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"Was Asked For Nudes": Akshay Kumar Reveals Daughter's Horror In Online Game
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Friday shared a disturbing real-life incident that involved his 13-year-old daughter playing a video game to highlight the growing threat of cybercrime among children.
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Pune Ex-Banker Tricked With 'Amit Shah' Call By Relative, Duped Of 4 Crores
A 53-year-old retired bank employee was defrauded of Rs 4 crore by his relative, who posed as an intelligence officer and tricked him with a conference call with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Pak Ex-PM Imran Khan Alleges ISI Conducting His Military Trial In Jail
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that he is facing a military trial in jail as it's not being conducted by a civilian judge but by an ISI officer, who takes instructions directly from Army Chief Asim Munir.
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10 Reasons You Should Never Post Your Boarding Pass Online
Sharing a photo of your boarding pass online may look harmless, but it exposes you to cybercrime, identity theft, and even cancelled trips. From hidden barcodes to loyalty point theft, here are 10 reasons you should think twice before posting it.
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AI Chatbots Promoting Cybercrime? ChatGPT, Grok and Meta AI Are Happy to Write Phishing Emails
Concerns over AI safety persist as developers build ever-more capable models and tout red-teaming and internal safeguards. However, Gadgets 360 found that popular chatbots, ChatGPT, Grok and Meta AI, do not fully follow those protections: when prompted, they produced phishing email content that could be misused for scams, underscoring gaps in pract...
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eSIM Mobile Fraud: I4C Warns Users of eSIM Scams, Shares Tips to Stay Safe
The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) recently blacklisted between 3,00,000 to 4,00,000 SIM cards that were allegedly being used to commit financial fraud, as per a report. Now, another government agency, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has issued a warning regarding an e-SIM fraud, where...
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Anthropic Thwarts Hacker Attempts to Misuse Claude AI for Cybercrime
Anthropic's findings, published in a report, highlight growing concerns that AI tools are increasingly exploited in cybercrime, intensifying calls for tech firms and regulators to strengthen safeguards as the technology spreads.
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US Thanks CBI For Busting Illegal Call Centre That Duped Its Citizens Of Millions
The United States thanked the CBI on Wednesday for "partnership and support" in dismantling a cybercrime syndicate that had siphoned off over Rs 350 crore from its citizens since 2023.
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CBI Busts Cybercrime Gang That Duped US Citizens Of Over Rs 350 Crore, 3 Arrested
The CBI has busted a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that siphoned off more than Rs 350 crore from US citizens since 2023, arresting three alleged fraudsters who bilked unsuspecting victims posing as tech support, officials said on Monday.
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Mumbai Man Arrested After Duping 81-Year-Old Woman Of Rs 7.8 Crore
A man was arrested for alleged involvement in a racket in which an 81-year-old woman was duped of Rs 7.8 crore using the 'digital arrest' modus operandi, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.
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Telangana Tops 'Notorious' National List With Highest Cyber Crimes
Cyber crooks seem to be most active in southern India, with two states - Telangana and Karnataka - recording the highest rate of such crimes, showed National Crime Records Bureau data.
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Tamil Nadu Government Issues Digital Safety Rulebook For Girl Students
Aimed at creating awareness in an age where social media and instant messaging dominate communication, the guide explains various forms of cybercrime including cyber bullying, grooming, stalking, picture morphing, and mobile phone addiction.
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In Assam, Women's Body NCW Introduces 'Yashoda AI' To Tackle Cybercrime
The National Commission for Women (NCW), in partnership with Future Shift Labs (FSL), launched the YASHODA AI initiative, aiming to build a digitally secure and AI-aware society.
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Pak-Linked Ghost SIM Card Racket Busted in Assam's Bilasipara, 1 Arrested
In a major crackdown on cybercrime, one person who was allegedly involved in a fake SIM card racket with suspected links to Pakistan was arrested in Assam's Bilasipara today.
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1,054 Crore Lost, 1.94 Crore Recovered: Cybercrime Alert In Madhya Pradesh
Residents of Madhya Pradesh have lost a whopping Rs 1,054 crore to cyber frauds in the past four years, but state police have been able to recover less than 0.2 per cent
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"Was Asked For Nudes": Akshay Kumar Reveals Daughter's Horror In Online Game
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Friday shared a disturbing real-life incident that involved his 13-year-old daughter playing a video game to highlight the growing threat of cybercrime among children.
-
Pune Ex-Banker Tricked With 'Amit Shah' Call By Relative, Duped Of 4 Crores
A 53-year-old retired bank employee was defrauded of Rs 4 crore by his relative, who posed as an intelligence officer and tricked him with a conference call with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Pak Ex-PM Imran Khan Alleges ISI Conducting His Military Trial In Jail
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that he is facing a military trial in jail as it's not being conducted by a civilian judge but by an ISI officer, who takes instructions directly from Army Chief Asim Munir.
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10 Reasons You Should Never Post Your Boarding Pass Online
Sharing a photo of your boarding pass online may look harmless, but it exposes you to cybercrime, identity theft, and even cancelled trips. From hidden barcodes to loyalty point theft, here are 10 reasons you should think twice before posting it.
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AI Chatbots Promoting Cybercrime? ChatGPT, Grok and Meta AI Are Happy to Write Phishing Emails
Concerns over AI safety persist as developers build ever-more capable models and tout red-teaming and internal safeguards. However, Gadgets 360 found that popular chatbots, ChatGPT, Grok and Meta AI, do not fully follow those protections: when prompted, they produced phishing email content that could be misused for scams, underscoring gaps in pract...
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eSIM Mobile Fraud: I4C Warns Users of eSIM Scams, Shares Tips to Stay Safe
The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) recently blacklisted between 3,00,000 to 4,00,000 SIM cards that were allegedly being used to commit financial fraud, as per a report. Now, another government agency, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has issued a warning regarding an e-SIM fraud, where...
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Anthropic Thwarts Hacker Attempts to Misuse Claude AI for Cybercrime
Anthropic's findings, published in a report, highlight growing concerns that AI tools are increasingly exploited in cybercrime, intensifying calls for tech firms and regulators to strengthen safeguards as the technology spreads.
-
US Thanks CBI For Busting Illegal Call Centre That Duped Its Citizens Of Millions
The United States thanked the CBI on Wednesday for "partnership and support" in dismantling a cybercrime syndicate that had siphoned off over Rs 350 crore from its citizens since 2023.
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CBI Busts Cybercrime Gang That Duped US Citizens Of Over Rs 350 Crore, 3 Arrested
The CBI has busted a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that siphoned off more than Rs 350 crore from US citizens since 2023, arresting three alleged fraudsters who bilked unsuspecting victims posing as tech support, officials said on Monday.
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Mumbai Man Arrested After Duping 81-Year-Old Woman Of Rs 7.8 Crore
A man was arrested for alleged involvement in a racket in which an 81-year-old woman was duped of Rs 7.8 crore using the 'digital arrest' modus operandi, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.
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Telangana Tops 'Notorious' National List With Highest Cyber Crimes
Cyber crooks seem to be most active in southern India, with two states - Telangana and Karnataka - recording the highest rate of such crimes, showed National Crime Records Bureau data.
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Tamil Nadu Government Issues Digital Safety Rulebook For Girl Students
Aimed at creating awareness in an age where social media and instant messaging dominate communication, the guide explains various forms of cybercrime including cyber bullying, grooming, stalking, picture morphing, and mobile phone addiction.
-
In Assam, Women's Body NCW Introduces 'Yashoda AI' To Tackle Cybercrime
The National Commission for Women (NCW), in partnership with Future Shift Labs (FSL), launched the YASHODA AI initiative, aiming to build a digitally secure and AI-aware society.
-
Pak-Linked Ghost SIM Card Racket Busted in Assam's Bilasipara, 1 Arrested
In a major crackdown on cybercrime, one person who was allegedly involved in a fake SIM card racket with suspected links to Pakistan was arrested in Assam's Bilasipara today.
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1,054 Crore Lost, 1.94 Crore Recovered: Cybercrime Alert In Madhya Pradesh
Residents of Madhya Pradesh have lost a whopping Rs 1,054 crore to cyber frauds in the past four years, but state police have been able to recover less than 0.2 per cent
