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Scammer pretending to be a police officer left shocked when real cop answers his call: 'Ye kaam chhod do bhai'
1 month, 1 week ago

Scammer pretending to be a police officer left shocked when real cop answers his call: 'Ye kaam chhod do bhai'

Hindustan Times  

Cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate, with scammers becoming increasingly inventive in their attempts to trick unsuspecting victims. A recent incident in Kerala, however, took an unexpected turn when a scammer posing as a Mumbai Police officer was caught red-handed by the Thrissur City Police in a rather unusual way. Unknowingly, he video-called a Thrissur Police officer from the …

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Alerted by man’s social media post, police prevent suicide
1 year, 4 months ago

Alerted by man’s social media post, police prevent suicide

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Police on Friday stopped a 21-year-old man from taking his life within an hour of him putting a Facebook post about his intention. HT Image According to police officers, the social media company sent an alert to the cyber cell of Mumbai police who in turn traced the man’s location to Andheri East. Meanwhile, to zero in on the …

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The fatal lure of instant loan apps
2 years, 3 months ago

The fatal lure of instant loan apps

The Hindu  

“Mummy, I am leaving.” This is how Amit Yadav, 35, a mechanic from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, concluded his note on August 23 before adding the words “ek fakir insaan ” below his name and signature. In response, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Central government had taken cognisance of such cases where digital loan apps “originating from one particular …

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Indore bizman duped of ₹2L by electricity scammers; cyber cell recovers money
2 years, 4 months ago

Indore bizman duped of ₹2L by electricity scammers; cyber cell recovers money

Hindustan Times  

The Indore cyber cell has revealed how people are falling prey to fraud as scammers are trying to exploit them by demanding hefty sums of money and confusing them into paying fake bills online. Recently, cyber criminals phished ₹2 lakh by making a victim download an app called ‘Team Viewer’. Highlighting the incident, the Indore cyber cell on Friday said …

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Maharashtra cyber cell identifies ‘17 social media trends’ related to Nupur Sharma in last 4 days
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra cyber cell identifies ‘17 social media trends’ related to Nupur Sharma in last 4 days

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The Maharashtra cyber police are on alert in the wake of the killing of a pharmacist in Amravati and tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur over their support to suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson, Nupur Sharma. The state cyber police have identified 17 trends related to Sharma in the last four days, out of which action has been taken against …

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Maharashtra government orders Cyber Cell to restore hacked websites
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra government orders Cyber Cell to restore hacked websites

India Today  

On Tuesday, the Maharashtra Government ordered the state's Cyber Cell to immediately restore the hacked state government websites, further directing it to begin an inquiry to investigate the matter, the Maharashtra Home Department said in a statement. Technical experts recovered the data and the website has been restored, said Sunil Lokhande, DCP, Cyber Cell, Thane Police. The hackers from a …

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Strict action against those making 'inflammatory' posts regarding Maha violence: Mumbai Cyber Cell
3 years, 1 month ago

Strict action against those making 'inflammatory' posts regarding Maha violence: Mumbai Cyber Cell

India TV News  

Against the backdrop of back-to-back incidents of stone-pelting in Maharashtra, the Mumbai Police's Cyber Cell on Saturday issued an alert warning against making and/or sharing inflammatory posts regarding the violent incidents on social media. "Several inflammatory posts containing fake news is being spread across social media platforms, related to the recent incidents of violence in Maharashtra. Also, it is advised …

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HDFC Bank detects suspicious transactions in NRI account, suspends three employees held by police
3 years, 2 months ago

HDFC Bank detects suspicious transactions in NRI account, suspends three employees held by police

Firstpost  

Delhi Police Cyber Cell arrested 12 people, including three HDFC bank employees, for attempting to make unauthorised withdrawals from a high-value NRI account New Delhi: HDFC Bank has suspended the employees who were arrested by the Delhi Police for alleged involvement in attempts of unauthorised withdrawal from high-value NRI account. Basis the system alerts, we reported the matter to law …

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High Court asks Google, YouTube, Centre to take steps to remove woman’s objectionable photos from Internet
3 years, 3 months ago

High Court asks Google, YouTube, Centre to take steps to remove woman’s objectionable photos from Internet

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court has asked Google, YouTube and Delhi Police to take steps to remove the sites and links carrying objectionable photos and videos of a married woman from the Internet. Justice Subramonium Prasad made it clear that this was not an adversarial litigation and listed the matter for September 16, while asking Google, YouTube, the Centre and Delhi …

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Hisar Youth Duped Rs 30000 Online, Police Recovers Rs 18000
3 years, 4 months ago

Hisar Youth Duped Rs 30000 Online, Police Recovers Rs 18000

News 18  

A youth who was a victim of online fraud in Hansi town of Hisar district in Haryana has got his money back. SP Nitika Gehlot had instructed the cyber cell to help the youth by taking immediate action on the complaint of online fraud. Vipin Yadav, in-charge of cyber cell, said that he had received a complaint from a young …

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Refused to shoot for HotShots as the content is 'sleazy and downmarket': Sherlyn Chopra's statement to cops
3 years, 4 months ago

Refused to shoot for HotShots as the content is 'sleazy and downmarket': Sherlyn Chopra's statement to cops

India Today  

In her statement to the Cyber Cell of the Mumbai Police in March 2021, actor Sherlyn Chopra had said that porn film racket accused Raj Kundra had requested that she create content for his HotShots app, but she refused as she found content on the platform to be “sleazy and downmarket”. Sherlyn Chopra told cops that in March 2019, Kundra …

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Sherlyn Chopra opens up on association with Raj Kundra pornograpgy case, takes jibe at Poonam Pandey
3 years, 5 months ago

Sherlyn Chopra opens up on association with Raj Kundra pornograpgy case, takes jibe at Poonam Pandey

India TV News  

A day after Raj Kundra was sent into police custody by police in an alleged connection to a porn films racket, actress Sherlyn Chopra has opened up on her association with the case. Sharing a video on Twitter, Sherlyn claimed that she was the first person to give a statement to the investigating team of the Maharashtra Cyber Cell in …

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Cyber Cell had booked Raj Kundra-linked app HotShots for obscenity even in 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

Cyber Cell had booked Raj Kundra-linked app HotShots for obscenity even in 2020

India Today  

Even before his arrest on Monday, businessman Raj Kundra was booked last year by the Maharashtra Police Cyber Cell for producing and creating pornographic content. Last year, Maharashtra Police Cyber Cell had registered a case against several OTT platforms last year, including HotShots, the app developed by firm Armsprime Media, a firm Kundra owns or owned. Sherlyn Chopra - Poonam …

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Cyber crime cell of Lucknow police nabs five for posing as bank officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Cyber crime cell of Lucknow police nabs five for posing as bank officials

Hindustan Times  

The cyber crime cell of the Lucknow police arrested five men on Monday for posing as bank officials to defraud people, the police said. Confirming the arrests, Lucknow commissioner of police DK Thakur said, “Our cyber crime team has arrested one Vijay Mandal, 29, Manoj Mandal, 27, Rajesh Kumar Mandal, 20, Jitendra Kumar Mandal, 31 and Karan Kumar Mandal,19. The …

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Delhi Police file case against Twitter over child pornography on the platform, case of AltNews co-founder stalking a minor mentioned
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Police file case against Twitter over child pornography on the platform, case of AltNews co-founder stalking a minor mentioned

Op India  

On June 29, Delhi Police Cyber Cell registered a case against Twitter for child pornographic content on their platform. Delhi Police Cyber Cell has registered case under POCSO Act & IT Act against Twitter on the basis of a complaint from NCPCR citing availability of links/material pertaining to child exploitation. Complaint is against Twitter Inc & Twitter Communication India Pvt …

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Congress MLA Neeraj Dixit accuses 'unknown woman' of sextortion
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress MLA Neeraj Dixit accuses 'unknown woman' of sextortion

Op India  

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Neeraj Dixit has lodged a police complaint alleging that an unidentified woman made a video call to him and performed obscene acts. Madhya Pradesh Cong MLA Neeraj Dixit lodges police complaint alleging that an unidentified woman made video call to him and performed obscene acts, and later tried to blackmail him using the clip: Police. — …

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Salman Khan Has Strict Warning for People Pirating Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai
3 years, 7 months ago

Salman Khan Has Strict Warning for People Pirating Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai

News 18  

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has issued a strict warning for netizens engaging in piracy of his latest film Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai. Please understand you will get into a lot of trouble with the Cyber cell.” A few days ago, Salman had shared a video urging fans to not engage in piracy. He captioned the video, “No piracy in …

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Salman Khan lashes out at viewers for pirating Radhe despite 'reasonable price', warns of consequences
3 years, 7 months ago

Salman Khan lashes out at viewers for pirating Radhe despite 'reasonable price', warns of consequences

Hindustan Times  

Actor Salman Khan has expressed his disappointment at a certain section of fans that watched his new film, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai, illegally. On Sunday, the actor issued a warning to those participating in the unlawful dissemination of the film, and said that they could find themselves in trouble with the cyber cell. He shared the following message on …

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Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report In Plea Seeking Constitution of SIT To Investigate Into Alleged Digital Fraud And Click Fraud Scam By Facebook
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report In Plea Seeking Constitution of SIT To Investigate Into Alleged Digital Fraud And Click Fraud Scam By Facebook

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently sought Delhi Police Cyber Cell's status report in a plea pertaining to alleged click fraud and other digital criminal frauds hatched by Facebook thereby seeking directions on Union of India, Delhi Police and Cyber Crime Cell to jointly constitute a Special Investigation Unit for investigating into the complaint made by the petitioner company. Justice Anu …

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Mumbai power outage may have resulted from cyber sabotage, says state minister Anil Deshmukh
3 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai power outage may have resulted from cyber sabotage, says state minister Anil Deshmukh

Firstpost  

The cyber cell said in a report that malware and 8 GB of unaccounted data was likely introduced into the MSEBs server, resulting in the 12 October outage Mumbai: The massive power outage in Mumbai on 12 October last year may have been the result of a cyber sabotage, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Monday, citing a probe …

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Resignation of 200 cops post R-Day violence? Here's what the Delhi Police has to say
3 years, 10 months ago

Resignation of 200 cops post R-Day violence? Here's what the Delhi Police has to say

India TV News  

The Delhi Police on Monday refuted claims about the resignation of 200 cops post violence on Republic Day. It said that a "mischievous" social media campaign has been going on for the last 2 days propagating "false rumors" regarding disaffection in police ranks. "Acting on fake news about the resignation of police personnel, one person has been arrested by Delhi …

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Uttarakhand cyber cell warns against fraudulent messages for Covid-19 vaccination registration
3 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand cyber cell warns against fraudulent messages for Covid-19 vaccination registration

Hindustan Times  

The cyber cell of Uttarakhand police has issued an alert and warned people against falling for fraudulent text messages asking them to register for the upcoming Covid-19 vaccination in lieu of a certain amount of money. Nilesh Bharne, deputy inspector general, cyber cell informed that a few days ago it had got to know about the development from some people …

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Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account hacked, Cyber Cell files FIR
4 years ago

Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account hacked, Cyber Cell files FIR

India Today  

Actress-turned politician Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account was hacked on December 16. Urmila Matondkar's hacked Instagram account was restored on December 17. ?#notdone — Urmila Matondkar December 16, 2020 “Cyber crimes” is not something that women should take lightly.as I went to file FIR on my @instagram ac hacking met this dynamic DCP #cybercrime @MumbaiPolice Smt. @MahaCyber1 pic.twitter.com/0cSKaoeONX — Urmila Matondkar …

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Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut email fight case transferred from Mumbai cyber cell to CIU
4 years ago

Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut email fight case transferred from Mumbai cyber cell to CIU

Hindustan Times  

Actor Hrithik Roshan’s 2016 first information report against actor Kangana Ranaut, which was previously probed by the Mumbai cyber police station, has now been transferred to the crime branch’s crime intelligence unit after Roshan’s lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani recently wrote to Mumbai Police reminding them that there has not been any progress in the case since 2016. Hrithik Roshan had filed …

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