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Social engineering crimes committed by fraudsters impersonating buyers and sellers have increased manifold. Phishing, vishing and smishing (messages sent via email, social media and texting platforms) are techniques used to trick customers into disclosing passwords, credit or debit card numbers, CVV, OTP, MPIN, UPIN and QR Code. The fraudsters use this information to log into […]
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Hyderabad: A cybercrime awareness session, particularly on crime against women, financial fraud, job fraud, cyber stalking and social media harassment was organised by the Women’s Forum and Cyber Security Forum of Rachakonda Security Council on Saturday. Over 678 participants joined the 1.5 hours virtual session, which was chaired by Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat. […]
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Hyderabad: Cybercrime, particularly those registered under the category of ‘fraud’, including credit/debit card, ATM, online banking fraud and OTP frauds, has seen a massive jump across the country from 2017 to 2020. This was revealed by union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra in a reply to a question in the Rajya […]
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Hyderabad: A man, who allegedly harassed his cousin by sending abusive and derogatory comments on WhatsApp, was arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime police here on Wednesday. The arrested person was V Chandra Shekar (28), a construction worker from Yacharam in Ranga Reddy district. Police said Chandra Shekar, who has a habit of watching sexually explicit […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (T4C) managed by the Telangana police since its inception on June 19 last year has been able to put on hold Rs 15.47 crore that was swindled from citizens in various types of cyber frauds in the State. “As soon as a complaint is received, the centre pursues […]
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Hyderabad: Five Africans who were overstaying and were involved in illegal activities were deported to their countries by the Hyderabad police in coordination with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) on Wednesday. “These five persons from Nigeria and Ivory Coast were illegally staying in Hyderabad. During a verification of the foreign nationals, we caught them […]
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New Delhi: As cyber-attacks increase, ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has catapulted from a fledgling threat into a force to be reckoned with, significantly lowering the barrier of entry and allowing cybercriminals who lack the technical skills to commoditise ransomware, a new research has warned. The research found that ransomware’s current dominance is directly linked to the emergence […]
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Hyderabad: A youngster, who got his fingers burnt after a low budget Telugu movie he produced bombed in the box office, was arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime police on Friday, allegedly after he turned to crime to make up for his losses in Tollywood. According to the police, P Veera Narayana (28), a native of […]
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Hyderabad: Banks saw frauds worth Rs 5,059 crore through ATMs, internet banking and credit cards in the past ten years from 2012-22. About 3.05 lakh complaints were lodged regarding these frauds, said RBI in a reply to queries raised under the Right to Information. City-based Youth for Anti-Corruption (YAC) founder Rajendra Palnati has filed a […]
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Hyderabad: Illegal online loan app companies are turning out to be like weeds in a garden. The more they are plucked and thrown out, the more ways they find to return. Law enforcement agencies from the State had sent requests to Google to remove illegal instant loan apps from Google Play Store and many were […]
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Hyderabad: The City Police Cybercrime wing has intensified efforts to identify persons who shared the videos of the Jubilee Hills gang-rape victim on social media. Five cases were booked by the Hyderabad Cybercrime police against different persons who allegedly circulated the videos on social media and revealed the identity of the victim in violation of […]
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Hyderabad: The State police will soon have a Cyber Security Centre for Excellence to help in its fight against cybercrime. Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy, addressing a Cyber Safety and National Security event at the Indian School of Business at Gachibowli, said the centre would be set up in association with IT companies, […]
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Hyderabad: Upping the ante against cybercrime, the Telangana State Police are now armed with a handbook on cybercrime investigation ‘Social Engineering Crime-3’. The book, released by Telangana DGP M Mahender Reddy on Wednesday, will help the police take e-fraudsters head on. “Focus should be on preventing and investigating cybercrime cases fast as e-crimes will increase […]
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Hyderabad: After last year’s crackdown on illegal instant loan apps and the Chinese angle coming to light, many of the loan fraudsters appear to have shifted to the Philippines and Nepal to hide their Chinese identity, preliminary investigations by the police into a few fresh cases indicated. “In recent days, we received a few complaints […]
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Hyderabad: It is not just the victims in cybercrime cases who are finding their purses getting thinner. Cops investigating a majority of cybercrime cases are seeing their budgets being wiped out faster than ever. The increase in cybercrime cases, officials say, is costing a bomb to the police with huge amounts being spent for identifying […]
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Hyderabad: Have you been facing problems with your SIM card of late? Is it playing spoilsport with no network, as if it has been blocked, with no calls or messages possible at all? Better report the issue immediately to your service provider. According to the police, chances are high that fraudsters have submitted forged identity […]
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Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police have booked a case against a man for making offensive comments against Hindu deities and hurting sentiments of the community. The man, Srinath Chowdhary, identified by his social media accounts, made the comments a few days ago, after which actor Karate Kalyani lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad Cybercrime police. Efforts […]
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Hyderabad: The punters are back. With the cricket fever reaching a feverish pitch with the Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning, cricket betting gangs, both local and interstate, are back in business with organisers luring mostly students, private employees and jobless youths. This is that time of the year when the police too are busy carrying […]
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Hyderabad: Cybercriminals beware! From the home of IT in Hyderabad, where everything starts with cyber, a growing young and enthusiastic army of cyber warriors are training hard to fight the crooks of the cyber world. The initiative, one that has been rightly named Digital Literacy to Secure Youth (DiLSey), is already a hit among schools […]
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Hyderabad: Our civilisation is built upon our ability to distinguish facts from fiction. What would happen to our communities, our businesses, and our government if we couldn’t trust what we read, heard or saw? Right now, we are in a time where sensationalism is rewarded because it attracts attention and manipulates beliefs and drives people […]
