Cybercrime
- India
Myanmar: 3 Indian nationals trapped in cyber scam centres repatriated
Yangon: Three Indian nationals were repatriated from Myanmar’s Myawaddy cyber scam centres through Yangon, the Embassy of India in Yangon informed on Friday, following cooperation with Myanmar authorities and organisations. “With cooperation…
- Hyderabad
2 held in Gujarat for duping Hyderabad woman of Rs 1.95 crore
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police in Hyderabad apprehended two fraudsters in Gujarat on Monday, December 29, for siphoning off Rs 1.95 crore from a victim through a digital arrest scam. The accused persons,…
- Hyderabad
GHMC records overall decline in crime in 2025: Annual Report
Hyderabad: A comparative analysis of crime data for 2024 and 2025 across the three major police commissionerates of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) shows that Cyberabad saw the highest crime rate,…
- India
Mumbai woman loses Rs 3.71 crore in digital arrest scam
Mumbai: A man was held from Gujarat for allegedly receiving a major portion of Rs 3.71 crore siphoned off from a 68-year-old Mumbai woman in a “digital arrest” scam, a police official…
- Crime
Cybercrime cases decrease in Hyderabad in 2025
Hyderabad: Cybercrimes in Hyderabad have decreased by 8 per cent this year, with fewer cases registered than in 2024, according to the Hyderabad Commissionerate’s annual crime report released by Police Commissioner VC…
- Bangalore
Customs issues high alert as fraudsters pose as officials at Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru: The Customs department at the Kempegowda International Airport on Friday issued a high alert for the public after detecting a fraud racket in which impostors posing as Customs officials are cheating…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra police busts international cybercrime network involved in telecom fraud
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh CID, with the help of the Department of Telecommunication, arrested 14 members of an international cybercrime network involved in ‘SIM Box operations’ and telecom fraud, said a police official…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime tops list of offences in Hyderabad’s IT hub
Hyderabad: Although cybercrime has seen a sharp decline from last year, it has still emerged as a top contributor among all cognizable offences recorded within the limits of the Cyberabad police commissionerate…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime dips 19 pc in Rachakonda; Rs 40 crore refunded
Hyderabad: As many as 3,734 cybercrime cases were reported in the Rachakonda commissionerate this year, compared to 4,618 in 2024, indicating a 19 per cent dip, the Telangana police said in its…
- Hyderabad
TGCSB alerts public on rising cases of Chrome attack, WhatsApp ghost pairing
Hyderabad: With an alarming number of rising cybercrime and online fraud cases, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), on Sunday, issued an alert against Chrome Attack and WhatsApp Ghost Pairing, warning of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police commissioner flags mule accounts to RBI governor
Hyderabad: To counter ‘mule accounts’ used by cyber criminals, Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar called for the establishment of a dedicated centralised database to identify and track such mule accounts in a…
- Hyderabad
Money refunded to victims after reporting crime in ‘golden hour’
Hyderabad: Cybercrime police helped two victims recover money lost to fraudsters consecutively after they reported the fraud during the peak golden hour. The first victim, a 26-year-old software engineer from Yousufguda, received…
- Hyderabad
Secunderabad man loses Rs 24 lakh in trading app scam
Hyderabad: A 47-year-old resident of Secunderabad lost Rs 24,44,152 after fraudsters convinced him to invest in a trading app called ‘KDEOne Gold’, promising high profits. According to the cybercrime police, the victim…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 1.09 lakh after falling for fake DMart ad
Hyderabad: A 75-year-old resident of Habsiguda was scammed out of Rs 1,09,610 after clicking on a fake D-Mart advertisement on Facebook. The victim had seen the ad offering groceries at Rs 298…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad couple duped out of Rs 1.83 crore in digital arrest fraud
Hyderabad: A couple were duped out of Rs 1.83 crore after falling prey to a digital arrest scam in Mokila, Rangareddy, where fraudsters posed as officials from the National Cyber Crime Coordination…