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Cybercriminals have caused losses of Rs 102.02 crore to senior citizens in Hyderabad in 403 cases between January 2025 and July 2026. Police said trading and digital arrest scams were major threats, while warning elderly residents against fraudulent calls and online offers.

The recent extortion attempt involving a Revenue Inspector in Cheriyal has raised concerns that cyber fraudsters are exploiting ACB raids to target government officials. Sources say officials allegedly involved in corruption are reluctant to report such threats, fearing further scrutiny.

Hyderabad: The City Cybercrime Police have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in a Rs 1.46 crore matrimony site-based investment fraud in which cybercriminals allegedly used fake matrimonial profiles and mule bank accounts to siphon off victims’ money. The arrested suspects are Ch Sampath of Siddipet, Hechu Naresh, Endla Suresh and V Mahesh, all […]

Cyber criminals are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence to carry out sophisticated frauds through deepfake videos, scam calls and phishing attacks. Telangana Cyber Security Bureau officials warn people to verify financial schemes carefully as AI-driven cyber crimes continue to increase.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar warned that public fear and greed are helping cybercriminals. At a cybercrime awareness event near Charminar, he urged vigilance, highlighted rising online risks for children and seniors, and reminded victims to call 1930 immediately

The Telangana High Court website (tshc.gov.in) was hacked on November 11, 2025. PDF documents were tampered with and redirected to a gaming site, prompting a cybercrime FIR under the IT Act and Telangana Gaming Act. Investigation is underway.

The latest figure is a staggering increase of nearly 206 per cent from the previous year, says Minister of State for Home Affairs, citing NCRP and CFCFRMS data

Foolproof measures promised on websites turning out to be false, says cybercrime official

Apart from this, over 7.81 lakh SIM cards and 2,08,469 IMEIs have been blocked by the Government after receiving police complaints, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha

In January 2025, the victim was contacted via WhatsApp by a fraudster who offered a part-time work-from-home job. The job required the victim to provide Google reviews and feedback on restaurants, for which they initially received some payments

Started in China in 2016, scamsters target gullible people, build trust over time and convince them to invest in cryptocurrency or some other lucrative scheme and steal their money, says MHA  

According to Commissioner of Police Amber Kishor Jha, 14,406 cases registered under the Commissionerate limits as against 14,731 in 2023

To carry out their scheme, cybercriminals provided the victim with their Punjab National Bank account details, instructing them to transfer the money. Using this information, the police traced the accused's location and arrested Sadanshu Shekhar Mohanty in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was subsequently brought to Karimnagar and presented before the court.

Cybercrime Inspector Krishnamurthy that all the details including bank account, PAN card, Aadhar card, pension, public distribution system have been linked to mobile phones. Taking it as an advantage, cyber criminals were trapping the people by luring them with new style marriage cards, APK files and digital arrest.

Shikha Goel, Director of TGSCB, stated that the suspects were involved in multiple frauds, including business investment scams, job frauds, digital arrest scams, and courier scams. Those arrested include 38 mule account holders and 10 agents who recruited them to open bank accounts and facilitate cyber frauds in exchange for commissions.

Reports indicate that on October 2, an industrialist received a call from a woman claiming to be an official from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). She informed him that his Aadhar card was not linked to his mobile phone number and mentioned that her superiors would contact him before ending the call.

In a statement here on Monday he said that unknown links, websites, applications and messages should not be trusted.

The cybercrime police during their investigation found that about 50 persons in Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Jagtial, Guntur and Rajahmundry districts along with Khammam were cheated by the accused

From posing as law enforcement officials to orchestrating intricate "pig butchering" schemes, fraudsters have spared no effort in their quest for dishonest gains.

In this nefarious fraud, fraudsters/hackers manipulate and divert calls and messages of victims to specific numbers to obtain OTPs and then log into their WhatsApp accounts.