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TopicCybercrime

Topic: cybercrime

How Pakistani TV series Aik Aur Pakeezah turns cybercrime into a social message

The drama, directed by Kashif Nisar and written by Bee Gul, explores themes of cyberbullying, forced marriage and the silent systems in place that prevent women from speaking out.

‘Krrish’ unmasked: How CBI trapped the ghost who ‘lured Indians to Myanmar cyber scam farms’

With just an alias to go by, investigators stayed locked on to their faceless target until they got their man moments before he could fly away.

How a hacked-email marketplace fuelled hoax bomb threats—and how police bought their way to the seller

A 30-year-old man West Bengal allegedly ran an online platform selling email IDs, many of which were used to send hoax bomb threats. Police cracked him by becoming his customers.

From Noida hospital, cancer patient helped run cybercrime gang that cheated 1.5L Indians, say UP cops

Money allegedly routed to Hong Kong; Aligarh police say they seek a purple notice by Interpol to get more information about the cybercrime gang

After Indonesia & Malaysia, Philippines moves to block Grok AI

The Philippines’ cybercrime center is working with the telecoms commission to implement the “immediate” blocking of Grok.

‘PVR’ of fighting cyber crime: Haryana DGP bats for Pause, Verify, Report model to check online fraud

Three-step 'simple, musical' strategy linked with Bollywood songs is designed to prompt people to take two crucial seconds to think when a suspicious message or call hits phone.

IAF brings back 270 Indians who fled to Thailand to escape Myanmar cyber scam hub

They were lured into Myanmar by promises of lucrative jobs. But once there, they found themselves forced into criminal activities by operators of the alleged scam center.

India’s IT hub Bengaluru is also the cybercrime capital with over 17,000 cases

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of convictions in cybercrime cases at 446, followed by Jharkhand with 114.

House panel to Modi govt—empower CBI to probe cybercrime cases without state’s consent

IUML MP in dissent note to House panel chairperson says recommended amendments to DSPE Act, 1946, are ‘sweeping’ and may impinge upon cooperative federalism.

India’s elderly are losing their savings to scams. And it’s creating health problems

Tapan Bhattacharya, a retired banker, said his degree of awareness of such crimes is high. He still lost Rs 20 lakh in a scam.

On Camera

Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

What India’s ₹10 trillion post-Op Sindoor arms buying plan means & next steps | CutTheClutter

In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.