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Big tech firms must stop young people circulating nude images, says UK PM Starmer- Canadian man, who posed as New Jersey teen to sexually exploit over 145 US children, sentenced for 33 years
- What is Operation Eclipse? Inside the INTERPOL-led operation to bust child sexual abuse ring, rescue 65 kids and arrest 60 suspects across the Americas
- Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible', shows court filingMeta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite internal warni...24 Feb, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
- Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
- AI-powered 'nudify' apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmailA Kentucky teen’s suicide has spotlighted the rise of AI-driven sextortion, where scammers use “nudify” apps to blackmail minors with fake ...17 Jul, 2025, 08.03 AM IST
- Kirti Patel sextortion case: Influencer with over 10 lakh followers, arrested in Gujarat for honey-trapping builderKirti Patel, a social media influencer, was arrested by Surat police in connection with a ₹2 crore extortion case from last year. Patel, al...19 Jun, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
- Nigerian scammers accused in AI-driven fake Brad Pitt fraudThe scammers deceived 53-year-old Anne, into believing that she was in a romantic relationship with a 61-year-old Hollywood actor Brad Pitt...21 Jan, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
- India launches online 'Suspect Registry' to combat cyber crime: 1.4 mn criminals identifiedUnion home minister Amit Shah launched an online 'suspect registry' containing data of 1.4 million cyber criminals involved in financial fr...11 Sep, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
- Nearly 700 people falling prey to cyber crimes in Delhi every day: DCP Cyber Crime CellThe Deputy Commissioner of Delhi's Cyber Crime Cell revealed a concerning trend of 700 cyber fraud victims daily in the capital. The crimes...19 Jul, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
- Mumbai man loses Rs 1.07 crore in trading scam; Here's how Indians lost Rs 1,750 cr in just four monthsA 48-year-old man from Navi Mumbai lost Rs 1.07 crore in a share trading scam, highlighting a broader surge in cybercrime in India. The Ind...27 May, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
- Indians lost over ₹1,750 crore to cyber fraud in first four months of 2024According to Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), on an average 7,000 cybercrime complaints were registered per day in May 2024, a...27 May, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- Meta turns to AI to protect minors from 'sextortion' on InstagramMeta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on its Instagram platform, which has bee...11 Apr, 2024, 05.41 PM IST
- G20 website targeted at least 16 lakh times last year: Cyber AgencyIndia's official G20 website was attacked at least 16 lakh times last year, with ₹10,319 crore stolen between April 2021 and December 2023....03 Jan, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
- Over Rs 10,300 crore siphoned off by cyber criminals since 2021: reportOver 4.52 lakh cyber crime cases were reported on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in 2021, which rose by 113.7% in 2022, wi...03 Jan, 2024, 07.06 PM IST
- Fake job posts, fraudulent emergency calls: 5 ways cyber criminals bamboozle peopleBeware of online fraudsters and scams!07 Dec, 2023, 07.50 PM IST
- No kingpins, just a smartphone and SIM card: How cybercriminals in Mewat scam mobile ownersDelhi Police are also now keeping an eye on the young scammers operating from the Mewat region after several cases of scams revealed that t...19 Feb, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
- Achieved '100 per cent success' in ensuring peace, Pak-sponsored online terror a challenge: Kashmir ADGPThere were no hartals, street violence, internet shutdown, funeral processions of terrorists, glamorising of terrorists and stone pelting i...31 Dec, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
- Pune witnesses rise in 'sextortion' cases with cyber fraudsters on prowl; Over 1,400 cases reported in 2022Over 1,400 cases of 'sextortion' have been reported in the city of Pune this year so far, reported PTI citing the police. The lurking cyber...16 Oct, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
- With a bribery rate of 39%, India worst in Asia: SurveyOnly 47% of people surveyed in India believe that corruption has increased over the past 12 months and 63% believe that the government is d...26 Nov, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
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