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Thursday, October 9, 2025
TopicCyber crime

Topic: Cyber crime

Rajasthan CMO to Modi stadium, jilted techie ‘sent 30+ hoax threats’ in 11 states to ‘frame’ man she loved

The woman, now arrested by Ahmedabad cyber police, had allegedly created around 1.3 lakh fake accounts to send the threats.

From Delhi, UP to Tokyo: Indian students learning Japanese among cyber fraudsters targeting Japan’s elderly

CBI conducted raids in Noida and Varanasi, arresting 6 individuals in their 20s. Japanese authorities have been informed.

Electronic screening, automatic FIR: How Modi govt’s new e-Zero FIRs to solve cyber crime will work

Launched as a pilot project in Delhi for now, the new system will drive investigations swiftly cracking down on cybercriminals, Home Minister Amit Shah said.

At Myanmar’s ‘KK Farm’, Indian cyber slaves paid in baht, running scams worth billions of dollars

Individuals worked in the compound guarded by armed militia & the money earned was converted to crypto with help of finance centres that facilitated the conversion, it is learnt.

Pyramid of cyber criminals & stolen data at heart of digital arrest scam. They know everything about you

In Part 2 of this two-part series, ThePrint spoke to Pao Pao, a recruiter who said those hired for ‘digital arrest’ scams submit passports and are only allowed to leave compound thrice a week.

Naseeruddin Shah’s brother Zameer Uddin loses Rs 1 lakh to cyber fraud while making hotel reservations

The former deputy chief of Army staff, who also served as vice-chancellor of AMU, lost Rs 93,980 in the beginning of March. Case lodged with cyber police in Gurugram.

The trinity that failed women at Maha Kumbh. Holy, unholy, and the algorithm

Indian men need to reckon with their fundamental inability to understand consent. Until then, no holy dip in the waters of the Ganga can wash away their sins.

Make women pregnant, get rich—Bihar’s cyber scam goes to a whole new level

Nawada district has long been a hotbed of scams, swindles, and schemes. But platforms like Telegram, Facebook, and WhatsApp have changed the nature of the con.

How Siliguri pub owner landed in CBI net for ‘scamming Germans in name of Microsoft tech support’

Accused Rahul Shaw owns pub in Siliguri, controls apparel brand in UAE, is director of 2 firms & ‘national president of Anti-Crime & Social Justice Forum India’. He is in 5-day CBI remand.

Digital arrest case: Delhi Police arrests 5 men who ‘arranged mule bank accounts for Chinese scammers’

Police suspect elaborate network involving Chinese callers who recruited Indians on Telegram and instructed them to open bank accounts to transfer the loot.

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India’s $44 billion space dream rests on getting SATCOM right

The Satellite Communication vertical is expected to contribute approximately $14.9 billion by 2033, with $12.7 billion projected from the domestic market and $2.2 billion from exports.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.