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Google Partners With FBI, Carriers to Fight AI-Powered Scam Network Linked to Millions of Fraud Texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a cybercrime network it alleges used AI-powered phishing tools to run large-scale scam campaigns through fraudulent text messages. The company said the operation was linked to more than one million malicious URLs, thousands of fake websites and hundreds of thousands of victims. Google is worki...
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Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Others Join Hands to Fight Online Scams and Fraud
Multiple tech and retail giants signed an agreement to combat rising online scams and fraud on Monday. The accord was signed at the UN Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, and the signatories include the likes of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and others. As part of the agreement, the companies have pledged to work together and share intelligence about...
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Promised Dream Cruise Trip, Hyderabad Man Loses Rs 2 Lakh To Scammers
The victim was looking for a dream vacation and came across a website claiming to provide cruise trips to Kochi, Lakshadweep, and Mumbai.
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Mumbai Woman Loses Over Rs 3 Crore By Scammers Posing As "Judge Chandrachud"
A 68-year-old retired woman in Mumbai has been duped of over Rs 3 crore by fraudsters who put her under 'digital arrest' by impersonating former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and officials from the CBI and the police.
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Meta Projected $16 Billion Earnings from Fraudulent Ads on Facebook, Instagram in 2024: Report
Meta Platforms is said to have projected that 10.1 per cent of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods. As per a report, some of the tech giant’s practices and failures allowed fraudulent ads to run on its umbrella of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It is reported to have been hesitant to remove accounts, incl...
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Singapore To Introduce Caning For Online Scammers
Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses.
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Delhi Family Loses Rs 1.10 Crore Over Fake Job, Investment Scam On Social Media
A man from Goa was arrested for allegedly duping a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by posing as the CEO of multiple companies and offering them job and investment schemes on social media, a police official said on Friday.
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Influencer Exposes Alarming New Shopping Scam In India: "Everyone Is Vulnerable"
Digital creator Tvisha Tuli warns Indians about a rising COD parcel scam that tricks people into paying for items they didn't even order
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UP Man Climbs Mobile Tower In 'Sholay' Style, Threatens "Girlfriend" For Marriage
In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film "Sholay", a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and threatened to jump unless his "girlfriend" was brought to him for marriage.
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Truecaller Introduces Secure Calls for Businesses, Aimed at Protecting Users from Online Scams
Truecaller is introducing a new feature dubbed Secure Calls. The feature is available to Truecaller for Business subscribers and lets these enterprises confirm the authenticity of each outgoing call using backend processes. Once verified, the receiver of the call sees a verified badge. The company says the feature will reduce call spoofing.
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Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals
Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees lo...
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Airtel Reportedly Approached Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) to Propose a Joint Initiative Against Fraud and Scam
Airtel has reportedly approached Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to propose a joint initiative against fraud and scams. As per the report, Airtel has also informed the government, as well as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), about approaching the two major telecom service providers. The company highlighted the rising instances o...
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Karnataka Cops Arrest 12 Over Online Jobs Scam
Twelve men have been arrested for cheating people online, extorting money from them with the promise of jobs.
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HAL Loses Rs 55 Lakh After Payment For Fighter Jet Parts To 'Fake' Company
The email was fake, but the money was real. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL lost $63,000 or Rs 55 lakh to an online scam.
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"$20 Per Week For LinkedIn Profile": Bengaluru Woman Shares Bizarre Offer
Ms Anil shared screenshots of the conversation, with the sender's name blurred.
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Google Partners With FBI, Carriers to Fight AI-Powered Scam Network Linked to Millions of Fraud Texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a cybercrime network it alleges used AI-powered phishing tools to run large-scale scam campaigns through fraudulent text messages. The company said the operation was linked to more than one million malicious URLs, thousands of fake websites and hundreds of thousands of victims. Google is worki...
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Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Others Join Hands to Fight Online Scams and Fraud
Multiple tech and retail giants signed an agreement to combat rising online scams and fraud on Monday. The accord was signed at the UN Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, and the signatories include the likes of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and others. As part of the agreement, the companies have pledged to work together and share intelligence about...
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Promised Dream Cruise Trip, Hyderabad Man Loses Rs 2 Lakh To Scammers
The victim was looking for a dream vacation and came across a website claiming to provide cruise trips to Kochi, Lakshadweep, and Mumbai.
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Mumbai Woman Loses Over Rs 3 Crore By Scammers Posing As "Judge Chandrachud"
A 68-year-old retired woman in Mumbai has been duped of over Rs 3 crore by fraudsters who put her under 'digital arrest' by impersonating former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and officials from the CBI and the police.
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Meta Projected $16 Billion Earnings from Fraudulent Ads on Facebook, Instagram in 2024: Report
Meta Platforms is said to have projected that 10.1 per cent of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods. As per a report, some of the tech giant’s practices and failures allowed fraudulent ads to run on its umbrella of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It is reported to have been hesitant to remove accounts, incl...
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Singapore To Introduce Caning For Online Scammers
Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses.
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Delhi Family Loses Rs 1.10 Crore Over Fake Job, Investment Scam On Social Media
A man from Goa was arrested for allegedly duping a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by posing as the CEO of multiple companies and offering them job and investment schemes on social media, a police official said on Friday.
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Influencer Exposes Alarming New Shopping Scam In India: "Everyone Is Vulnerable"
Digital creator Tvisha Tuli warns Indians about a rising COD parcel scam that tricks people into paying for items they didn't even order
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UP Man Climbs Mobile Tower In 'Sholay' Style, Threatens "Girlfriend" For Marriage
In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film "Sholay", a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and threatened to jump unless his "girlfriend" was brought to him for marriage.
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Truecaller Introduces Secure Calls for Businesses, Aimed at Protecting Users from Online Scams
Truecaller is introducing a new feature dubbed Secure Calls. The feature is available to Truecaller for Business subscribers and lets these enterprises confirm the authenticity of each outgoing call using backend processes. Once verified, the receiver of the call sees a verified badge. The company says the feature will reduce call spoofing.
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Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals
Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees lo...
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Airtel Reportedly Approached Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) to Propose a Joint Initiative Against Fraud and Scam
Airtel has reportedly approached Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to propose a joint initiative against fraud and scams. As per the report, Airtel has also informed the government, as well as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), about approaching the two major telecom service providers. The company highlighted the rising instances o...
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Karnataka Cops Arrest 12 Over Online Jobs Scam
Twelve men have been arrested for cheating people online, extorting money from them with the promise of jobs.
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HAL Loses Rs 55 Lakh After Payment For Fighter Jet Parts To 'Fake' Company
The email was fake, but the money was real. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL lost $63,000 or Rs 55 lakh to an online scam.
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"$20 Per Week For LinkedIn Profile": Bengaluru Woman Shares Bizarre Offer
Ms Anil shared screenshots of the conversation, with the sender's name blurred.
