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Greed to fear, the changing face of cyberfraud and India's challenge

India needs to repeat what it did for financial inclusion - launch a nationwide campaign -- to tackle cybercrime

Almost half of all organisations in India say they have experienced cyber fraud during and after the pandemic. Technology, media and communication, financial services, and manufacturing are the most affected sectors, according to the ‘Financial and C
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Tamal Bandyopadhyay
Retired schoolteacher Eloise Parker has a lonely life but shares a warm friendship with Adam Clay, who lives in her barn and works as a beekeeper. One day, Parker falls for a phishing scam that bankrupts her, costing her her life’s savings, including the $2 million-plus from the charity she runs. 
 
Devastated, she kills herself with a gun. Clay discovers her body, and the FBI agent, who is Parker’s daughter, arrests him. After being cleared and released, Clay contacts a mysterious group called the Beekeepers for information that will help him find the people behind the phishing attack on Parker.
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