Cybercrime
- Telangana
TGCSB busts fake job racket with Myanmar cybercrime link; five held
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested five persons from Hyderabad, Mysore and Visakhapatnam for allegedly trafficking unemployed young men and women to Myanmar, forcing them into organised cybercrime operations. The…
- Telangana
Telangana, Karnataka report highest cybercrime cases between 2021 and 2023
New Delhi: The country witnessed as many as 2,05,287 cases registered under cybercrime between 2021-2023 with 52,974 in 2021, 65,893 in 2022 and 86,420 in 2023, the government said in Rajya Sabha…
- Hyderabad
How cybercriminals use SIR to scam people; police issues advisory
Hyderabad: Cybercriminals appear to have found a new avenue to capitalise on — the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). As the SIR exercise rolls out in several states, the police have issued…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime in Telangana dips 8pc, TGCSB launches awareness drive
Hyderabad: To prevent frequent cyber fraud and create citizen awareness, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), on Tuesday, launched a six-week cyber awareness campaign, “Fraud Ka Full Stop.” Speaking on the occasion,…
- Hyderabad
Three arrested for cheating elderly man in digital arrest case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime unit arrested three people on Saturday, November 29, for digital arrest and extorting Rs 1.92 crore from an elderly man. The accused have been identified as Pandu Vinith…
- Hyderabad
Call centre duping Australian citizens busted in Madhapur, 9 held
Hyderabad: Nine people were arrested by the Balanagar special operations team and cybercrime unit of Cyberabad police on Saturday, November 29, for allegedly operating a fake call centre and duping Australian citizens…
- Hyderabad
City doctor loses Rs 14.61 crore in one of Telangana’s biggest cyber frauds
Hyderabad: In one of Telangana’s biggest cyber-investment frauds, a Hyderabad doctor was duped of Rs 14.61 crore after cybercriminals, posing as a woman on social media, trapped him in a fake online…
- Hyderabad
Senior citizen duped of Rs 70 lakh in digital arrest in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A senior citizen in Hyderabad was put under digital arrest by cyber fraudsters posing as Delhi police and duped him of Rs 70 lakh. The incident is one of the 10…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad cybecrime police arrests 21 accused in one week
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police cracked 10 cases and arrested 21 accused from across the country between November 19 and November 25. They also successfully processed 163 refund orders of 49 cases, amounting…
- India
UP: CBI arrests key absconding accused in transnational cybercrime case
Hyderabad: The CBI has arrested Vikas Kumar Nimar, a key absconding accused involved in the operation of a transnational cybercrime network and has busted an illegal call centre being operated by the…
- Hyderabad
OTP frauds surge across Telangana; cybercrime police asks public to beware
Hyderabad: The Telangana cybercrime, on Monday, November 24, issued a caution to citizens over the sharp rise in OTP-related frauds, with scammers increasingly using deceptive calls, SMS, WhatsApp messages, fake customer-care numbers…
- Hyderabad
Police misbehave with Telugu woman journalist who tried to file a cybercrime plaint
Hyderabad: Hyderabad cybercrime officials, on Sunday, November 23, allegedly misbehaved with a female journalist working at Zee Telugu when she went to complain. The journalist’s father had recently undergone surgery. After hacking…
- Crime
Fraudsters demand USD 250 million from drug company, arrested
Hyderabad: Cybercrime police arrested two accused in a major corporate extortion racket, targeting Hetero Group of Companies, one of India’s largest pharmaceutical organizations based in Hyderabad. According to the police, the accused…
- Hyderabad
Family member held in ‘digital arrest’ for two days: Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni
Hyderabad: Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni on Monday said one of his family members was subjected to a ‘digital arrest‘ by fraudsters for two days, six months ago. Speaking at a press conference with…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: 21 held for cheating US citizens posing as Microsoft staff
Bengaluru: Twenty-one employees of a Bengaluru-based “fraudulent software firm” were arrested for allegedly cheating US citizens by posing as Microsoft technical support staff, police said on Saturday. The arrests were made during…