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How Sanchar Saathi App Can Help Curb Cybercrimes
Since its launch on January 17 this year, the Sanchar Saathi mobile app has seen more than 1.4 crore downloads and has successfully blocked over 42 lakh stolen or lost mobile devices, official data showed on Tuesday.
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71-Year-Old Hyderabad Man Loses Nearly Rs 2 Crore To Digital Arrest Scam
In another digital arrest case, Cybercrime Police of Hyderabad have nabbed three fraudsters who extorted Rs 1.92 crore from a senior citizen.
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IMEI Tampering Unit Busted In Delhi In Major Success In Combating Cybercrime
An illegal mobile manufacturing and IMEI tampering unit has been busted in Delhi's Karol Bagh in a major success in combating cybercrime.
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Scammers Exploit Australia’s Cybercrime Portal to Impersonate Police and Steal Crypto, AFP Warns
Australian authorities have warned of a new cryptocurrency scam in which criminals file fake reports through the government’s ReportCyber portal and then impersonate police officers to deceive victims. Using real case reference numbers, scammers pressure individuals into moving their crypto assets to fraudulent accounts. The AFP and Australia’s...
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In New Scam, Fraudsters Pose As CISF Personnel To Dupe People
After digital arrests and investment scams, a new kind of con has come to light in which criminals pose as personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to defraud people.
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Rajya Sabha MP's Aide Among Those Arrested Over Cyber Frauds: Reports
A 25-year-old man, reportedly the personal assistant of a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, has been arrested as part of the massive state-wide operation against organised cyber-financial crimes, police said.
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Top Court Wants CBI To Probe Digital Arrests As Centre Flags Thailand Links
The Supreme Court on Monday said it might ask the CBI to investigate the growing number of cyber fraud and 'digital arrest' cases - in which people are cheated of hard-earned money by gangs of criminals posing as government or police officers.
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Influencer With 57 Million Followers Faces Digital Extortion, Loses Rs 50 Lakh
In the first cybercrime case of its kind in Jabalpur, a popular Instagram creator from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has fallen victim to a digital extortion racket.
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Deepfakes Of Market Experts, China Links: How Gang Conned People Of Crores
A big cybercrime racket in which deepfake videos of market experts and popular anchors from business news channels were used to dupe people into 'investing' has been busted in Mumbai.
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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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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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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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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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Woman, 62, Wanted To Buy Sleeping Pills, But Lost Rs 77 Lakh In Digital Arrest
Neeru, 62, was browsing different drug stores' websites to purchase sleeping pills, a medicine she takes every month for her neurological illness. She then received a call from an officer, accusing her of buying "illicit drugs".
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How Sanchar Saathi App Can Help Curb Cybercrimes
Since its launch on January 17 this year, the Sanchar Saathi mobile app has seen more than 1.4 crore downloads and has successfully blocked over 42 lakh stolen or lost mobile devices, official data showed on Tuesday.
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71-Year-Old Hyderabad Man Loses Nearly Rs 2 Crore To Digital Arrest Scam
In another digital arrest case, Cybercrime Police of Hyderabad have nabbed three fraudsters who extorted Rs 1.92 crore from a senior citizen.
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IMEI Tampering Unit Busted In Delhi In Major Success In Combating Cybercrime
An illegal mobile manufacturing and IMEI tampering unit has been busted in Delhi's Karol Bagh in a major success in combating cybercrime.
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Scammers Exploit Australia’s Cybercrime Portal to Impersonate Police and Steal Crypto, AFP Warns
Australian authorities have warned of a new cryptocurrency scam in which criminals file fake reports through the government’s ReportCyber portal and then impersonate police officers to deceive victims. Using real case reference numbers, scammers pressure individuals into moving their crypto assets to fraudulent accounts. The AFP and Australia’s...
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In New Scam, Fraudsters Pose As CISF Personnel To Dupe People
After digital arrests and investment scams, a new kind of con has come to light in which criminals pose as personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to defraud people.
-
Rajya Sabha MP's Aide Among Those Arrested Over Cyber Frauds: Reports
A 25-year-old man, reportedly the personal assistant of a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, has been arrested as part of the massive state-wide operation against organised cyber-financial crimes, police said.
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Top Court Wants CBI To Probe Digital Arrests As Centre Flags Thailand Links
The Supreme Court on Monday said it might ask the CBI to investigate the growing number of cyber fraud and 'digital arrest' cases - in which people are cheated of hard-earned money by gangs of criminals posing as government or police officers.
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Influencer With 57 Million Followers Faces Digital Extortion, Loses Rs 50 Lakh
In the first cybercrime case of its kind in Jabalpur, a popular Instagram creator from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has fallen victim to a digital extortion racket.
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Deepfakes Of Market Experts, China Links: How Gang Conned People Of Crores
A big cybercrime racket in which deepfake videos of market experts and popular anchors from business news channels were used to dupe people into 'investing' has been busted in Mumbai.
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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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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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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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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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Woman, 62, Wanted To Buy Sleeping Pills, But Lost Rs 77 Lakh In Digital Arrest
Neeru, 62, was browsing different drug stores' websites to purchase sleeping pills, a medicine she takes every month for her neurological illness. She then received a call from an officer, accusing her of buying "illicit drugs".
