New e-Zero FIR to speed up cyber crime crackdown: Amit Shah

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), which comes under the ministry of home affairs, introduced the new e-Zero FIR initiative to nab cybercriminals with unprecedented speed, Union Home......

Elon Musk's X sues govt over censorship, content regulation

Social media giant 'X' (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka high court against Government of India, challenging what it called unlawful......

Govt warns against new scam targeting potential investors

A new cyber fraud known as 'pig butchering scam' or 'investment scam' has emerged, targeting unemployed youths, housewives, students, and needy people who are made to lose large sums of money......

How to avoid digital arrest scams? Govt issues advisory

The Central Bureau of Investigation, police, customs, the Enforcement Directorate or judges do not arrest people through video calls, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) said in a......

NPCI Lists Digital Scam Warning Signs

UPI-related frauds have accounted for a cumulative loss of Rs 2,145 crore across 2.7 million reported incidents. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   With incidents of online frauds,......

How Banks Plan To Tackle 'Mule' Fraud

'A mule operates someone else's account to transfer illegal money.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Commercial banks in India have stepped up their control mechanism in taking on......

Rs 900 Crores Cyber Scams Prevented!

...benefiting 350,000 persons.Also, Trai detected and blocked seven million mobile phone connections involved in cyber fraud and suspicious activities. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

70 lakh mobile numbers involved in financial frauds disconnected

To check digital frauds, the government has disconnected 70 lakh mobile numbers so far involved in cybercrime or financial frauds, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi said on Tuesday.......