Saturday, May 9, 2026

"phishing"

  • Women students at Koti university fall prey to phone hacking; cybercrime unit steps in

    A cyber fraud case has emerged at Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women’s University in Koti, Hyderabad, where fraudsters allegedly hacked the mobile phones of several students. Complaints have been filed with the cybercrime police, who are investigating phishing links and malicious apps used in the scam.

  • ‘Penny drop’ phishing empties bank accounts

    The modus operandi is indeed simple. Deposit a rupee, gain trust, catch the target off-guard, create confusion and before the penny drops, sweep out as much money as possible from the victim’s account

  • Banks to have ‘bank.in’ internet domain name, non-banks ‘fin.in’

    This initiative aims to reduce cyber security threats and malicious activities like phishing; and, streamline secure financial services, thereby enhancing trust in digital banking and payment services, says RBI

  • India Post Payments Bank too falls prey to phishing, PIB issues alert

    Fake message warns IPPB customers that their bank accounts will be blocked if PAN card details are not updated

  • Beware of Quishing Scams! All you need to know about the new cyber fraud

    QR phishing or simply 'quishing' is a social engineering phishing attack that will manipulate victims into scanning QR codes which will redirect them to bogus or fake websites.

  • SC Registry issues advisory against phishing attack impersonating Supreme Court website

    Supreme Court issued a public advisory against a phishing attack after a fake website impersonating the official website of the top court was created and hosted on the Internet

  • Four ways criminals could use AI to target more victims

    AI tools like ChatGPT and Google's Bard could help criminals sound more believable when contacting potential victims.

  • LinkedIn scams via fake job offers, phishing on the rise

    Fake job offers and phishing scams are on the rise on LinkedIn and half of the businesses globally experienced at least one LinkedIn scam this year

  • Cyber Talk: Spot, avoid, report screen-sharing frauds

    Screen-sharing fraud is a type of social engineering (phishing) fraud where hackers impersonate an employee of a bank or payment app and ask people to download a screen-sharing app to gain remote access. They then deceive people by making them believe that screen sharing provides them with easy access to the bank or payment app-related […]

  • Types of password attacks

    Hyderabad: While the digital age makes our lives easier it also brings many challenges particularly in terms of cyberattacks. The most important segment that is susceptible to online attack is passwords. With many different accounts for different utilities having different passwords and remembering them is not an easier task and reusing the same login credentials […]

  • Cyber Talk: Secure yourself from cyber criminals

    Cyber criminals target both individuals and companies. Knowing some cybersecurity tips and putting them into place will help you protect yourself and your business and reduce the risk of a cyber-attack. Teach your staff on how to avoid phishing scams and keep them informed on common ways fraudsters can infect computers and devices with malware. […]

  • Covid test-related email scams surge 500% with rise in Omicron: Report

    New Delhi: With the increase in demand for Covid-19 tests, over the past weeks due to the latest Omicron variant, the hackers are back at exploiting the pandemic to conduct more attacks, according to a report. According to researchers from Barracuda Networks, a cloud-enabled security solutions provider, since early October 2021, Covid test-related phishing attacks […]

  • 1 in 10 people clicking on phishing links on mobile devices

    This doesn't mean simply receiving messages, but actually clicking on them, according to the analysis of phishing trends within a sample of 500,000 protected devices across 90 countries, including India.

  • Four common cyber-attacks that organisations face

    Hyderabad: Corporate hackers are constantly upgrading their hacking mechanisms and this in turn is putting pressure on organisations to upgrade their security infrastructure. As data becomes more and more essential for enterprises, network threats are also increasing. Businesses have to stay a few steps ahead of the cyber crooks in order to keep their business […]

  • Know how to keep cybercriminals at bay

    Develop awareness strategies to stop them to steal data, say experts

  • Hyderabad: Police warn against investing in ‘Vestas Wind’

    Hyderabad: With several people being cheated in the name of investment apps, the police have warned against investing in the ‘Vestas Wind’ investment app which is quite popular on social media. According to Cybercrime officials, it was observed that in all investment frauds, fraudsters bank on the greed in people, mostly youngsters and homemakers. “They […]

  • Pandemic-related phishing peaked in March

    Hyderabad: While the pandemic has made us hooked onto our gadgets, it has also given a push to cybercriminals. Various fake payments offers and discounted Covid-19 tests, phishing ads for fake QR codes and vaccination certificates for restaurants and public event are some of the popular schemes being used by cyber-criminals. Kaspersky products detected and […]

  • Pandemic-related phishing grew in June

    Kaspersky products detected and blocked 14 per cent more pandemic-related phishing websites in June than they did in May.

  • Be wary of fake social media ‘Giveaways’

    Influencers may sell your data on dark web to promote fake products

  • Social Engineering frauds demystified

    Conmen psychologically manipulate users into making mistakes

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