Cybercrime
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police facilitate refund of Rs 62.46L lost to cyber fraud
Hyderabad cyber crime police on Wednesday, February 19, facilitated refunds in 16 cases amounting to a total of Rs 62,46,900 lakh. The list of cases includes eight stock trading and investment frauds,…
- Hyderabad
Govt employee in Hyderabad loses Rs 5.77L in crypto trading scam
Hyderabad: A 30-year-old government health officer working in Hyderabad lost Rs 5.77 lakh in a cryptocurrency scam while trading on the Binance app. According to reports, the officer, a regular trader was…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Three held over child sexual abuse material
Hyderabad: Three persons were recently arrested in separate cases of cyber crime in Hyderabad, for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse content and posting it on social media. In the first case, a…
- World
India, US ink pact for cooperation in cybercrime investigations
New Delhi: India and the US have inked an agreement to enhance cooperation in cybercrime investigations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The signing of the pact comes days before…
- India
SC issues notice to Centre on PIL over rising cyber crimes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 15, sought a response from the Centre on a PIL alleging an “enormous rise” in cyber crimes and a “nuisance” of unsolicited calls in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police arrest two in Rs 2.95 cr online trading fraud
Hyderabad: City cyber crime police arrested two individuals for defrauding a victim of Rs 2.95 crore through an online trading fraud. The accused, Sameer Hundekar and Deepak Sampath, residents of Bengaluru, Karnataka, swindled…
- News
Amid rising risk of cybercrimes, how to play a part in tackling the problem?
The terms ‘digital arrest’ and ‘cyber fraud’ are no stranger to anyone keeping up with the news. There is a growing fear among the public of being duped of their life’s savings…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad police issues revised cybercrime guidelines for cases up to Rs 1.5L
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police commissioner has issued revised guidelines for the registration and investigation of cybercrime cases. Cases involving financial losses of up to Rs 1,50,000 will now be registered and investigated…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Senior citizen loses Rs 9.55 lakh to digital arrest scam
Hyderabad: An 89-year-old retired resident of Hyderabad fell victim to a digital scam losing Rs 9.55 lakhs to a fraudster who posed as a police officer. According to reports, the scammer contacted…
- Andhra Pradesh
Overall crime declined, but cybercrime rose exponentially in 2024: Andhra DGP
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh DGP Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Saturday claimed that the overall crime rate in the state declined by 5.7 per cent, while cybercrime had risen exponentially over the last 12…
- Hyderabad
Rs 70 cr lost to cybercrimes in 2024 in Cyberabad, 32 pc spike in cases
Hyderabad: As many as 37,689 cases were registered in the Cyberabad Commissionerate in 2024 as compared to 29,156 cases in 2023. A break up of crimes by nature shows that 11,951 cases…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man conning youth into cybercrime call centres abroad arrested
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested a man who was allegedly conning and sending unemployed youth from the State to Cambodia to work in cybercrime call centres. The arrested man…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man held for operating mule account for cybercriminals
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police arrested one person here on charges of operating a mule account and assisting cybercriminals. The accused Mohammad Awad, an AC technician and food delivery agent from Dabeerpura was arrested…
- Hyderabad
Digital arrest video call: Woman working in Hyderabad IT company forced to strip
Hyderabad: In an incident, a young woman from northern India, who works in an IT company in Hyderabad, was forced to strip during a digital arrest scam video call. It came to…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime awareness drive set for December 18 in Cyberabad
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police, in collaboration with the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) will be holding a “Cybercrime Mega Awareness Drive,” across Cyberabad on Wednesday, December 18, as part of their…
