Telangana Cyber Security Bureau officials saved Rs 85.20 lakh after an 85-year-old retired bank employee from Neredmet was targeted in a digital arrest scam. A fraudster posing as an NIA officer threatened him with arrest before demanding money for verification.
A 24-year-old woman from Gujarat was arrested at Delhi Airport for her role in a Cambodia-based cyber fraud network. She allegedly helped dupe Indian victims through fake "digital arrest" threats. Police have arrested 16 people in the case so far.
Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to follow two particular phone numbering series for transactional and promotional purposes. The move comes amid a surge in fraud cases
Under Hyderabad Police Commissionerate limits, the incidence of cybercrimes increased by 24% this year; cops say cyber security is no longer just a policing duty now, but a collective responsibility
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
