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Malware data sharing: Beyond big tech, panel demands government clarityStanding Committee questions reach of cybercrime information, seeks inclusion of local search engines and rural connectivity agencies.
How a Bengaluru divorcee looking for a date lost Rs 21 lakh in 'Ur My Type' scamA Bengaluru man lost Rs 21 lakh when he was scammed through an investment fraud. He met a woman on a dating app who convinced him to invest...
How to sidestep the great app trap: Instant money, dire resultsDigital loans have become increasingly popular in India, with a 49% surge in disbursements in the financial year 2023-24. However, this gro...
Google has removed 2,500 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store, says FM Nirmala SitharamanThe government is constantly engaged with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other regulators and stakeholders concerned to control fraudu...
ED probing criminal proceeds of Rs 2,116 crore acquired from illegal loan apps: GovtTotal proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 2,116 crore have been identified, out of which proceeds of Rs 859.15 crore have been seized by ED u...
Chinese loan apps: ED freezes fresh Rs 9 cr worth fundsThe Enforcement Directorate had earlier this month undertaken a similar operation and frozen funds worth Rs 46.67 crore. These funds were s...
Tweak rules to curb fake apps: Mumbai police tells GoogleThis came after Mumbai police found app developers and fintech companies that had floated instant loan apps with Chinese links, had alleged...
ED freezes Rs 46.67 crore in Paytm, Razorpay, Cashfree accountsHPZ Token & other dubious cos, some with China links, may have misused weak KYC compliance at gateways
ED lifts freeze on WazirX accounts; banking resumesIn August, the agency said it had conducted searches on one of the directors of M/s Zanmai Lab Pvt Ltd, which operates WazirX and had issue...
WazirX says ED unfreezes bank accounts; investigation continuesHowever, the top management or founders of the company refused to comment when approached by ETmarkets.com. They refused to respond to ETMa...
What can one do after being the victim of a cyber crime?Keep in mind that digital money travels fast and the hacker may have already moved the funds
Offices of Paytm, Razorpay and Cashfree raided in Chinese loan app caseThe searches were made under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency said in a press release on Saturday. T...
ED finds Rs 800 crore crime proceeds in fintech, NBFC probeThese lending apps flourished amid the Covid-19 pandemic when many in the blue-collar workforce lost their jobs as the country went into a ...
ED freezes Rs 370 cr in bank accounts of crypto exchangeThis is the second instance this month when the central agency has frozen the bank accounts of a crypto exchange. In a press release last w...
FEMA authority orders seizure of Rs 288-cr funds of Chinese-owned NBFC giving instant loans in IndiaA competent authority of FEMA has "confirmed" seizure of Rs 288 crore worth funds of a "Chinese-owned" non-banking financial company (NBFC)...
ED seizes Rs 131 cr funds of Chinese-owned NBFC for forex law violationThis case came under the ED radar during a separate money laundering probe against a number of NBFCs and FinTech companies which are linked...
India cracks down on China-backed fintech lenders in the countryThe Enforcement Directorate and CIDs have launched probe against more than two dozen China-backed loan apps and directed Paytm and Razorpay...