"honey-trap"

A 70-year-old retired employee from Hyderabad was allegedly cheated of Rs 38 lakh in a honey-trap cyber fraud. Fraudsters befriended him through a fake Facebook profile, threatened him with a criminal case and allegedly extorted money while posing as police officials

The ISI is reportedly shifting its honey-trapping operations from Pakistan to smaller Indian towns, using AI-generated images and videos to target recruits and officials. Intelligence agencies face growing challenges, with recent reports indicating increased attempts to obtain sensitive defence information

The West Bengal STF investigation found Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network allegedly used arrested social influencer Arpita Sarkar to honey-trap relatives of six state ministers and other influential people for intelligence gathering. Police are probing encrypted communications and Pakistani-linked social media handlers

A man from Nagole was allegedly blackmailed in a suspected honey-trap case in Vanasthalipuram after intimate videos were secretly recorded. The accused reportedly demanded Rs 25 lakh. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

A woman who promised to marry a private employee and suggest ways of earning money through stocks, disappears after collecting money

After killing the victim, the attackers had cut the private parts of the victim and fled the scene of offence.

The victim had approached the Hyderabad Cyber Crime police on Friday stating that a woman cheated him after a sleazy chat and video call.

Jaipur: In what could be a big catch, the Rajasthan Police on Saturday arrested an Indian Army personnel, Pradeep Kumar, for spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. According to the police, Kumar, who was recruited three years ago and was posted in the highly-sensitive Jodhpur regiment, was honey-trapped by a female agent from the Inter-Services […]

Hyderabad: A businessman, who got friendly with a woman he met on Facebook, lost about Rs.1.2 crore in what the police say was a classic honey trap. Three persons including a woman have been arrested in connection with the case. According to the Amberpet police, the three were arrested on charges of cheating a Guntur-based […]