Kanpur: Cyber fraudsters allegedly duped a 72-year-old retired Merchant Navy officer of Rs1.25 crore on the pretext of high returns on investments. Police said the victim transferred money to the fraudsters in 19 transactions over nearly two months, after which the amount was layered through nearly 2,000 bank accounts across the country.An FIR has been…
Big financial data theft concept. An anonymous hacker is hacking highly-protected financial data through computers. Ahmedabad: Several police inspectors in Gujarat found themselves answering uncomfortable questions after explicit links were automatically sent from their Telegram accounts to colleagues and senior officers. The CID (crime) cyber cell suspects a malware attack may have compromised the accounts….
If someone had said a few weeks ago that a conversation about a plate of biryani would end up involving the Cyber Cell, the National Commission for Women, job losses and a nationwide debate, most people would have laughed it off.But that’s exactly what has happened.Comedian Pranit More has found himself in the middle of…
Jaipur: City police Tuesday arrested a Kazakhstan-returned MBBS graduate and another man for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud racket linked to a “digital arrest” scam in which a Jaipur doctor was allegedly duped of Rs 24 lakh, officials said.Police identified the arrested accused as Ganesh Choudhary, who studied MBBS in Kazakhstan and is…
Bahraich: Police have registered an FIR under the Information Technology (IT) Act and launched a cyber probe after a fake social media profile allegedly used Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph, BJP symbols, images of party leaders and Hindu religious icons to falsely project a woman as a BJP office-bearer and election candidate. BJP leaders claimed…
