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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...
Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrestedDelhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racke...
War without borders: The rise of cyberattacks beyond the battlefieldCyber conflict has escalated beyond borders following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with hacktivists and state-backed actors launching global...
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 ...
Personal data isn't collected: MHA on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sourcesSecurity agencies are utilizing open-source intelligence from public sources like social media for information gathering, assuring no priva...
US recovers $225 million stolen in crypto scamDozens of people in the United States and more than 400 victims around the world thought they were making legitimate crypto investments whe...
Not OTP or links, but hackers now use WhatsApp images for fraud; Check details hereA new WhatsApp image scam is targeting smartphone users. Hackers are hiding malware inside image files. Opening these images can lead to da...
Google wields AI to fight scams on Chrome, Search, Android — Here's how it worksGoogle said in a blog post that it is catching 20 times more "scammy results" in Search using AI. This is helping keep users away from dang...
Indian entities may lose Rs 20,000 cr to cyber crimes in 2025: CloudSEK ReportIndian entities are projected to incur losses of Rs 20,000 crore due to cyber crimes in 2025, with Rs 9,000 crore resulting from brand name...
Lured by deepfake Mukesh Ambani Insta reel, Doctor loses Rs 7 lakh in trading scamA 54-year-old Ayurveda doctor from Andheri lost over Rs 7 lakh to a trading scam involving a deepfake video of Mukesh Ambani. Dr. K K H Pat...
Scam Exposed: Bengaluru man's viral chat reveals fraudulent techniques, Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma reactsA Bengaluru resident, Chetty Arun, engaged in a revealing chat with an online scammer, exposing the scammer's deceptive techniques. Arun's ...
Here's why so many people are losing money in online scamsThe promise of quick financial gains has lured many into the web of deception. Cybersecurity, a vital aspect of Information Technology, pla...
Hackers exploit Israeli-Hamas war via fake donation emails, web linksExperts observed a surge in scam emails written in English, falsely seeking donations for those affected by the conflict. The company's sec...
Operation Chakra 2: CBI takes over probe into financial cyber scam involving suspected Chinese nationalThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation of an alleged scam involving a Chinese national targeting Indian...
Pink WhatsApp scam! What is it and how to avoid losing moneyThe Pink WhatsApp scam is a fraudulent technique in which users are sent a message with a link that promises to change the colour of their ...
'Deepfake' scam in China fans worries over AI-driven fraudA fraud in northern China that used sophisticated "deepfake" technology to convince a man to transfer money to a supposed friend has sparke...
ED arrests TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya in West Bengal SSC recruitment scamBhattacharya was produced in a special PMLA court in Kolkata after a medical check up at central government-run Joka ESI Hospital today. Bh...
Business email scam costliest type of US cybercrime in 2021: FBI reportIn 2021, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 847,376 complaints, a 7% increase from 2020, with potential losses exceed...
DDCA issue: AAP demands removal of Finance Minister Arun JaitleyAAP today demanded immediate removal of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley from the Cabinet as it continued its attack over the DDCA issue.
Digital currency to abet money laundering: ReportThe growing use of digital currency will result in rise in cyber laundering as hacking attacks and online scams take centre stage on Intern...