Impersonation Fraud: Company Duped of ₹80.50 Lakh After Fake CEO WhatsApp Messages A private automobile company in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district has allegedly been cheated of ₹80.50 lakh after cybercriminals impersonated the company’s Chief Executive Officer on WhatsApp. According...
Your Child’s School WhatsApp Group Could Become a Cyber Fraud Gateway A cyber fraud case has emerged from Gujarat's Morbi district where fraudsters allegedly hijacked the WhatsApp account of a woman associated with a private school's official WhatsApp group. Police said...
Man Posing as Millionaire Dupes Woman of ₹41 Lakh Through Matrimonial Website A case of alleged rape and financial fraud has been reported from Maharashtra’s Thane district, where a man is accused of posing as a wealthy hotelier on a matrimonial website and cheating a woman of ...
MEA Warns of Fake ‘Policy Advisers’ Using Its Name to Mislead People Online The Ministry of External Affairs has issued a public warning against fake social media accounts falsely claiming to be policy advisers associated with the ministry. According to the MEA, some individu...
Cybercrime in India Reaches New High as Citizens Lose ₹55,659 Crore to Online Fraud Cybercrime in India has reached unprecedented levels, with government data revealing that Indian citizens lost ₹55,659.81 crore to cyber fraud between 2020 and 2025 . More than ₹45,344.16 crore , repr...
IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur Launch India’s First Bachelor of Cybersecurity Programme IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur have jointly launched India’s first practice-oriented four-year Bachelor of Cybersecurity programme. The new undergraduate degree is aimed at preparing students for careers i...
RTI Reveals ₹9,330 Crore Unclaimed in Nearly 31 Lakh EPF Accounts More than ₹9,330 crore remains unclaimed in nearly 31 lakh inoperative Employees’ Provident Fund accounts across India, according to an RTI response. The data highlights the scale of dormant retiremen...
Palghar Bank Deputy Manager Duped of ₹46.41 Lakh Through Fake Trading App A cooperative bank deputy manager from Palghar district has allegedly lost ₹46.41 lakh after being trapped by a fake online trading application. The Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar Cyber Crime Police have ...
Uttarakhand Court Imposes ₹1.89 Crore Penalty Over Undervalued Property Registrations An Additional District Magistrate’s court in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, has imposed penalties totalling ₹1.89 crore in four property registration cases involving alleged stamp duty evasion. The actio...
Former SP MLA Haji Rizwan and Three Others Booked in Moradabad Land Scam Moradabad Police have registered a criminal case against former Samajwadi Party MLA Haji Rizwan , his wife Shama Parveen , his son Haji Zubair alias Kallan , and SP leader Yusuf Malik in connection wi...
Five Government Officials Cleared for Trial in ₹200 Crore Madurai Property Tax Scam The Tamil Nadu state administration has granted prosecution sanction against five government officials accused in the alleged ₹200 crore Madurai Corporation property tax scam . The development was pla...
Pune Senior Citizen Loses ₹74 Lakh in ‘Digital Arrest’ Hoax Pune Cyber Police have launched an investigation after a 71-year-old resident of Kothrud was allegedly cheated of ₹74 lakh in a “digital arrest” scam. According to investigators, cybercriminals impers...
