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UPSC Issue at a Glance | India’s Cybercrime Challenge : Rise and Response

July 20, 2025 10:11 am

Indians lose ₹1,000 crore every month to cyber frauds linked to Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries, says an MHA report. How do cybercrimes pose a multidimensional challenge to India? What is the government's response? Let’s simplify this current affairs issue and link it to the static UPSC syllabus.

Rise in digital scams: The scammer’s trail

July 04, 2025 8:53 am

It calls for greater public awareness of fraudsters’ modus operandi, and swift action by banks and authorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, UNGA

Should India vote to adopt the UN cybercrime treaty? Tech policy expert weighs in

August 23, 2024 4:35 pm

With the draft international cybercrime treaty now finalised, here's a closer look at what this development means for India.

The CBI raided the office of Innocent Technology (OPC) Pvt Ltd operating from DLF Cyber City, Gurugram

77-year-old Bengaluru woman held in 'digital arrest', loses Rs 1.2 crore in cyber fraud

July 22, 2024 4:53 pm

The fraudsters posed as telecom officials and Mumbai crime branch personnel, and told her that a SIM card purchased in her name was being used for illegal activities.

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Gurgaon: Monitoring centre to keep tab on all social media posts

February 13, 2024 7:55 am

According to Sidhant Jain, deputy commissioner of police (South and Cyber), the centre has been set up to monitor all the content posted on social media platforms which could spread discord in the society.

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Running cybercrime racket from DLF Cybercity homes, how 5 men duped victims of crores

September 27, 2023 7:40 am

The accused are Vivek Kumar Singh (33), a UPSC aspirant and BTech graduate, and his friends Manish Kumar (23), Suhel Akram (32), Gaurav Sharma (23), and Balram (32).

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Note of caution by cops on use of social media, rise in cybercrimes

May 20, 2023 7:29 am

It is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between what is real and fake, he further said, as he spoke about deepfake content.

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Faceless nature makes cybercrime go-to criminal activity: Uttarakhand DGP

May 12, 2023 12:32 am

Kumar, who was in Vadodara to chair a panel discussion on the topic 'Beyond the Call of Duty, stories of those in Uniform' at the Vadodara Literature Festival organised by Parul University, also visited the city Police Bhavan to meet officials of the Vadodara city police.

‘Maximum cyber criminals from India, bringing terrible name’: Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses man's anticipatory bail plea

March 03, 2023 2:52 am

Mohammad Jubair was booked in an online fraud case of more than Rs 14 lakh. The HC said his custodial interrogation was required to ascertain the involvement of other co-accused and a Noida-based company’s role in the case.