Mobile App Fraud

SIM swapping crimes are on the rise globally, according to a new report. These crimes are primarily committed using eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules) users. eSIMs are digitally stored SIM cards which are embedded into a device using a software. Hackers are now reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities within this technology to brute force int...

The Enforcement Directorate said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 278 crore of various entities, including those with links to China, in a money-laundering probe over the alleged cheating of investors through mobile app "HPZ Token".

After the initial registration, the employees would deregister the bank accounts from the app and reuse the same mobile numbers.

China will require all mobile app providers in the country to file business details with the government, its information ministry said, marking Beijing's latest effort to keep the industry on a tight leash.

Anatsa, a banking trojan on Android, has been spotted by a security firm on the Play Store. Five apps posing as productivity apps were actually infected with the trojan that was identified by the firm in 2021. It is also capable of monitoring banking information and performing on-device fraud to steal funds from the victim's bank accounts.

Eighteen people of a East of Kailash-based call centre, which operated under the guise of a financial company, were apprehended for allegedly defrauding people after giving them loans at low interest rates through a Chinese mobile application.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday said it has carried out a search operation and freezed account balance of Rs. 5.59 crore of Aamir Khan and its accomplices in a fraud involving mobile gaming application E-nuggets.

Singapore’s Zuellig Pharma is using a new “eZTracker” app to filter out improperly stored or expired vaccines from being distributed for administration. The vaccine management system is based on SAP blockchain that enables end-to-end tracking and reporting of multiple business processes and objects.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached funds worth Rs 40.64 crore as part of a money-laundering probe in connection with a case of cheating gullible depositors through fake mobile phone applications linked to payment gatew

An Indian-origin former CEO of a technology company has been arrested in the US and charged with defrauding investors to the tune of USD 80 million by overstating the startup's revenue and other key financial metrics.

The Delhi Police's Cyber Cell has arrested 11 men, including two charted accountants (CAs), for allegedly cheating more than five lakh people of over Rs 150 crore in two months on the pretext of providing lucrative returns on two mobile applications.

Thousands of Android and iOS apps exposed user data due to commonly found cloud misconfigurations, according to an automated analysis conducted by mobile security firm Zimperium. The issues were found on apps using popular public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday.

A 25-year-old bank agent was arrested for making fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 69,000 using a customer's credit card details which he obtained by secretly installing a remote access app on his mobile phone, police said on Thursday.

A Mohali-based teenager has reportedly spent Rs. 2 lakh on the addictive mobile game PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battleground). This is the second case this month wherein a teenager has been reported to spend huge amounts of money on the game. The 15-year old boy is said to have used his grandfather’s pension amount to play PUBG Mobile. Mohali is a s...

SIM swapping crimes are on the rise globally, according to a new report. These crimes are primarily committed using eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules) users. eSIMs are digitally stored SIM cards which are embedded into a device using a software. Hackers are now reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities within this technology to brute force int...

The Enforcement Directorate said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 278 crore of various entities, including those with links to China, in a money-laundering probe over the alleged cheating of investors through mobile app "HPZ Token".

After the initial registration, the employees would deregister the bank accounts from the app and reuse the same mobile numbers.

China will require all mobile app providers in the country to file business details with the government, its information ministry said, marking Beijing's latest effort to keep the industry on a tight leash.

Anatsa, a banking trojan on Android, has been spotted by a security firm on the Play Store. Five apps posing as productivity apps were actually infected with the trojan that was identified by the firm in 2021. It is also capable of monitoring banking information and performing on-device fraud to steal funds from the victim's bank accounts.

Eighteen people of a East of Kailash-based call centre, which operated under the guise of a financial company, were apprehended for allegedly defrauding people after giving them loans at low interest rates through a Chinese mobile application.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday said it has carried out a search operation and freezed account balance of Rs. 5.59 crore of Aamir Khan and its accomplices in a fraud involving mobile gaming application E-nuggets.

Singapore’s Zuellig Pharma is using a new “eZTracker” app to filter out improperly stored or expired vaccines from being distributed for administration. The vaccine management system is based on SAP blockchain that enables end-to-end tracking and reporting of multiple business processes and objects.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached funds worth Rs 40.64 crore as part of a money-laundering probe in connection with a case of cheating gullible depositors through fake mobile phone applications linked to payment gatew

An Indian-origin former CEO of a technology company has been arrested in the US and charged with defrauding investors to the tune of USD 80 million by overstating the startup's revenue and other key financial metrics.

The Delhi Police's Cyber Cell has arrested 11 men, including two charted accountants (CAs), for allegedly cheating more than five lakh people of over Rs 150 crore in two months on the pretext of providing lucrative returns on two mobile applications.

Thousands of Android and iOS apps exposed user data due to commonly found cloud misconfigurations, according to an automated analysis conducted by mobile security firm Zimperium. The issues were found on apps using popular public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday.

A 25-year-old bank agent was arrested for making fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 69,000 using a customer's credit card details which he obtained by secretly installing a remote access app on his mobile phone, police said on Thursday.

A Mohali-based teenager has reportedly spent Rs. 2 lakh on the addictive mobile game PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battleground). This is the second case this month wherein a teenager has been reported to spend huge amounts of money on the game. The 15-year old boy is said to have used his grandfather’s pension amount to play PUBG Mobile. Mohali is a s...