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Sebi warns listed firms, regulated entities against rising 'Boss Scam' cyber fraud

Sebi has issued a warning to all regulated entities regarding a rising cyber fraud known as the 'Boss Scam'. In this scheme, fraudsters masquerade as senior executives to deceive f...

Cyber Fraudsters Posing As ACB Officer Dupe Retired Official Of ₹2 Lakh

The victim, Y. Venkataramana, a retired deputy city planner of Kurnool Municipal Corporation, received a call from an unidentified person on August 20.

SEBI warns of 'boss scam', a cyber fraud targeting top executives

The regulator warned that fraudsters are targeting finance executives and employees via email, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, and social media by impersonating CEOs or senior executive...

Cyber crime reports down from 1.2L in 2024 to 16,377 now: Government

Supreme Court urged prompt action against cyber fraudsters, while noting a reduction in incidents. Authorities were directed to expedite decisions on a 'kill switch' for phones....

Online Scam Alert: Kenyans Told to Keep These Details Secret

The government has urged heightened public vigilance after a recent security analysis revealed that mobile money platforms featured in half of all reported computer fraud cases dur...

Rising cyber fraud puts customers at risk; banks need to invest more: Bank of Baroda CEO

Debadatta Chand urges banks to step up cybersecurity spending and improve financial and digital literacy as scams, including “digital arrests,” grow more sophisticated

Cybercriminals widen net as assessees rush to meet I-T return filing deadline

Cybercriminals are targeting taxpayers during income tax return filing season. They send fake notices via WhatsApp and use cloned tax portals. These scams aim to steal banking cred...

Indian regulator warns of 'boss scam', a cyber fraud targeting top executives

What a new report says about India's digital banking frauds

Attempted fraud sessions fell 12%, but the value of attempted fraudulent payments rose 35% as cybercriminals shifted towards faster, higher-value scams.

Fighting Fraud with Fraud Intelligence: What India’s New Digital Payment Intelligence Corporation Means for Banks

Introduction Every digital fraud alert a bank sends out today tells only part of the story. A fraudster caught moving money through one bank’s mule account has often already opened...

Cyber Bureau Recovers Rs 85.20 L of Elder in ‘Digital Arrest’

Believing the caller to be a genuine government official, the victim transferred Rs 85.20 lakh to a specified bank account after being told the money was required for RBI verificat...

Cybercrime body warns of fake investment scams using PM, Union Ministers' photos

Cybercrime body warns of fake investment scams using PM, Union Ministers' photos

Mule Accounts and Cyber Fraud: Supreme Court’s Directions on the Proposed RBI SOP and Their FinTech Implications

Introduction UPI, mobile banking, digital wallets and prepaid payment instruments have made moving money faster and easier than ever. Unfortunately, the same infrastructure that ma...

Zahid warns of fraud surge, says Cyber Crime Bill 2026 will fortify Malaysia’s defences

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — A total of 8,014 charges related to online fraud crimes have been recorded as of May this...

How to Protect Yourself from Online Fraud and Financial Scams

So much of our lives happens online these days, from banking to shopping and socialising. It’s no surprise that fraudsters have followed, making financial scams more sophisticated...

Nine-Year Fraud Campaign Clones Russian Company Sites to Steal Advance Payments

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a large-scale fraud campaign that involves creating lookalike websites of major Russian companies with an aim to siphon funds fr...

I4C warns CFOs, finance teams of WhatsApp ‘Boss Scam’ using fake RBI, MCA files

In a notice dated August 19, I4C’s Threat Analytics Unit identified Horizon Cash Service, Money Score Monitor and Zelicredit as malicious loan applications targeting Android users...

TGCSB urges cybercrime victims to use official portal for refund claims

Deepfake Ads Funnel Investors Into WhatsApp Groups Controlled by Fake Financial Analysts

Investment fraud is increasingly exploiting the one action banks struggle most to block: a payment the customer actively wants to make. Deepfake advertisements, impersonated financ...

Stolen Phones Used To Empty Bank Accounts In New ‘Hybrid Cyber Fraud’

Hyderabad police have warned of a new hybrid cyber fraud in which gangs steal phones, obtain screen passwords through social engineering and use banking apps to drain victims’ acco...

How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Crime and Social Engineering

A few weeks ago, a client sent me a message asking whether I could verify my banking details. Then he asked a second question, and it is the question that saved him: is it actually...

FBI Warns Scammers Use AI Deepfakes and Fake IC3 Websites to Target Fraud Victims

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a new Public Service Announcement (Alert Number I-072026-PSA) regarding an evolving fraud campaign. Cybercriminals are increasi...

Is AI facilitating cybercrime ?

Cybercrime has become a dominant peril and is continuously increasing despite strong measures enforced by authorities. The number of incidents have demonstrated a staggering 217% g...

India’s Cross-Border Cyber Scams Against the US and the West

In poor areas such as Jamtara and Mewat, cyber scams have become an important source of household income.