The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau on Monday said it has foiled a digital arrest extortion attempt and rescued an 80-year-old doctor and his family in Bhadradri Kothagudem district from three......
Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni on Monday said one of his family members was subjected to a 'digital arrest' by fraudsters for two days, six months ago. IMAGE: Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni. Photograph: ANI......
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to carry out a unified pan-India probe into digital arrest scam cases and asked the RBI as to why it was not using Artificial......
An 83-year-old Pune resident died of a heart attack just a month after being duped of Rs 1.2 crore in a "digital arrest" scam, where fraudsters posing as police and CBI personnel targeted him and......
Senior citizens are particularly vulnerable due to their high savings, trust in authorities, and limited familiarity with online frauds. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff An 82-year-old retired......
The average Indian fraudster isn't an outsider exploiting security loopholes.He's usually a man between 26 and 45 years of age, working in operations or procurement, with more than six years at the......
Trai has ordered BFSI firms to move service and transaction calls to the 1600 series from 2026 to reduce spam, financial fraud, and rising digital arrest scams. Kindly note the image have only......
Risk assessment platforms are increasingly using diverse data sources to help lenders identify groups attempting to access credit from regulated entities and to improve the process of evaluating......
In a pump and dump operation, fraudsters artificially inflate the price of a stock by spreading misleading or false information, creating a frenzy among unsuspecting retail investors.......
State-owned banks have received guidance from the government to close Jan Dhan accounts whose beneficiaries are unwilling to keep them active, amid rising instances of such accounts being misused......