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Friday, March 20, 2026
TopicOnline fraud

Topic: Online fraud

SIM binding: What India’s new mandate means for your WhatsApp & why big tech is pushing back

Though the objective of addressing financial security breaches is understandable, a major issue is that SIM-binding requirement may be difficult to implement in short term.

US DEA shuts down 200-plus India-linked online pharmacies selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills

Federal agency fighting drug trafficking adds that it is actively collaborating with Indian officials to 'identify, investigate, and dismantle dangerous criminal organisations.'

In Dabur’s ‘whack-a-mole’ fight with fake websites, Delhi HC’s answer can revamp online brand safeguards

Ruling allows the FMCG giant to block new fake domains without filing fresh lawsuits, while directing banks, registrars and authorities to plug gaps that enable online fraud.

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.

On Camera

How the US is rapidly reaching the limits of imperial over-reach

Beyond the immediate protection of Israel and its borders, which the USA could reasonably commit itself to, it did not need to get into every war in the Muslim world.

Why the US shouldn’t try to outsmart the oil market

Selling oil futures would be a desperate ploy, born of panic about rising US gasoline and diesel retail prices ahead of the midterm elections.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.