A businesswoman from Hyderabad was duped on the pretext of updating limit of credit card. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A 53-year-old businesswoman from Hyderabad fell victim to a ₹2.29 lakh credit card limit update fraud. The victim received a phone call from an individual claiming to … Read more
Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI A retired Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor was allegedly duped of more than ₹75 lakhs by fraudsters posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) and putting her under ‘digital arrest’ for 10 days, police said on Sunday (October 13, 2024). “An FIR was lodged on Friday (October 11, 2024) by Qamar … Read more
The Visakhapatnam Police on October 3 (Thursday) asked the citizens to be wary of cybercriminals committing frauds by making phone calls in the name of TRAI and FedEx courier. The fraudsters are scaring people by claiming that their phone numbers were used in illegal activities and duping them of money, the cyber police said. Modus … Read more
With a mushrooming cyber trafficking industry, Cambodia has become the new cybercrime capital of Asia. Online scams have increased sharply across the globe in recent years, and many of them have originated from this Southeast Asian country in India’s extended neighbourhood, according to persons familiar with the dynamics of the region. Owing to its prolonged … Read more
Telangana DGP Ravi Gupta addressing the annual press meet-2023 at the office of DGP in Hyderabad on December 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G The total crime cases in Telangana increased by 8.97% in the year 2023. Zero FIR, mode of lodging FIR in any police station, has increased by 18.12 % this year. … Read more
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) logo at CBI HQ in New Delhi. Representative image | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted searches at 76 locations across 11 States as part of the “Chakra-II” operation launched against the organised cyber-enabled financial crimes. This exercise was carried out in collaboration with … Read more
Prayagraj: Cybercriminals have devised a variability of methods to take advantage of the trend and defraud citizens. At a time when medical units, hospitals and doctor’s clinics were flooded with patients with those suffering from dengue and viral fever, cybercriminals have allegedly created a fake app and weA workshop on ‘Communication and Personality Development’ was … Read more
Canberra: Australia‘s largest health insurer said on Wednesday a cybercriminal had hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information. Medibank said “significant amounts of health claims data” had also been accessed in the breach, which … Read more
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has threatened to take action against those who misuse social media. The state government has come up with a special cyber-crime unit. After laying the foundation stone of Manipur state Haj House at Lilong in Thoubal district he said that decency must be maintained by one and all while … Read more
New Delhi | Mumbai: Bittu Mishra spent a week at a Coimbatore ashram for a meditation course. As she left, she started getting messages from her close relatives, asking about her well being. Five of her relatives and friends said they had transferred money to her account. Since she wasn’t allowed to use the mobile … Read more