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Indians Who Fled Myanmar Cyberscam Center Being Flown Home In 2 Batches
The center, known as KK Park on the outskirts of the border city of Myawaddy and said to house a major cybercrime operation, was raided by Myanmar's army in mid-October to suppress cross-border online scams and illegal gambling.
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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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Will Deal With Iron Hands: Supreme Court On Rs 3,000-Crore Digital Arrests
The Supreme Court noted that almost Rs 3,000 crores have been collected from victims and warned of an exacerbating problem.
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Delhi Police Bust Cybercrime Syndicate Run By Indian Man Based In Dubai
The Delhi Police has busted a pan-India cyber fraud syndicate allegedly run by a Dubai-based Indian kingpin, arresting five people including a relationship manager of a bank for facilitating fraudulent financial transactions, officials said.
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2 Arrested In Rs 50 Lakh Digital Arrest Scam Targeting Senior Citizens
The Mumbai Cyber Police have arrested two members of a cybercrime gang that duped senior citizens by posing as senior police and investigation officers. They created fear of arrest and falsely implicated victims in money-laundering cases.
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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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‘Privacy Friendly’ Universe Browser Behaves Like Malware With Keylogging and Disabled Security Tools, Warn Researchers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a potential threat linked to a "privacy friendly" browser. Dubbed the Universe Browser, it is said to route its connections through servers in China and quietly installs several programs that covertly run in the background. The cybersecurity firm discovered that it was linked to a network of illegal gaming ...
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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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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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Indians Who Fled Myanmar Cyberscam Center Being Flown Home In 2 Batches
The center, known as KK Park on the outskirts of the border city of Myawaddy and said to house a major cybercrime operation, was raided by Myanmar's army in mid-October to suppress cross-border online scams and illegal gambling.
-
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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Will Deal With Iron Hands: Supreme Court On Rs 3,000-Crore Digital Arrests
The Supreme Court noted that almost Rs 3,000 crores have been collected from victims and warned of an exacerbating problem.
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Delhi Police Bust Cybercrime Syndicate Run By Indian Man Based In Dubai
The Delhi Police has busted a pan-India cyber fraud syndicate allegedly run by a Dubai-based Indian kingpin, arresting five people including a relationship manager of a bank for facilitating fraudulent financial transactions, officials said.
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2 Arrested In Rs 50 Lakh Digital Arrest Scam Targeting Senior Citizens
The Mumbai Cyber Police have arrested two members of a cybercrime gang that duped senior citizens by posing as senior police and investigation officers. They created fear of arrest and falsely implicated victims in money-laundering cases.
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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.
-
‘Privacy Friendly’ Universe Browser Behaves Like Malware With Keylogging and Disabled Security Tools, Warn Researchers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a potential threat linked to a "privacy friendly" browser. Dubbed the Universe Browser, it is said to route its connections through servers in China and quietly installs several programs that covertly run in the background. The cybersecurity firm discovered that it was linked to a network of illegal gaming ...
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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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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...
