cybercrime

Desperation, debt and digital ignorance: how ordinary citizens end up as cyber mules facilitating online fraud

August 18, 2025 5:09 pm

Mule account holders are typically recruited either through person-to-person referrals or via social media platforms, said a cybercrime investigator with the Pimpri Chinchwad police.

Delhiites lost Rs 70 crore to cyber conmen so far this year

August 13, 2025 12:39 pm

Government data also shows that Rs 817.64 crore was lost to cybercrimes in 2024, the highest in the last 11 years.

Offering legal aid, Bengaluru engineer swindles Rs 12.5 lakh from cybercrime victim who had lost Rs 1.5 crore

August 04, 2025 9:16 pm

The Bengaluru police, who arrested the engineer, say 29 cases have been registered against his fictitious firm across the country over illegal transactions worth crores of rupees.

2 Delhi cops steal Rs 75 lakh in cybercrime loot, skip work & elope. How they were caught in Indore

July 24, 2025 6:32 pm

According to officers, Malik went on medical leave on March 17 but did not return to duty after that. Around the same time, the female SI also stopped coming to work without giving any notice

29 cases, 11 states, Rs 40 crore: Karnataka police nab Bihar man with several mule accounts for cybercrime

July 16, 2025 7:29 pm

The Karnataka Police investigation was triggered by a complaint from a man who lost Rs 3.80 lakh after being deceived by someone impersonating police.

Delhi man conned while booking luxury resort through fake website, LaLit Hotels 'executive' held

July 10, 2025 2:56 pm

The man allegedly lost Rs 33,000 after he contacted the number given in the fake website of Hotel LaLit Golf & Spa Resort, Goa.

Delhi man arrested for sharing AI-generated obscene images of ex-girlfriend on Instagram

July 02, 2025 6:32 pm

The Delhi Police said the accused used several fake Instagram accounts to circulate the AI-generated images.

Dos and don'ts: To prevent digital arrest, ‘firewall has to be in your head’

July 02, 2025 7:21 am

According to Ranjeeth Bellary, Partner, EY India Forensic and Integrity Services-Cyber Forensics, steps such as blocking and reporting unknown numbers, and using caller ID apps, are among the “simple precautions” that bank customers and citizens can “easily take” on their own.

Study of money mules in Karnataka cybercrimes calls for regulation of cryptocurrency to check galloping crime rate

June 28, 2025 5:19 pm

The study conducted by the Centre for Cybercrime Investigation Training and Research of CID police in Karnataka states that ₹2,915 crore was lost in 6.11 lakh cyber crimes in Karnataka in 2024.

How cybercrime rackets are operating from rural Maharashtra: Ahilyanagar arrests reveal the ugly trend

June 25, 2025 4:45 pm