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Google's Identity Check Security Feature Will Arrive on More Phones With Android 16: Report
Google's Android 16 update will reportedly expand its Identity Check security feature, currently on select Samsung and Pixel phones, to more Android devices. This feature safeguards user data and Google accounts upon phone theft by requiring biometric authentication for critical setting changes. The feature is similar to Apple's Stolen Device Prote...
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Gujarati Man Tries To Enter US With Stolen Pakistani Passport, Deported
A Gujarat man tried to enter the United States using a Pakistani identity but was caught and deported.
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Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Disgraced former Republican lawmaker George Santos, who was expelled from the US Congress for using stolen donor cash to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and identity theft.
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Recover Your Lost Or Stolen Phone: A Guide To Using The Government's CEIR Portal
How to recover lost phone: The Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) is a centralised system that manages and tracks mobile devices using their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers.
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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Duping US Telephone Providers, Insurance Firms
An Indian national pleaded guilty to the charges of defrauding various telephone providers and insurance companies of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for replacement cellular devices.
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DoT Launches Sanchar Saathi Portal to Track Lost or Stolen Mobile Phones Across India: All Details
Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that through Sanchar Saathi Portal, people will be able to block, track and check the genuineness of a used device before buying them.
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"One Of World's Largest" Cybercrime Markets For Stolen Identities Busted
International police have shut down what they called "one of the world's largest" online markets dealing in millions of stolen identities and account details, Europol said on Wednesday.
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Government Mandates Registration of IMEI Number of All Mobile Phones Before Sale in India Starting 2023
The government has made the registration of IMEI number of all mobile phones mandatory before their sale in India on its anti-counterfeit and lost handset blocking portal from January 1, 2023. All mobile phones, whether made locally or imported, will need to be registered and get IMEI (International mobile equipment identity number) certificates fr...
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Couple Arrested For Using Dead Babies' Names To Live In US
A couple living in the United States for decades under false names stolen from dead babies have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, in a case tinged with suspicion of espionage.
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Decoding Aamir Khan's Look As Firangi In Thugs Of Hindostan: 'He's A Potpourri Of Different Elements'
"Firangi is a potpourri of different elements and identities stolen from the myriad people he meets," the costume designers said
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World War Veteran Took Identity Of Dead 8-Year-Old; Police Don't Know Why
For the last 16 years, speculation about the dead man's identity has stumped law enforcement. Wild theories have wrapped around the case - could he have been the Zodiac Killer? Mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper? Why was he hiding behind the stolen identity?
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Facebook Removes Accounts Advertising Stolen Identities
Tech companies are under intense scrutiny about how they protect customer data.
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Here's What Your Stolen Identity Is Selling For On The Dark Web
Verified high-limit credit cards from countries including the U.S., Japan, and South Korea are selling on the dark web for the bitcoin equivalent of about $10 to $20, according to an annual report on cybercrime by Secureworks, a unit of Dell Inc.
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Indian Sentenced in US to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to upto six years in prison for defrauding start-ups in the US by convincing them to hire him as consultant based on stolen identities and false claims of knowing millionaire capitalists including the founding members of Facebook.
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Espionage Case: 13th Accused, a Defence Ministry Worker, Arrested
A casual worker, Virender Kumar, employed at the Defence Ministry was arrested today for allegedly providing a forged identity card to a key accused in the Petroleum Ministry leaks case while police maintained that no sensitive documents were leaked or stolen from the Defence Ministry.
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Google's Identity Check Security Feature Will Arrive on More Phones With Android 16: Report
Google's Android 16 update will reportedly expand its Identity Check security feature, currently on select Samsung and Pixel phones, to more Android devices. This feature safeguards user data and Google accounts upon phone theft by requiring biometric authentication for critical setting changes. The feature is similar to Apple's Stolen Device Prote...
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Gujarati Man Tries To Enter US With Stolen Pakistani Passport, Deported
A Gujarat man tried to enter the United States using a Pakistani identity but was caught and deported.
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Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Disgraced former Republican lawmaker George Santos, who was expelled from the US Congress for using stolen donor cash to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and identity theft.
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Recover Your Lost Or Stolen Phone: A Guide To Using The Government's CEIR Portal
How to recover lost phone: The Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) is a centralised system that manages and tracks mobile devices using their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers.
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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Duping US Telephone Providers, Insurance Firms
An Indian national pleaded guilty to the charges of defrauding various telephone providers and insurance companies of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for replacement cellular devices.
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DoT Launches Sanchar Saathi Portal to Track Lost or Stolen Mobile Phones Across India: All Details
Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that through Sanchar Saathi Portal, people will be able to block, track and check the genuineness of a used device before buying them.
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"One Of World's Largest" Cybercrime Markets For Stolen Identities Busted
International police have shut down what they called "one of the world's largest" online markets dealing in millions of stolen identities and account details, Europol said on Wednesday.
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Government Mandates Registration of IMEI Number of All Mobile Phones Before Sale in India Starting 2023
The government has made the registration of IMEI number of all mobile phones mandatory before their sale in India on its anti-counterfeit and lost handset blocking portal from January 1, 2023. All mobile phones, whether made locally or imported, will need to be registered and get IMEI (International mobile equipment identity number) certificates fr...
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Couple Arrested For Using Dead Babies' Names To Live In US
A couple living in the United States for decades under false names stolen from dead babies have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, in a case tinged with suspicion of espionage.
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Decoding Aamir Khan's Look As Firangi In Thugs Of Hindostan: 'He's A Potpourri Of Different Elements'
"Firangi is a potpourri of different elements and identities stolen from the myriad people he meets," the costume designers said
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World War Veteran Took Identity Of Dead 8-Year-Old; Police Don't Know Why
For the last 16 years, speculation about the dead man's identity has stumped law enforcement. Wild theories have wrapped around the case - could he have been the Zodiac Killer? Mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper? Why was he hiding behind the stolen identity?
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Facebook Removes Accounts Advertising Stolen Identities
Tech companies are under intense scrutiny about how they protect customer data.
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Here's What Your Stolen Identity Is Selling For On The Dark Web
Verified high-limit credit cards from countries including the U.S., Japan, and South Korea are selling on the dark web for the bitcoin equivalent of about $10 to $20, according to an annual report on cybercrime by Secureworks, a unit of Dell Inc.
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Indian Sentenced in US to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to upto six years in prison for defrauding start-ups in the US by convincing them to hire him as consultant based on stolen identities and false claims of knowing millionaire capitalists including the founding members of Facebook.
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Espionage Case: 13th Accused, a Defence Ministry Worker, Arrested
A casual worker, Virender Kumar, employed at the Defence Ministry was arrested today for allegedly providing a forged identity card to a key accused in the Petroleum Ministry leaks case while police maintained that no sensitive documents were leaked or stolen from the Defence Ministry.
