Cybercrime
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad techie duped of Rs 2.5 lakh in sextortion scam
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old software engineer was duped of Rs 2.51 lakh in a sextortion scam in Hyderabad after fraudsters recorded his nude videos. The victim is a resident of Kokapet, who met…
- India
WhatsApp bans 9,400 scam-linked accounts since January: Centre to SC
New Delhi: A multi-pronged action involving telecom regulators, service providers, the RBI, tech giants and the CBI has been taken to tackle the rising menace of digital arrest scams, besides WhatsApp banning…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Fourth victim dies in Nalgonda microfinance scam
Hyderabad: The death toll in the alleged illegal microfinance scam in Telangana’s Nalgonda district rose to four after another victim died on Monday, April 27. According to local reports, Pathi Ramesh, a…
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Mumbai nurse duped of Rs 1 lakh in online dress scam via Facebook ad
Mumbai: A nurse working at a private hospital in Mumbai was allegedly cheated of Rs 1 lakh after she tried to purchase a dress for Rs 299 online, police said on Saturday,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad resident loses Rs 1.88 crore to online trading fraud
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Cybercrime police detected nine cases between April 15 and April 24, resulting in 14 arrests, a majority linked to trading fraud. One of the major cases detected by the…
- Hyderabad
Coffee with a COP: Cyberabad Police connects with Gen Z on safety
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police and the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) on Friday, April 24, launched “Coffee with a COP,” a monthly community outreach initiative aimed at fostering open dialogue between law…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad Police bust Rajasthan gang supplying mule accounts to fraudsters
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Police, Cyberabad, on Friday, April 24, busted a Rajasthan-based gang that supplied mule bank accounts to fraudsters and arrested three of its members in connection with an online investment…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad CP asks RBI to strengthen measures against mule accounts
Hyderabad: To further strengthen defences against financial crimes, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar on Tuesday, April 21, proposed the formation of a Joint Working Group comprising representatives from the RBI, banking…
- India
CJI Surya Kant urges real-time cybercrime enforcement, flags systemic gaps
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday, April 20, stressed the urgent need for a transition towards real-time enforcement mechanisms to effectively combat the rapidly evolving threat of…
- Hyderabad
Nalgonda man arrested for obscene comments against actress Anasuya Bharadwaj
Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man from Nalgonda has been arrested for targeting actress Anasuya Bharadwaj with defamatory and obscene social media content, Cyberabad cybercrime police said on Monday, April 20. The accused, identified…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police bust Rs 150 crore cyber fraud, 32 bank officers held
Hyderabad: In a massive pan-India cyber fraud network involving bank officers, the Hyderabad City Police arrested 52 individuals from nine states, including Telangana. The crackdown was carried out under Operation Octopus 2,…
- Telangana
Cyberabad Police arrest Jagtial man in Cambodia digital arrest scam
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police on Friday, April 17, arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly running “digital arrest” scams from Cambodia, defrauding Indian citizens of nearly Rs 24 lakh over two months…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Delhi court grants 5-day transit remand to two in Hyderabad cyber fraud case
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted five days’ transit remand to the Telangana Police of two Delhi-based bank employees arrested in connection with a cyber fraud with a 74-year-old retired doctor…
- Hyderabad
Mailardevpally police conducts cyber awareness campaign at Pragathi Colony
Hyderabad: As part of their ongoing efforts to tackle cybercrime in the city, Mailardevpally police on Tuesday, April 14, conducted a door-to-door cyber awareness campaign at Pragathi Colony and educated the residents…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police use auto rickshaws for cyber awareness
Hyderabad: An auto-rickshaw fitted with a public address system disseminated cyber awareness messages in key areas of Tolichowki on Saturday, April 11, as part of Hyderabad police’s ongoing efforts to combat the…
