Cyber Crime
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Elderly man duped of Rs 4.4 lakh in KBC fraud
Hyderabad: A 71-year-old man was duped of Rs 4.4 lakh in the Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) lottery fraud in Hyderabad. The victim approached the cybercrime unit of the Hyderabad police, stating that…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 66-year-old duped of Rs 3.5 crore in crypto scam
Hyderabad: A 66-year-old Hyderabad based consultant was duped of Rs 3.5 crore in crypto currency investment fraud after being contacted by a fraudster via social media. The victim, a resident of Kondapur…
- India
Rule to link WhatsApp, other messaging apps to SIM come into force on March 1
Starting Sunday, March 1, messaging apps used by millions of Indians – WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Sharechat, Jiochat, Josh and Arattai, among others – will have to remain continuously linked to a…
- Telangana
TGCSB targets mule accounts under ‘Operation Crackdown’
Hyderabad: Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) on Wednesday, February 25, launched ‘Operation Crackdown,’ to target and dismantle criminal networks and the cybercrime ecosystem in the state over the next few months. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 20 duped of Rs 4 crore for jobs in company that never existed
Hyderabad: At least 20 people were duped of Rs 4 crore in a job fraud in Hyderabad, where scamsters lured them on the pretext of providing jobs at a non-existent company. The…
- Hyderabad
Woman duped of Rs 2.3 crore in investment fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly duped of Rs 2.3 crore in an investment fraud in Hyderabad in the last week of December 2025. In her complaint, the woman said that she…
- Hyderabad
Four duped of Rs 11 lakh in traffic challan scam in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: At least four people were allegedly duped of Rs 11.2 lakh in a traffic challan scam in Hyderabad by cyber fraudsters who circulated APK files on WhatsApp. On January 17, a…
- Crime
Digital arrest: Duo siphon off Rs. 59L from senior citizen in Hyderabad, held
Hyderabad: The police on Friday, December 19, arrested two people for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of Rs. 59 lakh, and were part of an inter-state gang that defrauded people to the tune…
- Hyderabad
Banjara Hills man loses Rs 2.49 L in fake courier delivery scam
Hyderabad: A 59-year-old resident of Banjara Hills lost Rs 2.49 lakh in the blink of an eye in a courier delivery scam. Believing he was paying some sort of a delivery fee…
- Hyderabad
Secunderabad man loses Rs 2.47 lakh to fake courier message
Hyderabad: A 36-year-old man from Secunderabad lost Rs.2.47 lakh in a cyber fraud after receiving a fake SMS claiming to be from DTDC courier, police said on Tuesday. According to officials, the…
- Hyderabad
Five online gaming fraudsters held in Hyderabad, Rs 14L seized
Hyderabad: Five people, who were allegedly involved in cheating people through fake gaming platforms, were arrested by Cyberabad’s Cyber Crime police on Wednesday, October 8. They have been identified as Doppalapudi Naveen…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad retired doctor dies after 70 hour digital arrest, Rs 6.6L fraud
Hyderabad: A 76-year-old retired Hyderabad doctor fell victim to an organised cyber fraud, resulting in her death on September 8 by cardiac arrest, before which she was held in a 70-hour digital…
- Hyderabad
Man duped of Rs 33.4L in ‘digital arrest’ in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 73-year-old man was duped of Rs 33.4 lakh in a digital arrest scam in Hyderabad. The victim is a resident of Bowenpally. According the Hyderabad cybercrime unit, the victim filed…
- Hyderabad
Cyber slavery network uncovered after absconding offender’s arrest in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chikkala Santosh Kumar, 31, who had been absconding in an online stock trading fraud case, has been arrested by Hyderabad’s Cybercrime unit. The accused is also allegedly linked to a cyber…
- Telangana
Telangana police bust massive illegal cyber crime operation
Hyderabad: In a major breakthrough, the Telangana police in coordination with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), busted an illegal cyber fraud operation involving SIM boxes…
