AI-Generated Bride Photos Used to Lure Grooms; One Arrested in Durg Matrimonial Fraud Case Police in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of running a fraudulent matrimonial call centre that allegedly used AI-generated photographs of women to attract prospect...
Bihar Man Arrested in Kanpur Doctor’s ₹48 Lakh Digital Arrest Fraud Case Kanpur cybercrime police have arrested a man from Bihar in connection with an alleged digital arrest fraud that reportedly cost a senior doctor approximately ₹48 lakh. The accused, identified as Rajiv...
ED Uncovers Alleged Money-Laundering Network Linked to Online Betting and Cyber Fraud The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered an alleged money-laundering network involving suspected illegal online betting proceeds and cyber fraud transactions routed through multiple bank account...
Pune Senior Citizen Allegedly Loses ₹2.1 Crore in Investment and Fake Arrest Scam A 70-year-old resident of Pune has allegedly lost ₹2.1 crore after being targeted through an online investment scheme followed by threats of arrest in a fabricated money-laundering case. The fraud rep...
AI-Powered Cyberattacks Accelerate as Cybersecurity Firms Expand Automated Defences Artificial intelligence is changing the cybersecurity landscape, giving organisations new ways to identify threats while also helping cybercriminals automate parts of their operations. As attacks beco...
WhatsApp Explains Why AI Conversations Do Not Receive the Same End-to-End Encryption as Personal Chats WhatsApp has clarified that conversations with artificial intelligence (AI) assistants do not necessarily receive the same end-to-end encryption protections as private messages exchanged between indiv...
Delhi-NCR Couple Faces Tax Penalties Over Alleged ₹5.3 Crore False Deduction Claims Income tax authorities have investigated an IT professional and his wife in the Delhi-NCR region over alleged fraudulent deduction claims and tax irregularities estimated at ₹5.3 crore over a five-yea...
France Warns Crypto Investors About Phishing Scam Using Fake Government Tax Letters French authorities have warned cryptocurrency investors about a phishing campaign involving forged tax notices that impersonate the country's official tax administration. The fraudulent letters misuse...
Binance Begins Phased Withdrawal Restoration After ₹59,900 Crore Crypto Theft Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has begun gradually restoring customer withdrawal services following a massive security breach involving the reported theft of digital assets worth approximately ₹59,90...
Bank of Baroda Plans Major Cybersecurity Overhaul After Employee Email Breach, Technology Spending to Exceed 10% of Operating Profit Bank of Baroda is preparing to increase its technology and cybersecurity spending beyond its traditional budgetary ceiling of 10% of operating profit following a breach involving an employee email acc...
Oman Rescues 25 Crew Members from Burning Tanker as Iran Halts Ships in Strait of Hormuz Oman’s navy rescued 25 crew members from a merchant vessel that caught fire after being targeted in the Gulf of Oman, while Iran said three oil tankers had been halted during attempts to cross the str...
U.S., South Korea and Japan Reaffirm Commitment to North Korea’s Complete Denuclearisation The United States, South Korea and Japan have reiterated their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea, renewing their shared position as diplomatic attention turns towards the poss...
