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Speaking to the presspersons here on Wednesday, Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand said a total of 2,249 cases were reported in the year 2022 as against 2,066 in the year 2021.
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A woman from the city after coming across the Instagram post called him up over phone and sought help in resolving some family related issues.
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Here's the list of emergency contact numbers in India, which were launched by the Government of India. Save these numbers on your mobile phones or write them down on paper.
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Commissioner stated that the government has introduced dial 1930 to help people who got cheated through cyber criminals.
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Hyderabad Cybercrime police took into custody at least 10 persons including four foreign nationals for their alleged involvement in the investment fraud cases
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Hyderabad: Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao demanded the union government to reconsider the decision to scrap the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) that was sanctioned to Hyderabad. He also asked the Centre to allocate Software Technology Parks of India units to Tier 2 towns in Telangana. Rama Rao said this at the Digital […]
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Cybercrime officials say people who were duped on social media and e-commerce platforms are not taking legal help, and don't seriously until a considerable amount is siphoned off from their bank accounts.
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Two persons were duped by fraudsters on the pretext of huge profits in online investment.
In the first case, a man from Tallabkatta in the Old City was duped of around Rs.11 lakh.
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Hyderabad: A complaint in time saves your money. Well, most of the time. The State police, especially the Cybercrime wings in the three Commissionerates in the capital region, are now focusing on recovering money stolen by fraudsters in cybercrime incidents, and the most crucial aspect here is to act before the cash reaches their bank […]
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Karimnagar: Commissioner of Police V Satyanarayana informed that in order to educate students about cybercrime, the police department has organized training in the name of cyber congress. The Commissioner participated in the grand finale ceremony of ‘Cybher-III’ as cyber congress, an online training programme on cybercrime, organized by Women Safety Wing Telangana Police and School […]
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Hyderabad: A woman from Maharashtra was arrested on charges of providing her bank account and other credentials to a cyber-fraudster gang, using which several people were cheated in the guise of online investment. The arrested woman is Alfiya Shaik Israil (21), a student from Wardha district in Maharashtra. The absconding kingpin is Rajveer from Rajasthan. […]
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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 […]
