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India Lost Rs 54,000 Crore To 'Digital Arrest' Scams. What Must Change
At 74, she had long left behind the busy corridors of IIT Bombay, where she once served as a medical officer.
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Fake Police Sign, Gandhi Photo: How Scammers In Cambodia "Arrested' Indians
Fake signboards with logos of the Mumbai police and CBI, with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on either side, were found inside an abandoned compound used by scammers for "digital arrest" operations in Cambodia.
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Airtel Unveils AI-Powered System Designed to Warn Users About OTP-Related Bank Frauds
Airtel has unveiled a new Fraud Alert system to warn users about potential bank-related one-time passwords (OTP) scams, the telecom service provider (TSP) announced. The system will leverage AI to detect potentially risky incoming calls after an OTP has been received. The TSP will then send alerts to users, intervening and warning subscribers. This...
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Centre Forms Inter-Ministerial Panel To Deal With 'Digital Arrests'
In a bid to crack down on the rising menace of "digital arrests", the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted a high-level inter-departmental committee (IDC) to eliminate systemic gaps.
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UP Woman's Body On Road Inside Blanket. AI Leads To Live-In Partner's Arrest
A woman's body, wrapped in a blanket and left on the side of the Yamuna Expressway in Agra, triggered a 24-hour investigation that relied not only on conventional policing but also on artificial intelligence (AI).
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Top Court Directs Centre To Frame SOP To Deal With 'Digital Arrest' Scams
The Supreme Court on Monday described the siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore by digital frauds as absolute "robbery or dacoity" and asked the Centre to draft a standard operating procedure in consultation with stakeholders like the RBI, banks.
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Retired IIT Medical Officer Loses Rs 4.62 Crore To 'Digital Arrest Scam'
Two persons were arrested after a 74-year-old woman, who retired as medical officer of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was cheated of Rs 4.62 crore through threats of CBI action in a non-existent money laundering case.
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Goa Police Arrest Two From Assam Over Rs 1.42-Crore 'Digital Arrest' Fraud
The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested two persons in connection with a major inter-state cyber fraud case involving a "digital arrest" scam worth Rs1.42 crore, police said on Saturday.
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Mumbai Man, 85, Loses Rs 1.27 Crore In Digital Arrest Fraud, One Arrested
A man has been arrested more than a month after cybercriminals cheated an 85-year-old Mumbai resident of Rs 1.27 crore by falsely claiming that the victim was involved in money laundering, police said on Saturday.
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CA Aspirants, MBAs Behind Rs 16-Crore Sophisticated Fraud Network
In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) dismantled an interstate network responsible for high-value frauds totalling over Rs 16 crore through "digital arrest" cons and investment scams.
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India Lost Rs 54,000 Crore To 'Digital Arrest' Scams. What Must Change
At 74, she had long left behind the busy corridors of IIT Bombay, where she once served as a medical officer.
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Fake Police Sign, Gandhi Photo: How Scammers In Cambodia "Arrested' Indians
Fake signboards with logos of the Mumbai police and CBI, with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on either side, were found inside an abandoned compound used by scammers for "digital arrest" operations in Cambodia.
-
Airtel Unveils AI-Powered System Designed to Warn Users About OTP-Related Bank Frauds
Airtel has unveiled a new Fraud Alert system to warn users about potential bank-related one-time passwords (OTP) scams, the telecom service provider (TSP) announced. The system will leverage AI to detect potentially risky incoming calls after an OTP has been received. The TSP will then send alerts to users, intervening and warning subscribers. This...
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Centre Forms Inter-Ministerial Panel To Deal With 'Digital Arrests'
In a bid to crack down on the rising menace of "digital arrests", the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted a high-level inter-departmental committee (IDC) to eliminate systemic gaps.
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UP Woman's Body On Road Inside Blanket. AI Leads To Live-In Partner's Arrest
A woman's body, wrapped in a blanket and left on the side of the Yamuna Expressway in Agra, triggered a 24-hour investigation that relied not only on conventional policing but also on artificial intelligence (AI).
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Top Court Directs Centre To Frame SOP To Deal With 'Digital Arrest' Scams
The Supreme Court on Monday described the siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore by digital frauds as absolute "robbery or dacoity" and asked the Centre to draft a standard operating procedure in consultation with stakeholders like the RBI, banks.
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Retired IIT Medical Officer Loses Rs 4.62 Crore To 'Digital Arrest Scam'
Two persons were arrested after a 74-year-old woman, who retired as medical officer of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was cheated of Rs 4.62 crore through threats of CBI action in a non-existent money laundering case.
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Goa Police Arrest Two From Assam Over Rs 1.42-Crore 'Digital Arrest' Fraud
The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested two persons in connection with a major inter-state cyber fraud case involving a "digital arrest" scam worth Rs1.42 crore, police said on Saturday.
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Mumbai Man, 85, Loses Rs 1.27 Crore In Digital Arrest Fraud, One Arrested
A man has been arrested more than a month after cybercriminals cheated an 85-year-old Mumbai resident of Rs 1.27 crore by falsely claiming that the victim was involved in money laundering, police said on Saturday.
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CA Aspirants, MBAs Behind Rs 16-Crore Sophisticated Fraud Network
In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) dismantled an interstate network responsible for high-value frauds totalling over Rs 16 crore through "digital arrest" cons and investment scams.
