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Spammers Targeted Indian Users With Over 4,100 Crore Calls and 12,903 Crore Messages in 2025, Truecaller Says
Truecaller has published its India Insights Report for 2025, offering insights about India's digital spam and scam landscape. It says a total of 4,168 crore spam calls were identified across India during the year. The app says it has blocked 1,189 crore spam calls in India last year. This shows an average spam call duration of 1.8 minutes. The co...
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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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H-1B Row Fuels "Indian Takeover" Claims At Texas Council Meeting
Social media users called for scrutinising immigration systems without stoking fear of newcomers who are, for many cities, now central to economic growth.
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WhatsApp Friendship Costs UP Man Rs 1.92 Crore, Another Man Poses As Woman
For a Lucknow man, a WhatsApp friendship with a 'woman' that began with casual chats and calls ended in a Rs 1.92 crore cyber fraud.
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Bengaluru Men Use AI To Pose As Woman On Dating App, Extort Rs 1.5 Lakh
Fraudsters allegedly used artificial intelligence to pose as a young woman on a dating app and extorted more than Rs 1.5 lakh from a 26-year-old man in Bengaluru.
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Shark Tank India Judges Slam 'Fake' Doctor Over Misleading Claims, Call Him "Fraud, Unethical"
Shark Tank India judges recently slammed a fake doctor who claimed to cure diseases with harmful, chemical-laden products marketed as 'natural'
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Massive International 'SIM Box Tech' Cyber Fraud Busted In Andhra Pradesh
A massive international cyberfraud network that used 'SIM box technology' to rob people has been busted by the Andhra Pradesh cyber crime police.
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"Baseless Attempt To Link My Name": Shilpa Shetty On Rs 60 Crore Fraud Case
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has called it a "mischievous attempt" to link her name to the Rs 60 crore fraud case after the Mumbai Police added cheating charges against her and her husband, Raj Kundra.
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Maharashtra, Microsoft Build 'MahaCrimeOS AI' To Fight Cybercrime
The Maharashtra government and Microsoft have joined hands to support victims of cybercrime and financial fraud with the development of the innovative AI system 'MahaCrimeOS AI', developed by Maharashtra in collaboration with Microsoft.
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Crypto Mogul Do Kwon Sentenced To 15 Years In $40 Billion Fraud
The 34-year-old's Terraform Labs created a cryptocurrency called TerraUSD that was marketed as a "stablecoin," a token that is pegged to stable assets such as the US dollar to prevent drastic fluctuations.
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Spammers Targeted Indian Users With Over 4,100 Crore Calls and 12,903 Crore Messages in 2025, Truecaller Says
Truecaller has published its India Insights Report for 2025, offering insights about India's digital spam and scam landscape. It says a total of 4,168 crore spam calls were identified across India during the year. The app says it has blocked 1,189 crore spam calls in India last year. This shows an average spam call duration of 1.8 minutes. The co...
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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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H-1B Row Fuels "Indian Takeover" Claims At Texas Council Meeting
Social media users called for scrutinising immigration systems without stoking fear of newcomers who are, for many cities, now central to economic growth.
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WhatsApp Friendship Costs UP Man Rs 1.92 Crore, Another Man Poses As Woman
For a Lucknow man, a WhatsApp friendship with a 'woman' that began with casual chats and calls ended in a Rs 1.92 crore cyber fraud.
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Bengaluru Men Use AI To Pose As Woman On Dating App, Extort Rs 1.5 Lakh
Fraudsters allegedly used artificial intelligence to pose as a young woman on a dating app and extorted more than Rs 1.5 lakh from a 26-year-old man in Bengaluru.
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Shark Tank India Judges Slam 'Fake' Doctor Over Misleading Claims, Call Him "Fraud, Unethical"
Shark Tank India judges recently slammed a fake doctor who claimed to cure diseases with harmful, chemical-laden products marketed as 'natural'
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Massive International 'SIM Box Tech' Cyber Fraud Busted In Andhra Pradesh
A massive international cyberfraud network that used 'SIM box technology' to rob people has been busted by the Andhra Pradesh cyber crime police.
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"Baseless Attempt To Link My Name": Shilpa Shetty On Rs 60 Crore Fraud Case
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has called it a "mischievous attempt" to link her name to the Rs 60 crore fraud case after the Mumbai Police added cheating charges against her and her husband, Raj Kundra.
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Maharashtra, Microsoft Build 'MahaCrimeOS AI' To Fight Cybercrime
The Maharashtra government and Microsoft have joined hands to support victims of cybercrime and financial fraud with the development of the innovative AI system 'MahaCrimeOS AI', developed by Maharashtra in collaboration with Microsoft.
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Crypto Mogul Do Kwon Sentenced To 15 Years In $40 Billion Fraud
The 34-year-old's Terraform Labs created a cryptocurrency called TerraUSD that was marketed as a "stablecoin," a token that is pegged to stable assets such as the US dollar to prevent drastic fluctuations.
