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Friday, October 10, 2025
TopicCyber crime

Topic: Cyber crime

‘57% of all frauds’ in India happen online, ‘26% of Indian organisations lost over $1 million’ to such scams

Report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers focuses on 'platform fraud', which happens via an online platform, and is the biggest source of fraud suffered by Indian companies.

Did you get a WhatsApp video call from unknown number? Chat apps fair game as online con takes new form

As scammers get innovative by the day, experts say regulations aren’t the issue but enforcing them is. User awareness is of the essence, they add. 

Cybercriminals ‘cloning’ Aadhaar biometric data to commit fraud: MHA nodal agency to states

I4C, MHA's nodal agency for cybercrime, has requested states/UTs to 'mask' fingerprints on documents when uploading them on registry websites.

Move over, Jamtara. Most fake customer care numbers registered in Bengal, says cyber firm study

Study by Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm CloudSEK analyses 20,000 fake customer care numbers. Report, released Friday, says Delhi and Uttar Pradesh tied for second spot.

How police, probe agencies are tackling growing menace of illegal call centres

The hurdles police & probe agencies face include victims not registering complaints or unwilling to record a statement, and the accused, who often deal in Bitcoins & change offices.

‘Foreign sabotage, ransomware, espionage’ — angles under probe in AIIMS cyberattack

Message left on AIIMS servers by alleged hackers said there was a 'guarantee of repair of all data files' & also offered to decrypt 3 files for free before a payment was made, it is learnt.

Delhi Police arrests four for duping people with gigolo, masseuse job offers

According to police, the accused cheated around 100 people, including the son of a police official. It was found that they were running the scam for the last two years.

Bogus SMSes, victims cheated of over Rs 1 cr, 65 arrests — how Delhi cops blew lid off ‘BSES scam’

Operational for six months, the syndicate behind 'scam' used four methods — selling/providing SIM cards, providing dummy accounts, scamming via tele-callers, and E-Mitra associates.

‘Fake sites, brand names to lure people’ — how e-commerce ‘fraud’ busted by Delhi Police worked

Delhi Police’s cyber cell arrested 2 'key suspects' in 'Rs 60 lakh scam' that had customers buy items that were never delivered. HC hearing pleas of multiple brands against such fraud.

Blinded by crypto buzz? Watch out. Crypto crime will rob world of $30 bn/yr, says US cyber firm

Report by US-based research firm predicts that by 2025, overall cybercrime costs will be $10.5 trillion, and victims will lose $265 billion annually to ransomware attacks by 2031.

On Camera

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.