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August 17, 2026
Quick loans, hidden trap: Centre asks Google to take down five malicious loan apps
Malicious loan apps, preying on individuals needing quick cash, pose significant privacy risks by accessing sensitive phone data, including contacts, galleries, and financial details, beyond legitimate loan requirement
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August 13, 2026
How hackers use trusted WhatsApp accounts to spread malware, fraud
The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has been actively combating these threats by targeting not only individual malicious files but also the underlying online infrastructure
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August 10, 2026
‘Rent a boyfriend’: What's this new cyber fraud targeting women and girls?
Hyderabad Police recently issued an advisory warning girls against this new dating trap
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August 08, 2026
Horizon X: Building future-ready law enforcement in the AI age
Future policing is increasingly challenged by criminal networks leveraging advanced technologies like generative AI for hyper-realistic deepfakes and autonomous drones for coordinated physical and digital attacks
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August 01, 2026
Telangana govt shifts DCP who filed case on Meta India chief
Hyderabad cyber crime police initiated criminal cases against Meta India, its country head Arun Srinivas, and multiple social media handles due to alleged circulation of abusive posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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July 21, 2026
Hyderabad police name Google India in cyber fraud cases
Victims collectively allegedly lost ₹48.37 lakh due to fraudulent apps downloaded from the Google Play Store, citing its presence as a reason for their trust
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July 13, 2026
What is the AI asymmetry scare all about? India's new digital threat perception study offers details
This comes after alarm bells rung across India and the rest of the world when Mythos, the latest Claude AI tool from Anthropic, was found to be capable of exploiting vulnerabilities in financial ecosystems by itself
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July 04, 2026
Platforms as Partners: Rethinking India’s response to cyber crime
Cyber crime has fundamentally changed, because today’s cyber criminals no longer need sophisticated hacking tools to target ordinary citizens—they need trust, reach and scale
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June 22, 2026
India’s escalating cybercrime challenge explained
As digital transactions grow, India is confronting a silent but fast moving wave of cyber threats ranging from digital arrest scams and fraudulent websites to mule account fraud and other ingenious methods designed to bypass detection
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June 22, 2026
OPINION | India's digital economy: Growth, innovation and new legal considerations
Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape for digital businesses in the country
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June 18, 2026
Former PM I.K. Gujral's son duped of Rs 7.8 Crore in WhatsApp impersonation scam
Former Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral, son of I.K. Gujral, allegedly lost nearly ₹7.8 crore in a sophisticated WhatsApp impersonation scam
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June 16, 2026
Why Telegram came under the scanner ahead of NEET re-exam
India escalates fight against cyber fraud with unprecedented Telegram measures
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June 16, 2026
Blaming the tool? India restricts Telegram amid NEET re-examination paper leak scare
Temporary restrictions by MeitY on the heels of recent arrests in an exam paper fraud racket on the messaging app
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June 02, 2026
The world doesn’t have a misinformation problem; it has a synthetic reality problem | OPINION
AI fraud represents a new frontier in business security, and it necessitates a fundamental rebuild of verification layers for high-stakes processes
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May 24, 2026
Threatening to upload videos of a woman bathing naked on social media is criminal intimidation: Supreme Court
The apex court emphasized that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their bathrooms, and any publication of such images violates their privacy and dignity
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May 20, 2026
From a fake job offer to a fortified scam compound: Inside the US report on CCP-linked crime networks in Southeast Asia
The report argues that what began as fragmented operations involving online gambling, cyber fraud and trafficking has evolved into a sprawling transnational criminal ecosystem spread across Southeast Asia and beyond
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May 15, 2026
Bengaluru men who sexually abused minor girls to record videos for internet arrested
Based on the statements of two minor girls sexually abused by the duo and evidence collected during the probe, the two men were arrested
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May 12, 2026
Will Centre’s takedown of six loan apps help curb predatory quick-cash platforms?
Instant loan apps in India are a double-edged sword, offering quick cash but often leading to predatory practices and harassment
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May 12, 2026
Delhi Court orders Indian Bank to refund Cyber fraud victim, upholds RBI’s ‘zero liability’ rule
Banks are responsible when customers promptly report unauthorised transaction, says Delhi Court
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May 06, 2026
How EC repelled 68 lakh cyberattacks on ECINET in major counting day surge
The Election Commission's ECINET system is now set to be a standard part of all upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections
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April 25, 2026
Online gamer arrested for demanding nude photos from Bollywood star's minor daughter
As per the Maharashtra Cyber Police, after the individual demanded obscene photos from her following an initial conversation, the girl promptly informed her parents, leading to the arrest
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April 18, 2026
Amravati row: 41 social media accounts sharing leaked videos downed as probe progresses
The Maharashtra Police, probing the video leaks and sexual exploitation case in the Amravati district, have detained 10 persons for questioning
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April 18, 2026
Amravati row: Snapchat videos leaked after Ayan Ahmed forgot phone at paan shop
Amravati police have arrested eight people, including primary accused Ayan Ahmed and his friend Uzair Khan, in connection with the circulation of obscene videos and photographs of girls on social media
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April 10, 2026
Man arrested for sharing sensitive Dehradun footage to Pak handlers ahead of PM Modi visit
The arrest of Vikrant Kashyap by the Uttarakhand STF comes days before the arrival of PM Modi's visit to Dehradun on April 14
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April 08, 2026
America’s $20 billion digital heist: How cyber fraud became a national crisis in 2025
The IC3 report notes that more than 22,000 complaints in 2025 were directly linked to AI-enabled fraud, resulting in losses exceeding $893 million
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