cybercrime

Bengaluru, February 13 Police registered a case against an "unknown person" on Friday following a complaint from the office of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding a fake note circulating on social media. The note falsely claimed that a district health and family welfare officer in...

Gurugram, February 13 Haryana Police arrested two men on Friday for allegedly committing fraud by transferring money in the name of membership in a male escort service, officials said.The accused, who were arrested from the Manesar area, are being questioned by the police, they said...

New Delhi, February 13 The CBI and the I4C are considering a range of measures to recommend to the government, including linking banks' KYC processes with biometric verification and tethering international mobile roaming services to passports, as part of a broader effort to curb cybercrimes...

Ballia (UP), February 13 A case has been registered in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh after a man was allegedly cheated of Rs 63 lakh under the pretense of high returns through a fake online trading application, police said on Friday.According to police, an FIR was lodged on Thursday at the...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 An elderly couple from the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, were allegedly kept under "digital arrest" by cyber fraudsters for over 35 hours, police said on Thursday.However, the couple did not suffer any financial loss as the bank account provided by the...

Shimla, February 12 Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Vijaya Rahatkar, on Thursday urged all stakeholders to work in close coordination to ensure the safety and security of women and girls studying in universities and colleges in Himachal Pradesh.She was addressing a...

Ashoknagar, February 12 A caller claiming to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang demanded ₹10 crore from a trader in Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, according to police on Thursday.While the cyber cell is trying to identify and locate the caller, officials said that some individuals...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), February 12 A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a person of more than Rs 2.37 lakh through a fake insurance call, police said on Thursday.According to authorities, the complainant, a resident of Puttur, recently received repeated calls from an...

Patna, February 12 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday claimed that the rise in population and the introduction of digital platforms for reporting crimes online have led to an increase in the number of recorded offences across the state, as reflected in the NCRB data...

New Delhi, February 12 The Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday that it has filed a chargesheet against some accused who allegedly defrauded US nationals of crores of rupees through a "tech support scam", and used the money to purchase lavish houses, cars, luxury watches, and to fly in...

New Delhi, February 11 Experts have recommended that telecom service providers take greater responsibility in strengthening customer verification processes and providing proactive support to investigative agencies to deal with cyber criminals, officials said on Wednesday.The recommendations...

Mumbai, February 11 Salman Khan's brother-in-law, Aayush Sharma, allegedly received a threatening email, police said on Wednesday, a day after actor Ranveer Singh received a threat via WhatsApp. The sender of the email to Sharma, who is also an actor, claimed to be a member of the Lawrence...

Mumbai, February 11 The Cyber Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two men through whose bank accounts proceeds from a digital scam were allegedly being circulated, an official said on Wednesday.Faraz Zakir Sharif and Aman Khan are alleged to have opened bank accounts under the names of...

Kolkata, February 11 A college student was arrested in Bhubaneswar on charges of defrauding the son of the Director (Security) and former Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma of Rs 30,000 in an online paying guest (PG) accommodation scam, an officer said on Wednesday.The student was brought...

Reasi, February 10: The Reasi District Administration observed Safer Internet Day 2026 by organizing a large-scale awareness workshop on the theme "Stay Alert in the Age of AI: Safe and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence." The program, under the MeitY's ISEA Project, aimed to promote...

New Delhi, Feb 10 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called on the CBI and I4C to develop a joint system with other institutions like the NIA, ED, and banks to create a “coordinated and highly secure ecosystem” and remain “two steps ahead” in countering cybercriminals who use novel...

New Delhi, February 10 The centers of cyber crimes have shifted from Jamtara, Mewat, and Bharatpur to Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, CBI Director Praveen Sood said on Tuesday.In his welcome address at the National Conference on "Combating Cyber-Enabled...

New Delhi, February 10 The rise of artificial intelligence has led to the industrialization of cybercrime, with organized gangs carrying out a large number of automated attacks, a top official of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre said on Tuesday.Speaking at the Global CyberPeace Summit...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 10 Kerala Police Chief Ravada A Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday that traditional policing methods are evolving, urging officers to expand their expertise and adopt a people-friendly approach.Chandrasekhar was speaking at the passing-out ceremony of 73 sub-inspectors...

Jaipur, February 10 A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating an IPS officer and marrying a woman using false credentials in the Banswara district of Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday.The accused, Akshat Kothari, was arrested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh after being on the run for over...