Cybercrime
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad police alerts against online astrologers and tantriks
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police on Tuesday, May 26, alerted people of a new cyber fraud where people posing as astrologers and tantriks were extorting money from innocent victims. The police has asked…
- Hyderabad
Delivery boy held for supplying mule accounts, earned Rs 50K per account
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old delivery boy was arrested by the Cyberabad police on Thursday, May 21, for allegedly supplying bank accounts for cybercrime activities. Dilip Singh, from Jeedimetla, was paid Rs 25,000 for…
- Hyderabad
66 held, 544 SIM cards seized as Hyderabad Police crack down on ghost SIM gangs
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police on Wednesday, May 20, said they arrested 66 people, including 20 telecom point-of-sale agents, across 13 states in a sweeping crackdown on a “ghost SIM” network that was allegedly the…
- Hyderabad
Man arrested for cheating women on matrimony apps blew money at Goa casinos
Hyderabad: A man who posed as a wealthy, well-settled bachelor on multiple matrimonial apps to cheat women of money and banking credentials was on Tuesday, May 19, arrested by the Cyberabad Cyber Crime…
- Hyderabad
Six held for Rs 77 lakh OTP diversion fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Six individuals were arrested by the Cyberabad cybercrime police in relation to a Rs 77 lakh fraud involving SIM card manipulation and OTP diversion, police said on Saturday, May 16. The…
- World
Sri Lanka: 173 Indians among foreigners arrested in latest cyber crime crackdown
Colombo: As many as 173 Indians are among nearly 200 foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka as part of the latest drive in an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations, police said on Tuesday,…
- Telangana
Telangana retired teacher duped Rs 82 lakh in digital arrest scam
Hyderabad: A retired teacher from Mahabubabad, Telangana, lost Rs 82 lakh in a digital arrest scam, with fraudsters posing as police officers, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) personnel and telecom officials threatening…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad loses Rs 104 crore to cybercrime in Hyderabad so far in 2026
Hyderabad: Cybercrime in Cyberabad region has already cost victims around Rs 104 crore in 2026, even as total losses stood at Rs 438 crore for the whole of 2025. Speaking at a…
- India
9 in 10 child cybercrime cases linked to explicit content: NCRB data
New Delhi: Nearly nine out of every 10 cybercrimes against children in India in 2024 involved transmitting sexually explicit content depicting children, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. The latest…
- Hyderabad
77 cases of cybercrime filed in Hyderabad in April, 56 people arrested
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 56 people from across India in April as part of a special operation targeting organised online fraud networks, recovering nearly Rs 70 lakh and refunding it…
- Hyderabad
Free movie apps come with price: Hyderabad man loses Rs 1.75L in online scam
Hyderabad: While scrolling Facebook, a man ended up losing Rs 1.75 lakh after he clicked on a link advertising a free movie app. The Cyberabad police on Tuesday, May 5, issued an…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police take down 184 betting, scam-linked social media profiles
Hyderabad: In a significant crackdown on cyber-enabled fraud, Hyderabad Police have taken down 184 social media profiles that were promoting illegal betting platforms and fake investment schemes. The action was carried out…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man duped of Rs 1 crore in forex trading scam
Hyderabad: A 51-year-old private employee from Hyderabad’s KPHB was duped of Rs 1 crore in a forex trading scam in March 2026. The incident came to light when the victim, a private…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Seven bank officials from Hyderabad held for assisting cybercriminals
Hyderabad: Seven bank officials were arrested by the Cyberabad Cybercrime Police in five separate cases for allegedly colluding with cybercriminals and illegally opening accounts in large-scale frauds, police stated in a release…
- Hyderabad
Centre reviews Hyderabad Police’s Operation Octopus, pushes anti-fraud AI tool
Hyderabad: The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has directed banks to adopt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-developed artificial intelligence tool MuleHunter.AI at the earliest to detect and block mule accounts being used…
