Administrator CCI Takes Major Action Against HP India, Imposes ₹142 Crore Penalty Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed total penalties of ₹142.37 crore on HP India and multiple authorised resellers in two separate proceedings concerning alleged anti-competitive pra...
Administrator Kolkata Retail Firm Loses ₹1.5 Crore in CEO Impersonation Cyber Fraud A Kolkata-based retail company has allegedly lost ₹1.5 crore in a CEO impersonation cyber fraud after an employee received an urgent WhatsApp payment instruction from someone posing as the company’s M...
Administrator Cyberabad Police Bust ₹61.39 Lakh Fake Online Trading and IPO Investment Scam The Cyber Crime Wing of Cyberabad Police has arrested 13 people from multiple states in connection with eight cybercrime cases registered between June 25 and July 12, 2026 . The largest case involves ...
Administrator ₹338 Crore Panchkula Funds Scam Chargesheet Runs Into 21,159 Pages The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed a massive 21,159-page chargesheet in the alleged Panchkula Municipal Corporation funds scam , claiming that the civic body suffered a d...
Administrator Cybercriminals Exploit AI Hallucinations To Launch Advanced Phishing Campaigns Artificial intelligence hallucinations—where AI systems generate incorrect facts, fake website links or non-existent software packages—are emerging as a new cybersecurity threat. Researchers say cyber...
Administrator ₹1.98 Crore Transferred After Accountant Receives Spoofed WhatsApp Message Cybercriminals allegedly defrauded an Agra-based private company of ₹1.98 crore by creating a WhatsApp identity resembling the mobile number of its director and issuing a fraudulent payment instructio...
Administrator Artificial Intelligence Audits Expose Widespread Influencer Marketing Fraud The influencer marketing industry is undergoing a significant shift as artificial intelligence is increasingly used to identify fraudulent audience growth and synthetic engagement. As brands allocate ...
Administrator Supreme Court Transfers Noida Compensation Scam Probe to Vigilance The Supreme Court has transferred the investigation into alleged irregularities in additional compensation paid to farmers following land acquisition in Noida to the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Department...
Administrator Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Iron Ore Royalty Computation Rules The Supreme Court has upheld the Centre’s existing methodology for calculating royalty on iron ore, rejecting a challenge that described the mechanism as an unlawful form of “royalty on royalty.” The ...
Administrator India’s Largest Cybercrime Conference Nears: FutureCrime Summit 2026 Set for 6–7 August at Bharat Mandapam The countdown has begun for FutureCrime Summit 2026 , scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on August 6 and 7, 2026 . The two-day event is expected to bring together investigators, cyber...
Administrator Audit Flags ₹2.43 Crore Biomedical Waste Disposal Payments at BRD Medical College A financial audit has raised concerns over approximately ₹2.43 crore paid for biomedical waste disposal services at Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to the audit ...
Administrator Uttarakhand Scholarship Scam: Digital Verification Probe in Alleged ₹500 Crore Fraud The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has intensified its investigation into alleged irregularities in scholarship schemes in Uttarakhand, with preliminary estimates suggesting the suspected fraud coul...
