call center racket in GuwahatiAssam police and Guwahati city police have conducted a major operation to dismantle an international fake call center racket operating from...
4 job scam warning signs and how to avoid them on LinkedIn, IndeedIf it seems like job scams are surging, it's not your imagination: they’ve more than doubled since late 2019, FTC data show. Right now, job...
MEA asks Indians to exercise caution before taking up jobs in ThailandSpeaking at a weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said IT companies are engaged in digita...
Banking customers need to beware of this KYC fraud doing the roundsAs recently as this week, a Whatsapp message was being sent to customers to upload eKYC and to provide the contact number, else the number ...
Why Indians lose most money in tech scamsMicrosoft’s global survey – Global Tech Support Scam Research – that looks at tech support scams and their impact on consumers showed that ...
Hackers are a busy lot in these lockdown daysWith many working from home, safety processes may not be as tight as those in offices, say experts.
How UPI-based frauds take placeIn October, UPI based transactions have hit a landmark of one billion transactions. Therefore, as methods of making payments have become te...
Another Indian national sentenced by US court in sophisticated call centre scamThe Department of Justice said Mehboob Mansurali Charania took part in a sophisticated scheme organised in India, that included a network o...
Country suffered due to 'remote control', Assam should not: PM Narendra ModiModi said the nation has suffered enough from 'backseat driving' and asked people not to hand over the 'remote control' into anyone's hands.