- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 1 cr to cyber fraud, recovers in 10 days
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based saree businessman who lost Rs 1 crore through a ‘boss impersonation scam’ recovered the full amount in 10 days with prompt intervention from the police. According to Cyberabad Cybercrime…
- India
Fraudsters pose as senior official, dupe accountant of Rs 1.5 cr
Katni: Cyber fraudsters cheated a company linked to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and mining baron Sanjay Pathak by sending its accountant a WhatsApp message purportedly from a senior director and asking…
- Bangalore
UP ATS detains 2 suspected ISIS-linked men in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), acting on intelligence inputs, detained two Uttar Pradesh natives from the outskirts of Malagatti and Uplav villages in Kalaburagi city in Karnataka over their alleged…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 3.25 lakh in fake ECI verification scam
Hyderabad: A 75-year-old retired Reserve Bank of India (RBI) employee from Ameerpet lost Rs 3.50 lakh in a fake Election Commission of India (ECI) voter verification process. The victim, Vishnu Mohan Venna,…
- India
Over 10,000 Indians protected from WhatsApp malware attack: Govt
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, August 7, said that coordinated action by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), including geo-blocking of command-and-control (C2) servers through the Sahyog Portal, has protected…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out 5 new group chat features: what to know
Hyderabad: WhatsApp announced five new group chat features this week, and one of them will be felt by every user who has ever muted a noisy family or housing-society group. Here is…
- Telangana
Fraud alert: Scammers targeting Indiramma scheme beneficiaries
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has cautioned the public against a new cyber fraud in which scammers are targeting beneficiaries of the state government’s Indiramma Housing Scheme by demanding earnest…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police summons Meta over AI scam videos
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have summoned Meta and sought a detailed explanation on the measures taken by Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to detect and prevent investment scams involving artificial intelligence (AI)-generated…
- India
WhatsApp username feature row: Meta replies to govt notice
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted its reply to the government’s notice on the “username” feature, and the response is being examined, sources said on Thursday, July 9. The Centre issued a…
- Mobile
WhatsApp username feature: Meta gets three more days to respond
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has been granted more time to submit its response on the contentious ‘username’ feature and assured the government that it will not roll it out in India until…
- Bangalore
NDA leaders allege ‘mass irregularities’ in Karnataka SIR
Bengaluru: A delegation of NDA leaders on Monday, July 6, submitted a formal complaint to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar, alleging “massive irregularities” in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in…
- India
HC quashes FIR against woman for dressing dog as Lord Krishna
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a first information (FIR) registered against a Hoshiarpur woman who was booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by dressing her pet dog as Lord…
- Technology
WhatsApp explains username feature amid government concerns
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has come out with a detailed set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the controversial username feature, outlining details on how it plans to address concerns around impersonation,…
- India
Govt seeks explanation from Meta on WhatsApp username feature
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday, July 1, slapped a notice on Meta over the controversial username feature on WhatsApp in India and warned it not to roll it out until consultations…
- India
Why has WhatsApp rolled out usernames by ditching phone numbers?
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Monday, June 29, began allowing users worldwide to reserve usernames, a feature that will let people connect on the messaging platform without sharing their phone numbers, the Meta-owned company…
