Cyber Crime
- India
Centre cracks down on spoofed international calls, telcos block over 20 carriers
New Delhi: An indigenously-developed system to identify and block international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers has significantly brought down such calls to about 4 lakh per day, the government has…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cybercriminals posing as charities to park fraud money in victims’ accounts
Hyderabad: In a new kind of scam, cyber fraudsters are targeting people to seek donations using names of Hyderabad-based organisations who claim to do philanthropy work. The scamsters are using banks of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 3 arrested for circulating child sexual abuse material
Hyderabad: Three individuals were arrested by the Hyderabad cyber crime unit in separate cases concerning child sexual abuse material (CSAM) based on CyberTipline cases involving social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram. …
- Hyderabad
Beware of fake Sankranti shopping offers, websites: Telangana Police
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Cyber Security Director Shikha Goel has issued a warning to the public regarding the rise in cyber scams during the Sankranti festival. She emphasized the need for vigilance against cybercriminals…
- Hyderabad
Some bankers working hand-in-glove with cyber criminals: Hyderabad top cop
Hyderabad: While releasing the Hyderabad City Police Annual Report- 2024, city police commissioner CV Anand opined that certain bankers were working hand-in-glove with cyber criminals. He made the statement after a manager…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad girl blackmailed using AI-created deepfake image
Hyderabad: A girl, a resident of the Charminar area in Hyderabad, has been blackmailed using an AI-created deepfake image of her. According to a report published in TOI, following the blackmail, the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: DGP inaugurates cutting-edge cyber shield lab at TGPA
Hyderabad: Telangana’s director general of police (DGP) Dr Jitendar inaugurated the Cyber Shield Lab at RBVRR Telangana State Police Academy (TGPA) on Saturday, December 7, The state-of-the-art facility is designed to prepare…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad woman duped of over Rs 1 lakh in PMEGP loan fraud
Hyderabad: A 33-year-old woman was duped of Rs 1,32,000 in Hyderabad after being lured on the pretext of receiving a loan offer under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). The cybercrime…
- Hyderabad
Woman duped of Rs 1.7 lakh in job fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A woman lost Rs 1,70,000 in a job fraud in Hyderabad recently. The cyber fraudsters lured the victim by offering a job via WhatsApp. The woman, an employee at a private…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad cyber crime police arrest two for online job fraud
Hyderabad: The city cyber crime police arrested two persons on charges of cheating under the pretext of providing online jobs. The two accused – 43-year-old Shri Krishna Babanrao Pawar and 30-year-old Ramakant…
- India
Watch: Fake cop targets cyber crime police officer in hilarious mix-up
In an unexpected twist regarding the rising ‘digital arrest’ scams in the country, a scammer found himself in trouble after accidentally targeting a cyber cell officer as his intended victim. In a…
- Crime and Accident
Mahabubnagar SBI staff’s alertness saves customer from digital arrest scam
Hyderabad: The alertness of State Bank of India (SBI) staff, Clock Tower branch in Mahabubnagar, helped a victim of a ‘digital arrest’ scam from losing money. In a digital arrest scam, fraudsters…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad businessman duped of Rs 1.73 lakh in fake loan scam
Hyderabad: A businessman was duped by cyber conmen of Rs 1.73 lakh under the guise of a zero percent loan on the purchase of an insurance policy. A telecaller who claimed to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man booked for derogatory post on Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime unit of the Hyderabad police on Thursday, October 17 booked a case against unidentified person for a derogatory social media post against Union coal and mines minister G Kishan…
- Hyderabad
Unemployed Hyderabad man scammed in stock trading gets Rs 39L refund
Hyderabad: A 34-year-old unemployed man from Hyderabad was refunded Rs 39 lakh, by the Hyderabad city cyber crime police, which he lost to stock trading fraud. The victim was cheated of Rs…
