Cyber Crime
- Hyderabad
Man held for impersonating Rahul Gandhi’s aide in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police has arrested a 45-year-old man accused of posing as an aide to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and brought him to the city from Central Prison, Patiala,…
- India
Case registered against Mahua Moitra under non-bailable sections
Kolkata: A case has been registered against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra under non-bailable sections, said the police on Thursday. The Krishnanagar MP has been summoned to the Diamond Harbour Cyber Crime…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad couple under digital arrest for 4 months, lose Rs 64L
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad couple were placed under digital arrest for four months and lost Rs 64 lakh after cyber fraudsters posed as police officials and claimed that the victims were being interrogated…
- Hyderabad
Stolen phones drain bank accounts in hybrid cyber fraud: CP
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police on Wednesday, August 26, warned the public to be extremely vigilant against new “hybrid cyber fraud” gangs operating within the city. These gangs combine traditional pickpocketing with modern…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 3.25 lakh in fake ECI verification scam
Hyderabad: A 75-year-old retired Reserve Bank of India (RBI) employee from Ameerpet lost Rs 3.50 lakh in a fake Election Commission of India (ECI) voter verification process. The victim, Vishnu Mohan Venna,…
- World
New Zealand announces further sanctions against Russia
Auckland: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced a new round of sanctions targeting individuals and entities supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine. The sanctions package targets 33 individuals and entities with…
- India
Over 10,000 Indians protected from WhatsApp malware attack: Govt
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, August 7, said that coordinated action by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), including geo-blocking of command-and-control (C2) servers through the Sahyog Portal, has protected…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Apple App Store, Telegram officials booked for fraud
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime police booked officials from Telegram and the Apple App Store India head in two cases of fraud on Friday, July 31. The case was registered after two people…
- Bangalore
Fake DRDO officer cheats Bengaluru woman of Rs 2.3 lakh
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru woman has allegedly been duped of Rs 2.30 lakh by a fraudster who posed as a senior official of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and emotionally manipulated…
- Telangana
43 cybercrime cases per 1 lakh population in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana’s cybercrime and economic offence rates are running far above the national average, a NITI Aayog-backed study has found, even as a separate World Economic Forum (WEF) report has flagged cyber insecurity…
- Hyderabad
Google India head booked in Hyderabad stock app fraud cases
Hyderabad: In an unusual move, the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have named the head of Google India, Preeti Lobana, as a co-accused in three cyber fraud cases after victims alleged they were duped…
- India
Cyber fraud syndicate exploits poor people’s bank accounts
Chikkamagaluru: A major cyber fraud racket that allegedly exploited the poverty and innocence of daily wage earners by using their bank accounts to route crores of rupees has come to light in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad software engineer duped of Rs 9 lakh in sextortion
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old software engineer from Narsingi in Hyderabad allegedly lost Rs 9.2 lakh to cyber fraudsters in a sextortion scam after they recorded a brief video call and threatened to circulate…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad Police restore Rs 27.38 lakh to cyber fraud victims
The Cyberabad Cyber Crimes Police conducted a Mega Grievance Redressal Drive and Money Restoration Module (MRM) Drive at the Commissionerate on July 10. The police process Rs 27.38 lakh for restoration to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad cyber crime police arrest 36 accused
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police registered 52 FIRs based on complaints received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in June. As part of special operations conducted across multiple states,…
