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  Bihar: RJD leader Mohammad Shoaib allegedly 'digitally arrested' by cybercriminals in Patna

  Bihar | April 15, 2025 22:03 IST

  RJD 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 | January 27, 2025 23:30 IST

  A 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 | January 02, 2025 16:55 IST

  The 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 | October 28, 2024 21:59 IST

  Some 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 | October 15, 2024 7:02 IST

  As 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 | July 26, 2024 18:30 IST

  This 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 8:01 IST

  The 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 | April 25, 2024 15:24 IST

  According 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 | April 09, 2024 22:42 IST

  The 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 | January 12, 2024 12:11 IST

  The 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 | March 19, 2023 6:30 IST

  The 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 | March 12, 2022 13:36 IST

  The 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 | September 05, 2021 14:43 IST

  Based 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 | August 22, 2021 11:11 IST

  The 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 | June 26, 2021 22:50 IST

  Chhotu 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 | December 28, 2020 11:45 IST

  The 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 | August 07, 2020 20:49 IST

  In 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 | June 27, 2020 15:00 IST

  Amid 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 | June 11, 2019 10:31 IST

  As per the survey, 92 per cent Indians are increasingly concerned about their online privacy and security.

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  Rajasthan Police use hilarious Thugs of Hindostan meme for cyber-security awareness

  Trending | November 14, 2018 10:49 IST

  After Mumbai Police, Rajasthan Police use Thugs of Hindostan reference to raise awareness about cybersecurity.