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New Year 2026 Scam Alert: This WhatsApp Greeting Could Wipe Your Bank Account
Cybercriminals are once again exploiting the festive mood, as we head into the new year, to target unsuspecting smartphone users in India. A new scam is said to be doing the rounds which claims to let users create personalised New Year greeting cards. But instead, it delivers a malicious APK file which can comprise smartphones to steal personal, de...
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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How to Delete Your Truecaller Account and Unlist Number Using Different Methods Online: A Step-By-Step Guide
Truecaller is a caller identification service that allows users to check the details of unknown callers before they pick up the call. While this helps people identify spam and scam calls, it also requires them to have their phone number registered with the platform so that others can view their details, too. Not everyone is comfortable with the ide...
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How to Recover a Hacked WhatsApp Account: Step-by-Step Guide and Security Tips
WhatsApp accounts are frequent targets for hacking, leading to risks like impersonation, data misuse and financial fraud. Attackers often use OTP scams and social engineering, meaning even careful users can be affected. Fortunately, most accounts can be recovered if you act quickly. This guide explains how to recognise a compromised account, regain...
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Mumbai Man, 72, Loses Rs 35 Crore In Trade Fraud. He Was Unaware For 4 Years
Shah, who runs a low-rent guest house for cancer patients in Parel, alongside his wife, inherited a share portfolio after his father died in 1984.
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National Institute Of Open Schooling Warns Students Of Fake Websites And Social Media Channels
The National Institute of Open Schooling lists 34 fake YouTube channels, 7 Telegram channels, and multiple fake apps and websites spreading misleading information.
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Kannada Actor Upendra, Wife Lose Rs 1.5 Lakh In Cyber Fraud
Kannada filmstar Upendra and his wife Priyanka fell victim to a cyber scam after hackers gained access to their mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts, leading to a loss of about Rs 1.5 lakh.
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Bank Manager Arrested In Mumbai For Helping Cybercriminals In Digital Arrest Scam
The CBI has arrested a bank manager of Axis Bank in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the creation of mule accounts used for camouflaging money stolen in cyber crimes, officials said Wednesday.
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If I Can Be Duped, What About Common People? Trinamool MP After Cyber Fraud
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday expressed concern over the rising incidents of cyber fraud, questioning how ordinary citizens could be protected if even public representatives like him could fall prey to such scams.
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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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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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US Man, Seeking Affair, Loses Rs 12 Crore In Romance Scam: "She Was Very Beautiful"
The scam depleted his retirement and life savings by $1.4 million, with four cryptocurrency transactions made over six weeks.
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Mulls Crypto Regulation Under FIEA
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has proposed transferring cryptocurrency oversight from the Payment Services Act to the stricter Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move aims to address issues such as unregistered operations, scams, disclosure gaps, and security flaws, while improving investor protection. If approved by the Financial Sy...
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Cash For School Jobs Case: Bank Accounts Of Arrested Trinamool Leader's Relatives Being Probed
The bank accounts, assets, and properties of the close relatives of Jiban Krishna Saha, who was arrested recently, are under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with the cash for school-job case in West Bengal.
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Cyber Fraudster Poses As Police Chief, Tries To Scam Kerala Cops Using Fake WhatsApp Account
Police have launched an investigation after a cyber fraudster attempted to cheat cops in this south Kerala district by impersonating the district police chief and seeking money through a bogus WhatsApp account, a police official said on Monday.
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New Year 2026 Scam Alert: This WhatsApp Greeting Could Wipe Your Bank Account
Cybercriminals are once again exploiting the festive mood, as we head into the new year, to target unsuspecting smartphone users in India. A new scam is said to be doing the rounds which claims to let users create personalised New Year greeting cards. But instead, it delivers a malicious APK file which can comprise smartphones to steal personal, de...
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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How to Delete Your Truecaller Account and Unlist Number Using Different Methods Online: A Step-By-Step Guide
Truecaller is a caller identification service that allows users to check the details of unknown callers before they pick up the call. While this helps people identify spam and scam calls, it also requires them to have their phone number registered with the platform so that others can view their details, too. Not everyone is comfortable with the ide...
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How to Recover a Hacked WhatsApp Account: Step-by-Step Guide and Security Tips
WhatsApp accounts are frequent targets for hacking, leading to risks like impersonation, data misuse and financial fraud. Attackers often use OTP scams and social engineering, meaning even careful users can be affected. Fortunately, most accounts can be recovered if you act quickly. This guide explains how to recognise a compromised account, regain...
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Mumbai Man, 72, Loses Rs 35 Crore In Trade Fraud. He Was Unaware For 4 Years
Shah, who runs a low-rent guest house for cancer patients in Parel, alongside his wife, inherited a share portfolio after his father died in 1984.
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National Institute Of Open Schooling Warns Students Of Fake Websites And Social Media Channels
The National Institute of Open Schooling lists 34 fake YouTube channels, 7 Telegram channels, and multiple fake apps and websites spreading misleading information.
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Kannada Actor Upendra, Wife Lose Rs 1.5 Lakh In Cyber Fraud
Kannada filmstar Upendra and his wife Priyanka fell victim to a cyber scam after hackers gained access to their mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts, leading to a loss of about Rs 1.5 lakh.
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Bank Manager Arrested In Mumbai For Helping Cybercriminals In Digital Arrest Scam
The CBI has arrested a bank manager of Axis Bank in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the creation of mule accounts used for camouflaging money stolen in cyber crimes, officials said Wednesday.
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If I Can Be Duped, What About Common People? Trinamool MP After Cyber Fraud
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday expressed concern over the rising incidents of cyber fraud, questioning how ordinary citizens could be protected if even public representatives like him could fall prey to such scams.
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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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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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US Man, Seeking Affair, Loses Rs 12 Crore In Romance Scam: "She Was Very Beautiful"
The scam depleted his retirement and life savings by $1.4 million, with four cryptocurrency transactions made over six weeks.
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Mulls Crypto Regulation Under FIEA
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has proposed transferring cryptocurrency oversight from the Payment Services Act to the stricter Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move aims to address issues such as unregistered operations, scams, disclosure gaps, and security flaws, while improving investor protection. If approved by the Financial Sy...
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Cash For School Jobs Case: Bank Accounts Of Arrested Trinamool Leader's Relatives Being Probed
The bank accounts, assets, and properties of the close relatives of Jiban Krishna Saha, who was arrested recently, are under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with the cash for school-job case in West Bengal.
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Cyber Fraudster Poses As Police Chief, Tries To Scam Kerala Cops Using Fake WhatsApp Account
Police have launched an investigation after a cyber fraudster attempted to cheat cops in this south Kerala district by impersonating the district police chief and seeking money through a bogus WhatsApp account, a police official said on Monday.
