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Saturday, November 1, 2025
TopicCyber fraud

Topic: cyber fraud

China shut down cyber scam centres on its borders. For India, the pressure will only grow

From 2023 to 2024, there was an estimated increase of 200 per cent in financial fraud, with reported losses of over Rs 22,000 crore. But the concern for India is deeper.

Sim card swap, OTPs & transaction limits: ICICI to pay duped Ahmedabad firm Rs 1 cr, Vodafone fined

New Delhi: The ICICI bank has been asked to pay over Rs 1 crore as compensation to an Ahmedabad-based company which became the victim...

ED raids Delhi call centres for duping US citizens. Rs 100 cr foreign remittances under probe

The central probe agency will conduct search & seizure operations at 3 locations in the Khanpur area of New Delhi in connection with an alleged international cyber fraud case.

Lok Sabha session: Jyotiraditya Scindia highlights India’s tech-based actions to counter cyber fraud

BJP MP presents the progress made under Sanchar Sathi initiative, a citizen-centric digital safety platform, highlighting 15.5 crore hits recorded since the launch in May 2023.

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.

What HC said on need for vigilance at point of entry while giving bail to a Malaysian national

Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to Muhammad Jamil, accused in a Rs 2.8 crore cyber fraud case in Haryana. Justice Anoop Chitkara also stressed on the need for a speedy trial.

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.

‘Cyber crime as a service’ with after-sale support: Inside ‘DK Boss’ gang’s cyber crime module in Jamtara

Jharkhand Police say cyber crime module, run by school dropouts using AI tools & YouTube tutorials, defrauded nearly 3,000 mobile users of Rs 12 crore and is linked to over 500 cases.

With 200 shell companies & an app, how Delhi CA who attacked ED team ‘ran international cyberfraud scam’

The CA & his brother absconded after attacking ED officials at his farmhouse. The ‘kingpin’ defrauded people on the pretext of job & investment offers with a ‘syndicate’ of CAs.

On Camera

Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.