Cyber Crime
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police nab ICICI employee for scamming victim of Rs 1.22 cr
Hyderabad: A relationship manager with ICICI Bank was arrested by the Hyderabad Cyber Crime police for cheating a man by getting him to invest Rs 1.22 crore in fraudulent stocks. The accused…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad techie loses Rs 42L to cyberfraud; WhatsApp hacked, ransom demanded
Hyderabad: City-based software professional recently became a victim of an advanced cyber attack, losing Rs 42 lakh from his bank and US share market accounts. In the attack from March, hackers carried…
- Hyderabad
Cyber fraudsters dupe Hyderabad veterinary doctor of Rs 1.8 lakh
Hyderabad: A city-based veterinary doctor lost Rs 1.8 lakh to cyber fraudsters who posed as army personnel intending to have army canines vaccinated. Recently, a veterinary doctor, 27, received a call from…
- Telangana
Suchirindia accused of Rs 6.5 cr fraud against TGSRTC
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Central Crime Station has registered a case against Suchirindia Hotels & Resorts and its managing director, Yadugiri Kiran Kumar, for allegedly defrauding the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) of…
- Telangana
Lok Adalat refunds over Rs 43 cr to cyber fraud victims in Telangana
Hyderabad: The National Lok Adalat held on March 8 facilitated the refund of Rs 43.3 crore to 4,961 victims of cyber fraud across Telangana. Among the highest refunds secured, Cyberabad topped the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad call centre duping US citizens busted; 63 held, 600 targeted
Hyderabad: A fake call centre that was defrauding US citizens was busted by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) during a raid at a Madhapur building on Wednesday evening, March 5. During…
- Hyderabad
AP man held for Rs 14 crore investment scam
Hyderabad: A 44-year-old man has been arrested by Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) police for allegedly defrauding investors of Rs 14 crore under the pretext of high-return investment schemes. The accused has…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: AI, machine learning to help identify mule accounts
Hyderabad: Mule accounts are the biggest challenge to the law enforcement and bank officials dealing with the growing threat of cyber crime, said cyber crime experts. Industry experts see Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
- India
Digital tech making terror fund flow more complex: Union Minister
Munich: Digital technologies and channels used for the flow of funds by terrorists are becoming increasingly more complex posing a significant challenge to global security, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand…
- Hyderabad
Five arrested for job fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Five persons were arrested over an alleged job fraud in Hyderabad on Saturday, February 1. The accused lured job aspirants promising task-based part-time jobs. The arrested persons are – P Devakrupa,…
- Hyderabad
Two arrested for Rs 3 crore digital arrest scam in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad arrested two natives of Gujarat for duping a Hyderabad-based doctor of Rs 3 crore in a digital arrest scam. The accused have been identified as Harpal Singh,…
- Hyderabad
Retired govt employee duped of Rs 8L in cyber fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A retired government employee was recently duped of Rs 8 lakh in cyber fraud in Hyderabad. The victim was threatened with being involved in a money laundering case worth Rs 66,000…
- India
Centre cracks down on spoofed international calls, telcos block over 20 carriers
New Delhi: An indigenously-developed system to identify and block international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers has significantly brought down such calls to about 4 lakh per day, the government has…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cybercriminals posing as charities to park fraud money in victims’ accounts
Hyderabad: In a new kind of scam, cyber fraudsters are targeting people to seek donations using names of Hyderabad-based organisations who claim to do philanthropy work. The scamsters are using banks of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 3 arrested for circulating child sexual abuse material
Hyderabad: Three individuals were arrested by the Hyderabad cyber crime unit in separate cases concerning child sexual abuse material (CSAM) based on CyberTipline cases involving social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram. …
