Cyber Crime
- Hyderabad
Fake Amazon Prime call centre in Hyderabad dupes people in Aus, Canada; 13 held
Hyderabad: 13 people running fake international Amazon Prime subscription call centres were arrested by the Cyberabad police on Wednesday. The sleuths of the Special Operations Team (SOT), Medchal Zone busted an international…
- India
Over 3 dozen cyber crime hotspots detected in 9 states: Sources
New Delhi: More than three dozen towns and villages of nine states — from Delhi to Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat to Assam — have become cyber crime hotspots which are being closely…
- Technology
Hackers exploiting SaaS platforms to target Indian BFSI sector
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Monday said they have discovered several freemium software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms that scammers abuse to conduct phishing campaigns against popular companies. Most of these campaigns targeted Indian banking,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kolkata gang arrested for creating fake bank documents
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police arrested a Kolkata-based gang consisting of four members who are allegedly involved in preparing fake bank guarantees and seized two cheques, five mobile phones, and 60 fake bank…
- Technology
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX claims USD 415 mn hacked
San Francisco: Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has claimed that hackers stole nearly $415 million from its platform. FTX CEO John J. Ray III said that about $323 million was hacked from its…
- Hyderabad
Cyber crime up by 57% in Telangana during 2022
Hyderabad: The overall crime rate in Telangana increased by 4.44 percent during 2022. The annual crime report released by outgoing Director General of Police Mahender Reddy also shows that the cyber crime…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police advise PSUs to implement cyber security measures
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police have urged government agencies to practice cyber hygiene and implement cyber security measures to prevent falling victim to scammers. The advice follows incidents where fraudsters attempted to steal…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Crime rate same as 2021; online fraud cases increase
Hyderabad: The total number of crimes in the city more or less remained the city remained more or less the same in the past year. The Hyderabad police booked 22,060 cases registered in…
- India
16 lakh cyber crime incidents reported since 2020, says govt
New Delhi: Over 16 lakh cybercrime incidents have been reported in the country in the last three years following which more than 32,000 FIRs were registered, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.…
- Technology
Hackers create fake websites, steal data around ‘Black Friday’ sales
New Delhi: Threat actors are hosting websites for malicious campaigns centred around the Black Friday theme and e-commerce, cryptocurrency and travel are the top targets, a new report has revealed. Researchers found…
- India
Cyber criminals use Dawood Ibrahim’s name to threaten, dupe Patna woman
Patna: Cyber criminals duped a Patna woman of Rs 20 lakh and also used her bank accounts for the RTGS and NEFT transactions to the tune of Rs 3 crore after using…
- Technology
Financial data of over 9 mn cardholders leaked, including from SBI: Researchers
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Wednesday said they have discovered a massive leak involving over nine million cardholders’ financial data that includes customers of the State Bank of India (SBI). The threat…
- Technology
Crypto losses reach $428 mn in Q3 globally, hacks top concern
New Delhi: The world saw crypto losses up to $428 million in the third quarter (Q3), down 36 per cent from Q2, from hacks and frauds, a new report has shown. An…
- Business
Retail second most targeted industry by ransomware globally
New Delhi: Retail was the second-most targeted industry by ransomware last year of all sectors, after media, leisure and entertainment sectors, a report has shown. Globally, 77 per cent of retail organisations…