Cyber Criminals
- Hyderabad
Cyber criminal escapes custody in Delhi after conning Telangana police
Hyderabad: A cyber criminal, who was detained by the Telangana cyber crime team during a raid in New Delhi, managed to con the police and escape. A police team from Hyderabad went…
- India
Cyber crimes can derail development: Vice President Dhankhar
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday cautioned that cyber crimes can derail a nation’s development and called for a convergence of efforts and institutions to deal with the threat. He…
- Technology
Cybercriminals merging voice phishing with OTP grabbers to steal data: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that cybercriminals are increasingly merging ‘vishing’ techniques (voice phishing) with new OTP grabber services to amplify their malicious activities, a new report said on Monday. According…
- Technology
Hackers target Indian account holders in tax-related smishing campaign: Report
New Delhi: Researchers have started monitoring a smishing campaign in which malicious SMS texts are being sent out trying to trick users of certain Indian banks, a new report said. According to…
- Technology
Hackers exploiting SaaS platforms to target Indian BFSI sector
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Monday said they have discovered several freemium software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms that scammers abuse to conduct phishing campaigns against popular companies. Most of these campaigns targeted Indian banking,…
- India
CBI searches 105 locations under operation targeting cyber criminals
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday launched Operation Chakra against cyber criminals involved in financial crimes, carrying out searches at 105 locations across multiple states, officials said. The searches were being conducted…
- India
Cyber criminals who targeted hundreds of HDFC bank a/c holders held
New Delhi: A Delhi-based gang of cyber criminals was arrested for clandestinely taking out the money from the HDFC bank accounts of hundreds of people, an official said on Wednesday. The accused…
- Technology
Hacker group Deep Panda that hit several global firms is back
New Delhi: A Chinese hacker group known as ‘Deep Panda’ that went into hibernation after attacking global entities some years ago, including in India, is back in action. Deep Panda has launched…
- Technology
Russia-Ukraine war: Telegram’s new battleground for cybercriminals
New Delhi: Cyber criminals and hacktivists have leveraged encrypted instant-messaging application Telegram for conflict-related activities, over the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to data released by cybersecurity firm CheckPoint Research (CPR).…
- Technology
Cyber attacks: India among top 3 most-affected nations in Asia
New Delhi: Asia was the most-attacked region by cyber-criminals in 2021, accounting for one in four attacks globally, and India was among top three nations that experienced most server access and ransomware…
