Cybercrime
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Police Commissioner’s name misused on social media, friend cheated
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar on Saturday said cyber fraudsters have created a fake social media account using his name and sent messages to his friends seeking money, claiming he…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime police crack 3 cases, arrest 4 with inter-state network
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police in Cyberabad arrested 4 individuals in 3 cybercrime cases from November 6 to November 11, revealing a link to a pan-India criminal network. They also refunded approximately 21.98…
- India
In RBI’s move to curb cyber frauds, all major banks shift to .bank.in website domain
To curb the increasing number of cybercrime incidents and online banking frauds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to change the website domain names of all major banks in India,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad residents are losing Rs 1 cr everyday through cybercrimes: Sajjanar
Hyderabad: Rs 1 crore is the sum, on average, that people in the Hyderabad Commissionerate’s jurisdiction are losing daily due to cybercrimes, Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar said on Sunday. Cyber criminals…
- Crime
Hyderabad cybercrime police arrest 55 in October, recover over Rs 62L
Hyderabad: During the month of October, cybercrime police in Hyderabad registered a total of 196 FIRs and arrested 55 individuals, refunding Rs 62,34,446 to the victims. Similarly, the Zonal cyber cells registered…
- Hyderabad
12 Telangana residents rescued from crime syndicates in Myanmar
Hyderabad: As part of ongoing rescue operations across the Myanmar-Thailand border, the Union ministry of external affairs will bring back a total of 270 Indians, including 12 from Telangana. The rescued Indians…
- Hyderabad
20 held for cybercrime in Hyderabad in a week
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police detected 10 cybercrime cases in a week from October 22-28. 20 people from various states were arrested. As many as 14 accused were linked to online trading fraud.…
- Hyderabad
‘Facebook friend’ cheats Hyderabad man of Rs 10 lakh; case registered
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old man from Hyderabad’s Langar Houz lost Rs 10.21 lakh after being trapped in an online investment scam by a woman he met on Facebook. Police said the victim befriended…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 6.5 lakh in online dating fraud
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old resident of Malakpet in Hyderabad, looking for a life partner, fell victim to an online dating and friendship scam and ended up losing Rs 6.5 lakh. According to a…
