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59-year-old government employee installs malicious APK sent by scammer posing as a bank manager; cybercrime officials urge public to avoid unknown apps and report suspicious activity

Dozens of youth are being lured to Southeast Asian countries under the false promise of high-paying jobs only to find themselves forced into organised cybercrime networks

Shikha Goel, Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) attributes the reduction to awareness, data-driven enforcement and prompt action

 The district cybercrime police arrested a cyber criminal at Hubli in Karnataka for allegedly threatening to arrest and robbing a retired employee of Khammam

The suspect, B Nagaraju was sending emails and messages to businessmen and industrialists seeking financial assistance claiming to be OSD of CM A Revanth Reddy

Post Operation Sindoor, the Assam police had launched "Operation Ghost SIM" across the nation to track the persons who were using these fradulent SIM cards. The Assam police have so far nabbed seven persons including one in Telangana.

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 20 persons who were involved in 60 cybercrime cases registered in the State and a total of 615 cases across India

The fraudsters con him into showing his credit card including the CVV number over a WhatsApp video call

Criminals are posing as prospective tenants to gain access to homes, only to attack or rob unsuspecting residents. Further, property owners are also being duped by cyber crooks online

Shaik Munwar Basha, who worked as a SIM Promoter, reportedly used mule SIM cards to perpetrate various cyber frauds, particularly targeting OLX users

The victim had posted an advertisement on ‘Quikr App’, and received a call from a person who claimed to be working with the army. The man told the woman that his accountant will get in touch with her for further transactions.

Police said Manish approached the 27-year-old woman complainant promising a job with good salary

He is involved in 30 cases across India, including four cases in Telangana

The arrested person is P Srinivas Reddy (41), a private employee from Tilaknagar. He is allegedly involved in stock trading fraud cases at five places across the country.

The fraud came to light after recently a victim from Hyderabad who was duped to the tune of Rs 3.5 lakh approached the police.

According to the police, the suspect specifically targeted elderly victims by exploiting issues with their internet connection

The BRS government had established the CSB with the sole intention of preventing and controlling cybercrimes. It was set up to save the public, public institutions and other entities from cyber threats. However, the CSB was being misused by the Congress to book fabricated and illegal cases against social media warriors, he said.

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

The 22-year-old, who invested Rs 2.12 lakh in a so-called job of giving reviews on Google search engine, realized that he was duped only when he could not withdraw the funds from his account

Investigations have revealed that while these betting apps are accessible locally, their operations are often controlled by individuals residing overseas