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Crypto Sees 67 Percent Rise in Hacks, With $136 Million Lost in August
Crypto attacks rose 67 percent month-on-month in August, with 50 incidents recorded by blockchain security firm PeckShield. Despite the increase in attack frequency, estimated losses fell 49.5 percent to $136.3 million from July. The Tectonic lending protocol accounted for about $74 million of the losses, while the remaining 49 incidents resulted i...
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Samsung Galaxy S27 Series May Get Scam Detection Alongside Galaxy S25 Series, and Older Flagships
Samsung could bring its Scam Detection feature to the Galaxy S27 series, Galaxy S25 lineup and several recent foldable phones. References discovered in One UI 9 Beta 7 include model numbers associated with these devices, suggesting they are being considered for the feature. The software also points to possible Exynos 2700 and Qualcomm processors fo...
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Indian Embassy Warns Indians In UAE Against Sharing Face Scans, Fingerprints
The Embassy advises sharing biometric details only at official UAE government centers and reporting suspicious agents.
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Man, 25, Dies By Suicide Amid Pressure From Investors After Crypto Scam
Local agents allegedly lured people with promises of abnormally high daily returns and claimed that investments could be doubled within 40 - 45 days through cryptocurrency trading.
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Tamil Nadu Police Transfers 6 Crypto Fraud Cases To Economic Offences Wing
According to the preliminary investigation, investors were allegedly asked to make payments in cash or through G-Pay and UPI. A portion of the funds was allegedly converted into Tether (USDT) and credited to FQL and VG wallets.
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WhatsApp's Scam Alert Feature Arrives for Android Beta Users: Report
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the Scam Alert feature to a limited number of Android beta testers with version 2.26.34.1. This functionality runs an on-device machine learning model to alert users about potential scam messages. It is an optional feature, and when the model identifies a message as a likely scam attempt, the user sees a warning i...
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Karnataka IAS Officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar Detained In Exam Scam
IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar was serving as Controller of Examinations at the KPSC when the irregularities occurred.
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Passengers Charged Rs 5,662 For 6 Hour Cab Rental: 'Booked For 60 km, Charged For 240 km'
The screenshot of the bill receipt showed that the passengers had been charged an extra fare for 240.5 kilometres.
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Bengaluru College Student Loses Rapido Earnings To 'Hospital Emergency' Scam: 'Wanted To Give Money To Mom'
A Bengaluru student driving for Rapido was scammed to the tune of Rs 1,000 via a fake hospital emergency request.
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US Scammers Made Rs 70 Lakh Staging Fake Car Crashes, Viral Video Exposed Them
Fraudsters allegedly targeted drivers in staged crashes on New York highways and claimed over $80,000, or about Rs 70 lakh, in insurance payouts before a viral video helped authorities uncover the fraud.
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Crypto ATM Scams Resulted in $388 Million Losses, CFTC Warns
The CFTC warned US consumers about scammers using crypto ATMs, gift cards, couriers and other hard-to-reverse payment methods. FBI data showed more than 13,400 cryptocurrency kiosk complaints and $388 million in reported losses in 2025, with older adults accounting for a significant share of the cases and losses.
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How A Love Story Exposed Key Maharashtra Exam Paper Leak
The investigation revealed that a new question paper was prepared before the exam by illegally removing questions from the question bank prepared by experts and secretly selling it.
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Delhi Family Refuses To Pay Rs 5.74 Lakh Bill After 10-Day Stay At Oberoi Udaivilas In Udaipur
The Oberoi Udaivilas is a five-star luxury resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan, set across 30 acres on the banks of Lake Pichola.
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'August 25' Big Reveal Leaves Users Disappointed, Rs 8.5 Crore Scam Allegations Surface
Social media users alleged that around 1 lakh 66 thousand people deposited Rs 500 each.
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Block Bits Capital Founder Found Guilty in $1 Million Crypto Fraud Case
Block Bits Capital co-founder Japheth Dillman has been found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after prosecutors alleged that he and a co-conspirator misled more than 20 investors about an automated cryptocurrency trading system. The US Department of Justice said investors lost nearly $1 million. Dillman remains out on bond a...
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Crypto Sees 67 Percent Rise in Hacks, With $136 Million Lost in August
Crypto attacks rose 67 percent month-on-month in August, with 50 incidents recorded by blockchain security firm PeckShield. Despite the increase in attack frequency, estimated losses fell 49.5 percent to $136.3 million from July. The Tectonic lending protocol accounted for about $74 million of the losses, while the remaining 49 incidents resulted i...
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Samsung Galaxy S27 Series May Get Scam Detection Alongside Galaxy S25 Series, and Older Flagships
Samsung could bring its Scam Detection feature to the Galaxy S27 series, Galaxy S25 lineup and several recent foldable phones. References discovered in One UI 9 Beta 7 include model numbers associated with these devices, suggesting they are being considered for the feature. The software also points to possible Exynos 2700 and Qualcomm processors fo...
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Indian Embassy Warns Indians In UAE Against Sharing Face Scans, Fingerprints
The Embassy advises sharing biometric details only at official UAE government centers and reporting suspicious agents.
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Man, 25, Dies By Suicide Amid Pressure From Investors After Crypto Scam
Local agents allegedly lured people with promises of abnormally high daily returns and claimed that investments could be doubled within 40 - 45 days through cryptocurrency trading.
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Tamil Nadu Police Transfers 6 Crypto Fraud Cases To Economic Offences Wing
According to the preliminary investigation, investors were allegedly asked to make payments in cash or through G-Pay and UPI. A portion of the funds was allegedly converted into Tether (USDT) and credited to FQL and VG wallets.
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WhatsApp's Scam Alert Feature Arrives for Android Beta Users: Report
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the Scam Alert feature to a limited number of Android beta testers with version 2.26.34.1. This functionality runs an on-device machine learning model to alert users about potential scam messages. It is an optional feature, and when the model identifies a message as a likely scam attempt, the user sees a warning i...
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Karnataka IAS Officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar Detained In Exam Scam
IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar was serving as Controller of Examinations at the KPSC when the irregularities occurred.
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Passengers Charged Rs 5,662 For 6 Hour Cab Rental: 'Booked For 60 km, Charged For 240 km'
The screenshot of the bill receipt showed that the passengers had been charged an extra fare for 240.5 kilometres.
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Bengaluru College Student Loses Rapido Earnings To 'Hospital Emergency' Scam: 'Wanted To Give Money To Mom'
A Bengaluru student driving for Rapido was scammed to the tune of Rs 1,000 via a fake hospital emergency request.
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US Scammers Made Rs 70 Lakh Staging Fake Car Crashes, Viral Video Exposed Them
Fraudsters allegedly targeted drivers in staged crashes on New York highways and claimed over $80,000, or about Rs 70 lakh, in insurance payouts before a viral video helped authorities uncover the fraud.
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Crypto ATM Scams Resulted in $388 Million Losses, CFTC Warns
The CFTC warned US consumers about scammers using crypto ATMs, gift cards, couriers and other hard-to-reverse payment methods. FBI data showed more than 13,400 cryptocurrency kiosk complaints and $388 million in reported losses in 2025, with older adults accounting for a significant share of the cases and losses.
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How A Love Story Exposed Key Maharashtra Exam Paper Leak
The investigation revealed that a new question paper was prepared before the exam by illegally removing questions from the question bank prepared by experts and secretly selling it.
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Delhi Family Refuses To Pay Rs 5.74 Lakh Bill After 10-Day Stay At Oberoi Udaivilas In Udaipur
The Oberoi Udaivilas is a five-star luxury resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan, set across 30 acres on the banks of Lake Pichola.
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'August 25' Big Reveal Leaves Users Disappointed, Rs 8.5 Crore Scam Allegations Surface
Social media users alleged that around 1 lakh 66 thousand people deposited Rs 500 each.
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Block Bits Capital Founder Found Guilty in $1 Million Crypto Fraud Case
Block Bits Capital co-founder Japheth Dillman has been found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after prosecutors alleged that he and a co-conspirator misled more than 20 investors about an automated cryptocurrency trading system. The US Department of Justice said investors lost nearly $1 million. Dillman remains out on bond a...
