Pune Techie Duped in Stock Market Fraud, Threatened With SEBI Action A 26-year-old software engineer from Hinjewadi has allegedly lost ₹6.58 lakh in an online investment fraud after being promised high returns from stock market investments, and was later allegedly thre...
UPMSCL, Created to Curb Corruption, Now Under Lens in ₹100 Crore Medical Supply Scam The Enforcement Directorate has begun investigating an alleged ₹100 crore scam involving the supply of medicines and medical equipment to government hospitals and medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh, ex...
US Lawmakers Seek Entity List Action Against Three Indian Firms Over Hack-for-Hire Allegations Three U.S. lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to place three India-based companies on the U.S. Commerce Department's Entity List , alleging that they have been associated with long-running ...
CBI Chargesheets IFoS Officer and Wife in ₹75.4 Crore CREST Fraud Case The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against former CREST chief executive officer and Indian Forest Service officer Navneet Srivastava , his wife and a private company in ...
AI Agents Help Hackers Automate Cyberattacks and Move Faster Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of the operational side of cyberattacks, with threat actors reportedly using AI agents to automate multiple stages of malicious campaigns. Accordi...
Goa Police Arrest Two in ₹2 Crore WhatsApp CEO Impersonation Scam Goa Police arrested two men from Pune within 48 hours of registering a cyber fraud case, involving the impersonation of a company chief executive officer on WhatsApp and the fraudulent transfer of ₹2 ...
Mumbai Police Trace ₹24 Crore Through 10 Accounts in Cyber Fraud Probe Mumbai Police's Crime Branch has busted a suspected cyber fraud network involving thousands of SIM cards and multiple bank accounts, arresting three men after investigators traced transactions worth a...
India Tightens E-Commerce Rules on Dark Patterns, Pricing, and Consumer Complaints The Department of Consumer Affairs has amended India's Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, introducing tighter requirements for online platforms covering consumer complaints, search results, spons...
Indian-Origin Texas Man Gets Five Years for ₹250 Crore Tax Fraud Scheme An Indian-origin man in Texas has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a tax fraud scheme that helped business owners conceal more than $27 million in income from the US government, ...
Supreme Court Voids Recovery Suit Over Unlawful Loan Arrangement The Supreme Court has rejected a money recovery suit arising from an arrangement to secure bank loans, ruling that courts cannot assist parties seeking recovery under an agreement whose very purpose i...
Cyber Alert: Today's Biggest Cyber Crime Stories Shaking India Today's roundup spans five significant developments across cybercrime enforcement, payment security policy, a live website compromise, indigenous defence technology, and a notable case of AI misuse fl...
Hyderabad Police Trace ₹3 Crore Political Impersonation Fraud, Accused Brought From Punjab Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have brought an accused from Punjab to the city in an impersonation fraud case involving the alleged misuse of a political aide's identity. Police say the accused, Gaurav ...
