Inside WhatsApp's measures to curb digital arrest scamsWhatsApp is using AI to combat digital arrest scams, banning thousands of impersonating accounts. Authorities are working to prevent signif...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app to ensure cyber safetyIndia’s telecom ministry has ordered all smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its cyber-security app, Sanchar Saathi, on all new devices...
01 Dec, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
North Korean infiltrators becoming IT workers to funnel their salaries to help Kim Jong Un build nukes: ReportNorth Korean IT workers are infiltrating Fortune 500 companies using stolen identities and AI to secure remote positions. They funnel their...
10 Apr, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Can you believe this? North Korean hackers pose as U.S developers in Fortune 500 firms, funnel millions to Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons programsNorth Korean hackers have secretly infiltrated U.S. tech companies, posing as American software engineers to fund Kim Jong Un’s nuclear wea...
08 Apr, 2025, 10.10 PM IST
Six million mobile connections fraudulent, says DoTAs per DoT officials, to break the network of cybercriminals, a multi-pronged strategy is being utilised by various government and autonomo...
10 Aug, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
Telangana bags first place in India in recovery of lost, stolen mobile phones using CEIR portalTelangana has topped the list in India for the recovery of lost and stolen mobile devices using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CE...
09 Aug, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
GST evasion of Rs 30,000 crore unearthedThe identities of beneficiaries of PM Kisan and other social security schemes were allegedly used to operate 4,000 shell companies and 16,0...
15 Jun, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Votes being stolen through hacking of EVMs, public agitation needed against it to save democracy: Digvijaya Singh"We, under the leadership of Sharad Pawar, will fight against the theft of votes being done through EVMs in the country. We press the (EVM)...
03 Apr, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
Phone lost or stolen? Now, track or block the device using IMEI numberWith the new technology, finding or blocking your lost phone without internet or GPS no longer remains an impossible task.
07 Jul, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
FBI probing breach that may have compromised identities of COVID-19 patients: ReportsThe US newspaper reported on Friday, citing a letter from the state's Department of Public Safety, that on June 19, there was a data breach...
22 Aug, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Lost phones can be tampered with, tracking may be limitedThe central registry for stolen or lost mobiles may not be able to protect the tampering or untraceablity of the phones. The IMEI can also ...
02 Jan, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
DoT launches portal to track lost/stolen phonesThe online portal will facilitate blocking and tracing of stolen or lost mobile phones in Delhi and Mumbai.
30 Dec, 2019, 09.14 PM IST
DoT likely to start tracking system for lost mobiles next monthNew tracking system would make detection of stolen phones possible even if IMEI number is changed.
08 Jul, 2019, 06.33 AM IST
Department of Telecom assigns mobile tracking project to C-DoTThe CEIR system will block all services on stolen or lost mobile phones on any network even if the SIM card is removed or IMEI number of th...
11 Feb, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
CDoT to develop registry of lost, stolen phones to prevent misuseThe project aims to protect consumer interest, curtail counterfeits, discourage mobile phone theft, help detect cloning of phones and allow...
10 Feb, 2018, 06.23 AM IST
What we are reading: For week ending November 04, 2016Along with the ET Wealth's daily dose of articles on personal finance, we will help bring to your notice some truly interesting articles.
04 Nov, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
- MTNL unveils 'Lost Mobile Tracking System'
In order to help its customers track their phones when stolen or lost, telecom service provider MTNL on Tuesday unveiled the Lost Mobile Tr...
15 Apr, 2008, 09.25 PM IST