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Hyderabad Police arrested 52 persons, including 32 bank officials, in a nationwide cybercrime crackdown under Operation Octopus–2. The operation uncovered Rs 150 crore transactions linked to 850 cases across nine States, with officials urging swift reporting of cyber frauds.
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Hyderabad City Police have partnered with social media influencers to raise cybercrime awareness under the ‘Jagrut Hyderabad – Surakshit Hyderabad’ campaign. Short videos highlight lottery and digital arrest scams while urging citizens to call 1930 for help.
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Recent scam involving fake bank apps in Hyderabad exposed a systemic failure in digital security design, where systems assume perfect human behaviour
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Cybercrime cases across Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda dropped sharply in 2025, with police registering 15,105 cases compared to 20,574 in 2024. Authorities attribute the decline to public awareness campaigns and stricter action against cyber fraud networks.
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Each police commissionerate – Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda – reports losses of up to Rs 2 crore in trading frauds every day
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In 2025, the NCW received 7,698 complaints, led by domestic violence (1,594 cases), criminal intimidation (989), and assault (950). Uttar Pradesh topped with 3,921 cases. April saw a spike with 2,123 complaints, reflecting growing awareness among women
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Police seized 2,125 discorded mobile phones, 107 SIM cards, 600 mobile batteries, and five two-wheelers were seized from the members
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Amount refunded since CSB started the initiative through Lok Adalat mechanism in 2024 stands at Rs 191.21 crores
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In case employees receive any such calls, they have been advised to reach out to toll free helpline number – 1064 and also lodge a complaint at the nearest police station
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In a press release issued here, the FedEx urged the people to understand the scam in which the scammers impersonate courier representatives, including FedEx, falsely claiming that your parcel contains illegal items
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The program was aimed at educating school students about crucial issues affecting their well-being and safety. An attempt was made to raise awareness on topics such as physical and mental health, cybercrimes, drug abuse, and gender sensitivity
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The recovered phones were handed over to their owners in an event held at the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate
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The dragnet spread across various states including Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar. Seven teams of the cybercrime police conducted special operations which resulted in the arrest of 52 persons in 33 major cases
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During an awareness programme organised for citizens at Rajpushpa Club House in Tellapur municipality on Sunday, Cybercrime DSP KVM Prasad said citizens must realise that the call is from cybercriminals if they mention about digital arrest
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Among the crimes, part-time job fraud, trading fraud, smishing fraud, digital arrest fraud and vishing frauds topped the list of 38 modus operandi adopted by the cyber fraudsters to cheat people
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Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Hyderabad Police Commissioner, CV Anand, said the police are serious in registering the First Information Report (FIR) and investigating all the offences
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The SP wanted officials to identify the places with more accidents (black spots) and coordinate with the relevant authorities to prevent them.
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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.
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Fraudsters are cashing on the greed of people and luring them with various lucrative offers. Officials say the money people are losing with cybercrime is comparatively more than the regular crimes.
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Expressing his concern on his 'X' account, Sajjanar revealed that cybercriminals were using WhatsApp calls to pose as police officers, threatening parents by falsely claiming their daughters have been kidnapped.
