Why your WhatsApp Web may now log out every six hoursUnder the new rule, the DoT requires messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to implement "SIM binding", i.e., linking of...
01 Dec, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networksThe US Secret Service has taken down a large network of SIM farms in New York. This happened as world leaders gathered at the United Nation...
24 Sep, 2025, 08.23 AM IST
UK hails 'groundbreaking collaboration' with CBI to bust Noida fraud call centreA major fraud call centre racket operating from Noida has been busted. This was a joint effort by the UK's National Crime Agency, CBI, and ...
11 Jul, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
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. ...
23 Jun, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Digital cash is everywhere, and so are scammersDigital scams are on the rise, including the case of an Indian textile baron who lost $830,000 last year after fraudsters summoned him to a...
18 Mar, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
Cyber frauds on RBI’s radar: Banks mandated to use TRAI’s MNRL technology by March 31, 2025RBI acts big on cyber fraud: The RBI has advised all regulated entities like banks, etc to use TRAI's Mobile Number Revocation List (MNRL) ...
28 Jan, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
Telecom gear sales under PLI scheme top ₹68,700 cr: DoT secretary Neeraj MittalIndia's telecom PLI scheme has achieved ₹68,700 crore in sales, including ₹13,007 crore in exports, within three and a half years. The sche...
14 Dec, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
What is Microsoft's VALL-E 2 AI Tool? Know its uses and moreMicrosoft's new AI tool, VALL-E 2, excels at mimicking human speech using advanced techniques. Despite its capabilities, it remains a resea...
12 Jul, 2024, 02.43 AM IST
Why are senior citizens being targeted for online scams? Ritesh Bhatia answersYes, so firstly, let us understand one thing, let me give you an example recently there was a spike in something called as the grandparent ...
08 Aug, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Scams, deepfake porn and romance bots: dangerous side of advanced AIIn the wrong hands, generative AI could do untold damage. There's a lot we stand to lose, should laws and regulation fail to keep up.
06 Feb, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
Slow global economy: High cyber fraud cases on Indian exportersWhile the government has said that such cyber frauds are causing increased bilateral trade disputes and asked exporters to be cautious, exp...
15 Jan, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
Implement security protocols to protect payments from cyber frauds: DGFT to exportersIn a trade advisory, the DGFT said Ministry of External Affairs has informed that email spoofing/phishing cyber frauds are causing increase...
04 Jan, 2021, 10.45 PM IST
US files lawsuits against call centres, mostly from India, for making fake robocalls to AmericansIn each case, the Department of Justice sought an order immediately halting the defendants' transmission of unlawful robocall traffic. A fe...
29 Jan, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
Digital identity verification firms are seeing higher demand as businesses rule out physical interaction with usersDigital identity verification firms, are seeing higher demand for their services in India.
06 Sep, 2019, 04.20 PM IST
UK trader accused of 'flash crash' role opposes extradition to USAaron Watkins, representing the US judicial authorities at the London hearing, relayed to the court details of the charges announced in the...
22 Apr, 2015, 06.54 PM IST
- If you receive an automated call from 0800, beware!
The caller from this number may ‘vish’ away your bank balance to zero if you divulge details. These new smart alecks are called vishers & a...
17 Jul, 2007, 08.45 AM IST
- The vish may bite off your bank a/c
The virtual crooks are becoming smarter and less visible. This time they have devised a novel way of sending a routine text message much li...
17 Jul, 2007, 02.57 AM IST