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Digital Fraud, Cybercriminals Stole Rs 23,000 Crore From Indians In 2024
Indians lost Rs 22,842 crore to cybercriminals in 2024, DataLEADS, a Delhi-based media and tech company, said in its report on widespread digital financial frauds in the country.
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Woman Changes Name, Evades Law For 20 Years In Rs 8-Crore Fraud Case, Arrested
Using tech to identify an accused who had evaded the law for nearly 20 years, the CBI has arrested a woman who was accused in a Rs 8-crore bank fraud case.
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CBI Busts International Tech Support Scam Syndicate In Noida, 1 Arrested
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a transnational cyber fraud syndicate that was operating a sophisticated fake tech support scam targeting citizens in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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Google Unveils India-Focused Safety Charter, Shares How It Is Using AI to Combat Online Frauds and Scams
Google unveiled its Safety Charter for India, highlighting how it is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify and prevent instances of cybercrimes across its products. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that with the rise of India’s digital economy, the need for trust-based systems was high. The company is now using A...
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"You Are Enabling Fraud": Tech YouTuber Gets Used MacBook Pro Twice From Flipkart
According to the post, Mr Dhandhal ordered a Rs 2.6 lakh MacBook Pro from Flipkart but received an old, used model in a sealed Apple box instead.
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Wanted For Fraud, Indian National Angad Chandhok Deported From US To India
A US court convicted Angad Chandhok in 2022 for being part of an international tech support scam that defrauded citizens.
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Nvidia Introduces Llama Nemotron Open-Source LLMs to Build and Deploy AI Agents at CES 2025
Nvidia announced the Llama Nemotron family of open large language models (LLMs) on Monday. The company said that with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, new and more sophisticated AI models were required to handle the workflow of agentic AI. Highlighting the need for more power and higher efficiency, the tech giant stated that the Nem...
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US Charges Three Firms, 15 People With Cryptocurrency Fraud
Three cryptocurrency companies and 15 people have been charged with engaging in widespread fraud and market manipulation in the US. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged the firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and the leaders and employees of those and other companies in a takedown.
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2 Men Tricked Apple Into Sending iPhones Worth $2.5 Million. Here's How
Two men were sentenced this week for orchestrating a sophisticated scheme, tricking Apple into shipping thousands of iPhones and defrauding the tech giant of $2.5 million.
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5 Facts About UK Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch Missing Since Yacht Sank Off In Italy
A superyacht which belonged to the family of UK businessman Mike Lynch sank off Italian island Sicily yesterday. Six people including Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter have been missing since the yacht sank.
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UK Tech Tycoon Missing After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicily In Italy
UK businessman Mike Lynch, who was recently acquitted in the United States of an $11 billion fraud, is among those missing Monday after a superyacht sank off southern Italy, according to the head of the Civil Protection Agency.
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Meta, Ripple, Kraken Join Coinbase’s ‘Tech Against Scam’ Awareness Initiative: Details
Coinbase has launched its ‘Tech Against Scam’ initiative this week. This programme aims to inform the global tech community about ways to safeguard themselves against frauds and online deceit – in an attempt to making the industry a safe space.
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Avoid Linking This Payment Card To Digital Wallets On Your Phone, Warn Experts
This warning contradicts assurances from tech companies that contactless payments are secure.
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Apple Prevents $1.8 Billion Worth Fraudulent Transactions on the App Store in 2023
Apple revealed its efforts to prevent fraudulent transactions via the App Store between 2020 and 2023 on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based tech giant highlighted the rise of digital threats and the measures it has taken to protect users from falling for scams and phishing attacks. The company said it has prevented transaction frauds in the App Store tot...
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Indian American Arrested In New Jersey In $13 Million Tech Fraud
An Indian American has been arrested in New Jersey on charge of being part of a technical support scam that targeted more than 7,000 victims defrauding them of more than USD 13 million, a US Attorney announced Thursday.
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Digital Fraud, Cybercriminals Stole Rs 23,000 Crore From Indians In 2024
Indians lost Rs 22,842 crore to cybercriminals in 2024, DataLEADS, a Delhi-based media and tech company, said in its report on widespread digital financial frauds in the country.
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Woman Changes Name, Evades Law For 20 Years In Rs 8-Crore Fraud Case, Arrested
Using tech to identify an accused who had evaded the law for nearly 20 years, the CBI has arrested a woman who was accused in a Rs 8-crore bank fraud case.
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CBI Busts International Tech Support Scam Syndicate In Noida, 1 Arrested
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a transnational cyber fraud syndicate that was operating a sophisticated fake tech support scam targeting citizens in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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Google Unveils India-Focused Safety Charter, Shares How It Is Using AI to Combat Online Frauds and Scams
Google unveiled its Safety Charter for India, highlighting how it is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify and prevent instances of cybercrimes across its products. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that with the rise of India’s digital economy, the need for trust-based systems was high. The company is now using A...
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"You Are Enabling Fraud": Tech YouTuber Gets Used MacBook Pro Twice From Flipkart
According to the post, Mr Dhandhal ordered a Rs 2.6 lakh MacBook Pro from Flipkart but received an old, used model in a sealed Apple box instead.
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Wanted For Fraud, Indian National Angad Chandhok Deported From US To India
A US court convicted Angad Chandhok in 2022 for being part of an international tech support scam that defrauded citizens.
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Nvidia Introduces Llama Nemotron Open-Source LLMs to Build and Deploy AI Agents at CES 2025
Nvidia announced the Llama Nemotron family of open large language models (LLMs) on Monday. The company said that with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, new and more sophisticated AI models were required to handle the workflow of agentic AI. Highlighting the need for more power and higher efficiency, the tech giant stated that the Nem...
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US Charges Three Firms, 15 People With Cryptocurrency Fraud
Three cryptocurrency companies and 15 people have been charged with engaging in widespread fraud and market manipulation in the US. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged the firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and the leaders and employees of those and other companies in a takedown.
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2 Men Tricked Apple Into Sending iPhones Worth $2.5 Million. Here's How
Two men were sentenced this week for orchestrating a sophisticated scheme, tricking Apple into shipping thousands of iPhones and defrauding the tech giant of $2.5 million.
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5 Facts About UK Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch Missing Since Yacht Sank Off In Italy
A superyacht which belonged to the family of UK businessman Mike Lynch sank off Italian island Sicily yesterday. Six people including Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter have been missing since the yacht sank.
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UK Tech Tycoon Missing After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicily In Italy
UK businessman Mike Lynch, who was recently acquitted in the United States of an $11 billion fraud, is among those missing Monday after a superyacht sank off southern Italy, according to the head of the Civil Protection Agency.
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Meta, Ripple, Kraken Join Coinbase’s ‘Tech Against Scam’ Awareness Initiative: Details
Coinbase has launched its ‘Tech Against Scam’ initiative this week. This programme aims to inform the global tech community about ways to safeguard themselves against frauds and online deceit – in an attempt to making the industry a safe space.
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Avoid Linking This Payment Card To Digital Wallets On Your Phone, Warn Experts
This warning contradicts assurances from tech companies that contactless payments are secure.
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Apple Prevents $1.8 Billion Worth Fraudulent Transactions on the App Store in 2023
Apple revealed its efforts to prevent fraudulent transactions via the App Store between 2020 and 2023 on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based tech giant highlighted the rise of digital threats and the measures it has taken to protect users from falling for scams and phishing attacks. The company said it has prevented transaction frauds in the App Store tot...
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Indian American Arrested In New Jersey In $13 Million Tech Fraud
An Indian American has been arrested in New Jersey on charge of being part of a technical support scam that targeted more than 7,000 victims defrauding them of more than USD 13 million, a US Attorney announced Thursday.
