Cyber Fraud

Digital arrest and fear scams: Why educated users fall for cyber fraud

Digital arrest scams show how cybercriminals use fear, authority and urgency to make even educated and financially aware users ignore warning signs

Cybercrime complaints are easy to file. But why justice takes longer

India has made cybercrime reporting easier, but victims still face delays in FIRs, fund recovery and investigations. Here's what happens after a complaint is filed

Cyber insurance race heats up as Liberty joins crowded ₹850-crore market

As cyberattacks surge, insurers rush to launch cover-but can insurance keep up with India's digital risks?

Digital arrest to UPI fraud: How to stay safe from top cyber scams

From digital arrest to investment fraud, cyber scams increasingly use fear, urgency and impersonation. Here is how to spot the warning signs

RBI caps compensation for digital fraud victims at ₹25,000 under new norms

However, the central bank has deferred the implementation of the framework by six months, from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027

Why Tata Electronics' cyber breach could be a concern for Apple and Tesla

A ransomware group claims to have leaked over 200,000 Tata Electronics files, including documents linked to Apple and Tesla, raising fresh supply-chain security concerns

Corporate honchos on the radar of cyber criminals; I4C warns of 'Boss Scam'

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has warned of a sophisticated fraud campaign, "Boss Scam", targeting corporate leaders by compromising the devices of senior executives and their messaging accounts, before directing employees to make fraudulent financial transfers. In a carefully calibrated deception, scammers contact chief executives or other high-ranking officials via email and WhatsApp, posing as regulators from the Reserve Bank of India, threatening the victim with violations, urgent deficiencies and directing immediate action, creating a climate of manufactured pressure. The hackers unload their malware onto the devices used by the senior corporate leaders in the form of a compressed ZIP archive containing an executable program accompanied by a Dynamic Link Library file. "When the executive extracts and executes the file on a Windows desktop or laptop, a Trojan dropper is initiated. The malware establishes a persistent foothold, compromises the system, and hijac

Smaller AI models likely powering India's escalating deepfake menace

Cheap, customised AI tools are making deepfake scams harder to detect, exposing banks, fintechs and consumers to rising fraud risks

Ex-PM IK Gujral's son duped of ₹7.8 cr in online scam; ₹4 cr frozen

Former Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral was allegedly duped of Rs 7.8 crore after scammers impersonated him on an online messaging application and tricked his company's financial staff into transferring funds, police said on Thursday. Naresh Gujral, 78, is the son of the late Inder Kumar Gujral, who served as India's 12th prime minister from 1997 to 1998. An e-FIR in connection with the fraud was filed with the Delhi Police on Tuesday, prompting an investigation. According to police, the fraud occurred between June 12 and June 16. During this period, the scammers created an account on an online messaging platform using Naresh Gujral's display picture to impersonate him. They sent messages instructing one of his employees to transfer funds via Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) to a specified bank account for what appeared to be urgent business-related purposes. Believing the instructions were legitimate, the employee, who had been given financial access by Gujral, executed four separat

From Reels to risks: How scammers are turning videos into malware traps

Cybercriminals are moving beyond email scams and into social media feeds, using tutorial-style videos on TikTok and Instagram to spread malware and steal credentials

Fake jobs, seized passports, forced scams: Cyber slavery crisis hits Bihar

Bihar Police Probe 1,600 Residents Linked to Southeast Asia Cyber Scam Networks

Real-time risk scores on cards for digital payments to track fraud

Move aims to track originators of money transfers via mule accounts

Two Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for report on cyber fraud

Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud. Anand and Sharma won the award, announced on Monday, in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category. They share the award with Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg. According to The Pulitzer Prizes website, the award-winning work titled "trAPPed", produced for Bloomberg, narrates the "riveting account" of a neurologist in India who was held under a "digital arrest" through her phone, using a blend of "visuals and words" to underscore the "growing global challenges of surveillance and digital scams". The Pulitzer Prizes, administered by Columbia University, are regarded as among the highest honours in journalism, literature and music composition, recognising excellence in reporting and storytelling.

Floppy to Mythos, how ransomware grew into multibillion-dollar industry

Today, artifical intelligence makes malware coding and crafting convincing phishing-emails in any language simple

9,400 accounts linked to digital arrest fraud cases removed: WhatsApp to SC

Centre tells SC coordinated push spans scam networks, SIM controls, and AI-led detection

Why Indian govt is warning banks against Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI

Government asks banks to strengthen cybersecurity amid concerns over Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI and its potential to accelerate cyber threats at scale

Three pvt bank officials held in ₹2,500 cr cyber fraud case in Gujarat

Three officials of leading private banks were arrested for their alleged involvement in a Rs 2,500-crore cyber fraud racket in Gujarat's Rajkot district, bringing the number of those held so far in the case to 20, police said on Monday. Those arrested were identified as Maulik Kamani, a personal manager at Yes Bank in Padadhari; Kalpesh Dangariya, a manager at Axis Bank in Jamnagar; and Anurag Baldha, a personal banker with HDFC Bank, Rajkot (Rural) Superintendent of Police Vijay Gurjar said. Dangariya and Baldha were previously employed with Yes Bank, he added. Kamani allegedly assisted the earlier arrested accused in opening and managing suspicious accounts. He also helped bypass banking alerts triggered by high-value transactions by submitting additional documentation to keep accounts active, the SP said. Kamani was allegedly involved in cash withdrawals that were later routed through hawala channels (illegal money transfer system), supported by digital evidence recovered from h

CJI flags rise in 'digital arrest' scams, says even educated falling prey

Supreme Court raises concern over rising cyber frauds where scammers pose as officials; calls for safeguards as victims lose life savings

Sebi, DoT enter pact for information sharing, curbing cybercrime

DoT and SEBI will share data and intelligence to detect and curb misuse of telecom resources in securities fraud and investment scams, strengthening investor protection

Mule accounts, fake SIMs: How a ₹77 crore cyber scam could affect you

The accused set up a network of mule bank accounts to facilitate the transfer of funds derived from cyber crime and gaming-related fraud,