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Originating in China, the pig-butchering scams have gone on to target scores of individuals seeking companionship on social media platforms and dating apps world over.
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Rao alleged that the caller claiming to be a close aide of Harirama Jogaiah, former minister from Andhra Pradesh, requested money for medical emergency.
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Hyderabad: A relatively new service for smartphone users, an eSIM, or an electronic SIM, is becoming the latest ploy used by cyber fraudsters to cheat people of their money. According to a recent tweet by Cyber Dost, the cyber security awareness Twitter handle of the Ministry of Home Affairs, cyber crooks are now calling potential […]
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Kothagudem: Cyber-crooks have created a fake WhatsApp account of the District Collector Anudeep Durishetty and sent messages to the officers working in the district asking for money. In a statement here on Monday the Collector said that some strangers using his name and profile photo to send messages on WhatsApp from different phone numbers with […]
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Hyderabad: Colour prediction frauds are increasingly becoming popular among cyber crooks to lure people with higher returns on betting amounts. Using a colour prediction app, a type of mobile gambling application, where one can place bets to predict the correct colour or a combination of colours on the app, they are targeting people who fall […]
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Hyderabad: The image of a betel nut chewing, evil looking character behind those shady calls trying to extract your personal data from you is changing. Two recent raids by the Cyberabad Cybercrime Police have revealed that cyber fraudsters have become as sophisticated, organised and entrepreneurial as any other IT firm. From recruiting and training tele-callers […]
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Hyderabad: As cyber crooks get personal, impersonating your friends and neighbours and even you, cops are also changing tactics to make the fight against cybercrime faster and more effective. The Hyderabad City Police, as part of its battle against the increasing menace of cybercrime, have gone local, with the initiative to have cyber warriors at […]
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Hyderabad: Staying updated is becoming the motto for criminals too, if the methods being adopted by credit card fraudsters are considered. After using wireless skimmers to steal card details, this tribe is now using spoofing techniques to produce proxy Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. This is proving to be a task for the police, who often […]
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Gangs create WhatsApp groups or directly contact victims through WhatsApp numbers beginning with ‘+44’ and lure them to invest in crypto-currency business
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters cheated an engineering student from the city to the tune of Rs 70,000 in the guise of purchasing furniture on a popular e-commerce site. The 20-year-old youngster from Bagh Amberpet in Amberpet had recently posted an advertisement on the portal to sell a sofa set and within an hour, received a call […]
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Animal lovers urged not to fall prey to fake advertisements and discounts
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With WFH, cyber fraudsters posing as boss of the company you work for make calls or send ‘urgent’ mails asking for money and dupe people
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On the pretext of supplying the data, the fraudster on different instances collected Rs. 3.43 lakh through online transfer and later switched off his mobile phone.
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The dearth of trained cyber security professionals, in fact, has prompted a few institutes, including Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, to offer courses on cyber security
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According to Cybercrime officials, it is observed that in all investment frauds, fraudsters cash in on the greed in people, mostly youngsters and homemakers who want to make some quick money.
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MHA recently operationalised a national helpline number and a Citizen Financial Cyber Frauds Reporting and Management System in 16 States/Union Territories including Telangana
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From stealing personal data to fraud messages promising vaccine appointments, conmen are working overtime amid pandemic
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Latest Interpol notice says threat involves taking advantage of people’s vulnerabilities and luring them into a sophisticated fraud scheme
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Cyberthreat Assessment 2021 released by the Interpol, primarily based on data from ASEAN countries but quite reflective of global threats, e-commerce data interception poses an emerging and imminent threat.
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Create fake accounts of hotels, eateries with attractive offers to gain access to victim’s details