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To Gatekeep Or Let Lose? Parents Face Tough Choices On AI
Parents are "very worried" about the future Artificial Intelligence holds for their children -- whether it's deepfakes, "the inability to distinguish between reality and AI," or "the thousands of possible new threats that I wasn't trained to detect".
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Key Accused In Hyderabad's High-Profile "Digital Arrest" Fraud Case Arrested
A key accused in a high-profile "digital arrest" fraud case was arrested by the Cyber Crime Police in Hyderabad.
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
A new scam involving call forwarding is tricking users into dialling codes that silently redirect their calls to criminals. This allows scammers to receive OTPs and impersonate victims without any suspicious links.
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73-Year-Old Noida Lawyer Loses Over Rs 3 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A 72-year-old lawyer in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar was duped of over Rs 3.29 crore after cyber thugs put her under "digital arrest" for several days, police said on Wednesday.
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Fake Judges, Court Hearings: UP Man Loses Rs 1 Crore In Digital Arrest Fraud
Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested seven men who allegedly impersonated officials from the ED and the CBI to "digitally arrest" a Shahjahanpur resident and swindle more than Rs one crore through a fabricated online court proceeding,
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Delhi Retired Government Employee Duped Of Rs 14 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam
Two men were arrested for allegedly duping a retired government employee of Rs 14 lakh by posing as cybercrime officials and threatening him with a fabricated digital arrest in north Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.
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70-Year-Old Duped Of Rs 3 Crore, Kept Under 'Digital Arrest' For 8 days
A 70-year-old doctor was cheated by cyber criminals of Rs 3 crore and kept under "digital arrest" for eight days after being accused of involvement in a non-existent money laundering scam, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday.
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In Madhya Pradesh, Cops' Big 'Digital Arrest' Bust Is A Thailand-Based Gang
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Panna have busted a cyber fraud racket operating from Thailand and Cambodia, and arrested two Indians allegedly part of the gang and have been accused of cheating a woman of by threatening her with 'digital arrest'.
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Google Unveils India-Focused Safety Charter, Shares How It Is Using AI to Combat Online Frauds and Scams
Google unveiled its Safety Charter for India, highlighting how it is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify and prevent instances of cybercrimes across its products. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that with the rise of India’s digital economy, the need for trust-based systems was high. The company is now using A...
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Chandigarh Rapido Driver Scammed Out Of Rs 4,000 By Passenger: "My Earnings Vanished..."
The driver later realised the Rs 4,000 credit in his account was actually from a friend, sent the previous day.
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"False Endorsements, Real Losses": AI-Enabled Financial Scams On The Rise
A digital risk firm has raised an alarm over the rapid rise of AI-enabled financial scams in India in a devastating report that analysed some cases, including a deep fake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Posed As Income Tax Officers, 3 Men Dupe Navi Mumbai Woman Of Rs 1.8 Crore
Police in Navi Mumbai have busted an interstate gang involved in digital arrest frauds, arresting three individuals who allegedly cheated people by posing as government officials and coercing them into transferring money, officials said.
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Retired School Principal Duped Of Rs 1.02 Crore In A Digital Arrest
The scam involved fraudsters claiming to be from Mumbai's Colaba Police and CBI, alleging that the retired principal, Nandini Chiplunkar, was involved in financial dealings with Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and money laundering.
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Tamil Nadu Women Duped Of Rs 81.7 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam, 4 Arrested
The Cyber Crime wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has arrested four individuals, including a woman from Pollachi, for allegedly opening mule bank accounts to assist a cyber fraud network operating out of North India.
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Retired Army Colonel, Wife Duped Of Rs 49 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam
Cybercriminals allegedly placed a retired Indian Army colonel and his wife under "digital arrest" and duped them of Rs 49 lakh in this Himachal Pradesh district, police said on Friday.
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To Gatekeep Or Let Lose? Parents Face Tough Choices On AI
Parents are "very worried" about the future Artificial Intelligence holds for their children -- whether it's deepfakes, "the inability to distinguish between reality and AI," or "the thousands of possible new threats that I wasn't trained to detect".
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Key Accused In Hyderabad's High-Profile "Digital Arrest" Fraud Case Arrested
A key accused in a high-profile "digital arrest" fraud case was arrested by the Cyber Crime Police in Hyderabad.
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
A new scam involving call forwarding is tricking users into dialling codes that silently redirect their calls to criminals. This allows scammers to receive OTPs and impersonate victims without any suspicious links.
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73-Year-Old Noida Lawyer Loses Over Rs 3 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
A 72-year-old lawyer in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar was duped of over Rs 3.29 crore after cyber thugs put her under "digital arrest" for several days, police said on Wednesday.
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Fake Judges, Court Hearings: UP Man Loses Rs 1 Crore In Digital Arrest Fraud
Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested seven men who allegedly impersonated officials from the ED and the CBI to "digitally arrest" a Shahjahanpur resident and swindle more than Rs one crore through a fabricated online court proceeding,
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Delhi Retired Government Employee Duped Of Rs 14 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam
Two men were arrested for allegedly duping a retired government employee of Rs 14 lakh by posing as cybercrime officials and threatening him with a fabricated digital arrest in north Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.
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70-Year-Old Duped Of Rs 3 Crore, Kept Under 'Digital Arrest' For 8 days
A 70-year-old doctor was cheated by cyber criminals of Rs 3 crore and kept under "digital arrest" for eight days after being accused of involvement in a non-existent money laundering scam, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday.
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In Madhya Pradesh, Cops' Big 'Digital Arrest' Bust Is A Thailand-Based Gang
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Panna have busted a cyber fraud racket operating from Thailand and Cambodia, and arrested two Indians allegedly part of the gang and have been accused of cheating a woman of by threatening her with 'digital arrest'.
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Google Unveils India-Focused Safety Charter, Shares How It Is Using AI to Combat Online Frauds and Scams
Google unveiled its Safety Charter for India, highlighting how it is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify and prevent instances of cybercrimes across its products. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that with the rise of India’s digital economy, the need for trust-based systems was high. The company is now using A...
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Chandigarh Rapido Driver Scammed Out Of Rs 4,000 By Passenger: "My Earnings Vanished..."
The driver later realised the Rs 4,000 credit in his account was actually from a friend, sent the previous day.
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"False Endorsements, Real Losses": AI-Enabled Financial Scams On The Rise
A digital risk firm has raised an alarm over the rapid rise of AI-enabled financial scams in India in a devastating report that analysed some cases, including a deep fake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Posed As Income Tax Officers, 3 Men Dupe Navi Mumbai Woman Of Rs 1.8 Crore
Police in Navi Mumbai have busted an interstate gang involved in digital arrest frauds, arresting three individuals who allegedly cheated people by posing as government officials and coercing them into transferring money, officials said.
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Retired School Principal Duped Of Rs 1.02 Crore In A Digital Arrest
The scam involved fraudsters claiming to be from Mumbai's Colaba Police and CBI, alleging that the retired principal, Nandini Chiplunkar, was involved in financial dealings with Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and money laundering.
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Tamil Nadu Women Duped Of Rs 81.7 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam, 4 Arrested
The Cyber Crime wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has arrested four individuals, including a woman from Pollachi, for allegedly opening mule bank accounts to assist a cyber fraud network operating out of North India.
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Retired Army Colonel, Wife Duped Of Rs 49 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam
Cybercriminals allegedly placed a retired Indian Army colonel and his wife under "digital arrest" and duped them of Rs 49 lakh in this Himachal Pradesh district, police said on Friday.
