Cyber Criminals
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 12, 2026
India | Jan 12, 2026, 10:01 PM ISTThe alleged fraud occurred between December 24 and January 9, during which the accused posed as law enforcement officials and coerced the couple into transferring substantial amounts of money to several different bank accounts.
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Bihar: RJD leader Mohammad Shoaib allegedly 'digitally arrested' by cybercriminals in Patna
Bihar | Apr 15, 2025, 10:03 PM ISTRJD MLC Mohammad Shoaib was allegedly "digitally arrested" by cybercriminals who extorted personal details by posing as police officials.
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Miscreants attack Haryana Police team, free cyber fraudster from custody, in Rajasthan's Deedwana
Rajasthan | Jan 27, 2025, 11:30 PM ISTA case of an attack on the Haryana Police team has come to light in the Deedwana district of Rajasthan. It is being told that the miscreants freed a criminal from the custody of the police team and took him away. During this, the police team had to run away to save their lives.
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What is pig butchering scam? Here's how to protect yourself from fraud targeting housewives, student
India | Jan 02, 2025, 04:55 PM ISTThe investment scam mainly targets unemployed youth, students or housewives making them lose huge amounts of money on a daily basis.
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Home Ministry issues alert against illegal digital payment gateways used by cybercriminals
India | Oct 28, 2024, 09:59 PM ISTSome of the payment gateways identified during operation are PeacePay, RTX Pay, PoccoPay, RPPay and others.
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Making online payments: Watch out for these 5 signs to avoid scams
Technology | Oct 15, 2024, 07:02 AM ISTAs digital transactions have become more common, so have cases of cyber fraud. Cybercriminals are constantly devising new tactics to defraud people. If you engage in digital transactions, be mindful of these 5 precautions.
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Operation Chakra-II: CBI takes action to dismantle major cyber crime network, arrests 43
India | Jul 26, 2024, 06:30 PM ISTThis action, part of Operation Chakra-II, targeted a network operating across multiple countries since 2022, with significant cooperation from international law enforcement agencies including the FBI and INTERPOL.
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Noida man duped of Rs 35 lakh by cybercriminals on pretext of investment, gets back Rs 18 lakh: Cops
Crime | May 23, 2024, 08:01 AM ISTThe elderly resident of Greater Noida was defrauded on the pretext of investment in the share market. The police stated that a further investigation is underway to recover the remaining amount and identify the culprits behind the fraudulent share market app.
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Cyber fraudsters, posing as Police and CBI officials, scam retired Director of MNC with Rs 25 crore
Crime | Apr 25, 2024, 03:24 PM ISTAccording to the Police, this is one of the biggest cyber fraud cases targeting an individual in the city in recent times. The victim sold her and her mother’s shares and mutual fund investments and even got a gold loan disbursed to pay money to the scammers.
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Karnataka: Woman lawyer made to strip on camera, loses hefty sum as she falls prey to cyber fraud
Karnataka | Apr 09, 2024, 10:42 PM ISTThe woman lawyer from Bengaluru was on 'video arrest' for two days as she fell prey to cyber criminals who made her strip on camera, besides taking hefty amount online.
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Government Alert: What you should know about the 'Call Forwarding Scam' advisory
Technology | Jan 12, 2024, 12:11 PM ISTThe centre warns mobile users about scam calls instructing them to dial '*401#' that could lead to call forwarding scams, enabling cybercriminals to potentially empty bank accounts through OTP requests.
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Cybercriminals used 3 new tactics for phishing users in January 2023
Technology | Mar 19, 2023, 06:30 AM ISTThe attackers had embedded the URL link in an email, and if a recipient clicks on it, they are taken to an authentic-looking website which is a fake phishing website which was controlled by the attackers.
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Cybercriminals dupe Sonam Kapoor's father-in-law Harish Ahuja of Rs 27 crore, 10 arrested
Celebrities | Mar 12, 2022, 01:36 PM ISTThe Police said that Sonam Kapoor's father-in-law Harish Ahuja has become a victim of a highly innovative cyber fraud. The operation to nab the criminals has been on since July last year and so far 10 have been arrested.
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Cyber Fraud: 4 arrested for duping Delhi girl by running fake dealership of top brands
Crime | Sep 05, 2021, 02:43 PM ISTBased on the technical details brought out during investigation, it was also found that a large number of people across the country have become victims of these fake websites.
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Cyber criminals hack hospital server, issue birth/death certificates
Crime | Aug 22, 2021, 11:11 AM ISTThe hospital administration, on Saturday, lodged an FIR against unidentified hackers under the IT Act, 2008 at Wazirganj police station.
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Big success for Delhi Police crime branch, Bihar's biggest cybercriminal Chhotu Chaudhary arrested
Crime | Jun 26, 2021, 10:50 PM ISTChhotu Chaudhary, a resident of Nalanda region, used to take advantage of peoples' situation who were struggling during the pandemic.
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SolarWinds hack: Russian cybercriminals attack CrowdStrike, attempt to read emails
World | Dec 28, 2020, 11:45 AM ISTThe suspected Russian hackers installed malware in the Orion software sold by the IT management company SolarWinds and accessed sensitive data belonging to several US government agencies, at least one hospital and a university.
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Cybercriminals often misuse legitimate tools in their attacks: Report
Technology | Aug 07, 2020, 08:49 PM ISTIn total, the analysis of anonymised data from incident response cases showed that 18 various legitimate tools were abused by attackers for malicious purposes, according to the company's new ‘Incident Response Analytics Report'.
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Bank ALERT: Cyber criminals to target customers promising free COVID-19 tests
Fyi | Jun 27, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTAmid pandemic when people are active online more than ever, the risk of them being targeted through cyberattacks has also increased. In order to make people aware, banks are now making aware customers and sending alert messages asking them not to share confidential information.
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Facebook major source of fake news in India; YouTube, other websites follow: Survey
India | Jun 11, 2019, 10:31 AM ISTAs per the survey, 92 per cent Indians are increasingly concerned about their online privacy and security.