Cybercrime
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime tops list of offences in Hyderabad’s IT hub
Hyderabad: Although cybercrime has seen a sharp decline from last year, it has still emerged as a top contributor among all cognizable offences recorded within the limits of the Cyberabad police commissionerate…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime dips 19 pc in Rachakonda; Rs 40 crore refunded
Hyderabad: As many as 3,734 cybercrime cases were reported in the Rachakonda commissionerate this year, compared to 4,618 in 2024, indicating a 19 per cent dip, the Telangana police said in its…
- Hyderabad
TGCSB alerts public on rising cases of Chrome attack, WhatsApp ghost pairing
Hyderabad: With an alarming number of rising cybercrime and online fraud cases, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), on Sunday, issued an alert against Chrome Attack and WhatsApp Ghost Pairing, warning of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police commissioner flags mule accounts to RBI governor
Hyderabad: To counter ‘mule accounts’ used by cyber criminals, Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar called for the establishment of a dedicated centralised database to identify and track such mule accounts in a…
- Hyderabad
Money refunded to victims after reporting crime in ‘golden hour’
Hyderabad: Cybercrime police helped two victims recover money lost to fraudsters consecutively after they reported the fraud during the peak golden hour. The first victim, a 26-year-old software engineer from Yousufguda, received…
- Hyderabad
Secunderabad man loses Rs 24 lakh in trading app scam
Hyderabad: A 47-year-old resident of Secunderabad lost Rs 24,44,152 after fraudsters convinced him to invest in a trading app called ‘KDEOne Gold’, promising high profits. According to the cybercrime police, the victim…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 1.09 lakh after falling for fake DMart ad
Hyderabad: A 75-year-old resident of Habsiguda was scammed out of Rs 1,09,610 after clicking on a fake D-Mart advertisement on Facebook. The victim had seen the ad offering groceries at Rs 298…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad couple duped out of Rs 1.83 crore in digital arrest fraud
Hyderabad: A couple were duped out of Rs 1.83 crore after falling prey to a digital arrest scam in Mokila, Rangareddy, where fraudsters posed as officials from the National Cyber Crime Coordination…
- Telangana
TGCSB busts fake job racket with Myanmar cybercrime link; five held
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested five persons from Hyderabad, Mysore and Visakhapatnam for allegedly trafficking unemployed young men and women to Myanmar, forcing them into organised cybercrime operations. The…
- Telangana
Telangana, Karnataka report highest cybercrime cases between 2021 and 2023
New Delhi: The country witnessed as many as 2,05,287 cases registered under cybercrime between 2021-2023 with 52,974 in 2021, 65,893 in 2022 and 86,420 in 2023, the government said in Rajya Sabha…
- Hyderabad
How cybercriminals use SIR to scam people; police issues advisory
Hyderabad: Cybercriminals appear to have found a new avenue to capitalise on — the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). As the SIR exercise rolls out in several states, the police have issued…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime in Telangana dips 8pc, TGCSB launches awareness drive
Hyderabad: To prevent frequent cyber fraud and create citizen awareness, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), on Tuesday, launched a six-week cyber awareness campaign, “Fraud Ka Full Stop.” Speaking on the occasion,…
- Hyderabad
Three arrested for cheating elderly man in digital arrest case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime unit arrested three people on Saturday, November 29, for digital arrest and extorting Rs 1.92 crore from an elderly man. The accused have been identified as Pandu Vinith…
- Hyderabad
Call centre duping Australian citizens busted in Madhapur, 9 held
Hyderabad: Nine people were arrested by the Balanagar special operations team and cybercrime unit of Cyberabad police on Saturday, November 29, for allegedly operating a fake call centre and duping Australian citizens…
- Hyderabad
City doctor loses Rs 14.61 crore in one of Telangana’s biggest cyber frauds
Hyderabad: In one of Telangana’s biggest cyber-investment frauds, a Hyderabad doctor was duped of Rs 14.61 crore after cybercriminals, posing as a woman on social media, trapped him in a fake online…
