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Hyderabad: A gang of cyber fraudsters was arrested for targeting Indian and US citizens from Hyderabad on Saturday, July 19. The accused were identified as Danish Alam, Mohammed Saheb Ali, Mohmmed Fahad Parvez, Mohammed Aman Alam, Mohammed Ishtiaque, Mohammed Mohsin, Farid Hussain, Mohammed Shadhab Alam and Mohammed Sonu, all natives of West Bengal. According to Cyberabad commissioner of police, Avinash Mohanty the gang had set up a call center at a villa in Bachupally, on the city's outskirts, and were targeting senior citizens and women. A partner team of the gang would send emails to citizens in India and the USA, informing them that they had been wrongly charged for fraudulent transactions and providing a number to call for assistance. "When the unsuspecting people called the phone number, the gang received inbound VoIP calls from victims in India and the USA through apps like Zoiper, X Lite, and Microsoft Teams," said Avinash Mohanty. Upon receiving the calls, and under the pretext of assisting the victim, the gang would ask them to install remote access tools like AnyDesk. The accused would then gain access to the victims' systems, collect financial details, bank transaction histories, and account credentials. "The gang also used fake banking apps, spoofed emails, and social engineering tactics to carry out their frauds," he added. Efforts are on to identify the victims and recover the funds.
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (Maxim News): The Cyberabad Police, in collaboration with the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), launched a significant awareness initiative under the project P.R.O.T.E.C.T. (Preventing Risks Online Through Education, Collaboration, and Training) on December 17, 2024, at the Cyberabad CP Office Main Conference Hall. Click Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Cyberabad CP Avinash Mohanty said & quot; Cybercrime has become one of the fastest-growing challenges in our society today, and it is a privilege for all of us to gather here to discuss solutions. Every year, cyber c ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): A comprehensive fire mock drill was conducted at the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate on Thursday in collaboration with the Telangana State Fire Department, aimed at enhancing emergency response systems and inter-departmental coordination during fire-related disasters. The drill featured a live demonstration by Madhapur Station Fire Officer Anjaneyulu Dodla, who briefed attendees on various fire safety tools, types of fire emergencies, and appropriate response methods. He also explained how to act during emergencies, the importance of remaining ca ...Read More >
Nashik, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two cyber fraudsters were arrested by the CBI in Nashik on charges of cheating British nationals by impersonating insurance agents and government authorities, an official of the investigative agency said on Sunday. Ganesh and Shyam Kamankar were arrested for employing 60 people in two illegal call centres under the name Swagan Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd, the official said in a statement. Around 60 people were employed at the call centres, which used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), spoofed numbers and fake documents to dupe victims into sharing credit/deb ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the behaviour of DTC bus drivers. There have alleged that the buses often fail to stop at the designate ...Read More >
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dismantled a transnational cybercrime ring accused of defrauding US nationals of more than $40 million, in a joint effort with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. The crackdown, part of Operation Chakra-IV, targeted illegal call centers and residential locations in the northern part of the country. Authorities seized Rs. 54 lakh (approximately US$ 62,000) in cash, dozens of electronic devices and incriminating records. Three key suspects are in custody with investigations continuing to identify additional accomplices and trace the stolen ...Read More >
The accused are from Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Gujarat. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * 16 people have been arrested in Bengaluru for running a fake call centre * Suspects operated as Cybits Solutions Pvt Ltd, targeting US citizens through cyber fraud * Victims were threatened with false charges and coerced into paying money digitally Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bengaluru: 16 people have be ...Read More >
The Cyber, Economic and Narcotic offences wing of the Belagavi City Police has busted an international cyber and financial fraud network with the arrest of a gang operating a call centre in Belagavi. Police Commissioner Borase Bhushan Gulabarao told reporters in Belagavi on Thursday that acting on a tip-off, CEN Police officers raided an office on Bauxite Road in the city and arrested 33 people. They confiscated 37 laptops and 37 mobile phones, along with cloud-based applications used for stori ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked all insurance companies to adopt special 1600-series telephone numbers by February 15, to help protect consumers from fraud calls. All entities regulated by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India must use the designated numbering series for customer service and transaction-related calls, Trai said in a direction issued on Tuesday. The deadline was set in consultation with the insurance regulator. The 1600 se ...Read More >
Hyderabad: City police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar on Tuesday asked the organisers of the 'Sri Veera Hanuman Vijay Yatra' during Hanuman Jayanti on April 2, to ensure that it was peaceful and orderly in the manner of the 'Sri Rama Shobha Yatra' last week. Referring to the recent the police commissioner asked stakeholders to ensure similar peaceful conduct. Speaking at a review meeting here, Sajjanar said 168 tributary processions from across the city were expected to merge with the main rally. About 3,000 police personnel, supported by different wings, will be deployed. The rally will be monit ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Veteran banker K V Kamath on Thursday underlined the need for reskilling and education reforms to harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), which will be defining the theme of the next decade. During a fireside chat with Sunil Kant Munjal, chairman of Hero Enterprises, at an AIMA event, Kamath suggested that India should focus on practical applications rather than on expensive foundational models. "Building an LLM (large language model) is not necessarily the end of it... We should now look for where the application lies," he said. He pointed to several i ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In what reads like a real-life crime thriller, the Cyberabad police on Saturday cracked a ₹40 lakh highway robbery case just a day after the daring heist shocked commuters in Shankarpally. One of the accused turned out to be none other than city-based businessman's manager Sai Baba's own car driver, who allegedly masterminded the robbery. Police commissioner Avinash Mohanty confirmed the arrest of seven accused, including car drivers Madhu Kasula, Mohammed Azar, and Bandra Anudeep, real estate businessman Salin Harshavardhan, Vijay Kumar, and bouncers Shameem Mulla and Cherukula Dee ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new State Police Chief on Tuesday. He succeeds Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. His tenure will run until July 1, 2027. A 1991-batch IPS officer currently serving as Special Director with the Intelligence Bureau, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation. He was selected over Nitin Agarwal, who topped the official list of probables. The appointment order, issued by Kerala Chief Secretary Dr A Jayathilak on behalf of the Governor, was released soon after a cabinet meeting held on Monday. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh's Godav ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dismantled two illegal call centre operations operating under the name Swagan Business Solutions in Nashik on Saturday and arrested two individuals in the case. The arrested accused, Ganesh and Shyam Kamankar, were presented before a court in Thane and remanded into CBI custody until Sep 15. The accused targeted UK nationals by posing as insurance agents and govt authorities.The CBI conducted multiple searches in Nashik and Kalyan (Thane), recovering incriminating digital evidence, including victim data, fake insurance policy scripts, eight mob ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a cyber-fraud racket bust on Saturday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two members of a gang that ran two illegal call centres in Nashik. Operators of the call centres would impersonate insurance agents and government authorities to dupe nationals of the United Kingdom (UK). The CBI has identified the two arrested accused as Shyam Kamnakar and Ganesh, who have been remanded to the agency's custody till Monday by a special CBI court in Thane. Following searches at various locations in Nashik, Kalyan, and Thane, the CBI seized incriminating digital evidence, re ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: When a 50-year-old accountant from Nikol received a WhatsApp message from his employer containing 'RTO E-challan.apk' file, he thought it was an official message regarding a traffic memo and installed the file. The moment he entered his name and mobile number, he received a message about money being debited from his account. He immediately deleted the app, but it was already too late. Within 24 hours, he lost Rs 10.7 lakh to cybercriminals. The victim told Cybercrime police that he frequently operated his bank accounts through mobile banking apps. The complainant, who works with a p ...Read More >
Delhi Police CyHawk 4.0 detains 8371, arrests over 1400 in major cyber fraud crackdown, exposes Rs 519 crore scams with global links, seizes key evidence and freezes funds In one of its largest-ever crackdowns on cybercrime, the Delhi Police launched a massive, coordinated operation across the national capital, detaining thousands of suspects and uncovering fraud networks linked to scams worth over Rs 519 crore nationwide. The operation, dubbed "CyHawk 4.0," involved simultaneous raids across m ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Medulla Communications Pvt. Ltd., one of the world's most awarded healthcare-specialist advertising agencies, has announced the launch of its new hub in Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in solving complex healthcare challenges, Medulla is now looking to create a super-specialist category as the first digital healthcare advertising agency in Asia. New Hub to Deliver Scalable, Specialist Healthcare Marketing Solutions Across APAC. Also Read | New Cheque Clearing System: Banks To Clear Cheques Within Few Hours Starting October 4, Announces RBI. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Maganti Sunitha, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate for the Jubilee Hills by-election and widow of the late MLA Maganti Gopinath, is facing controversy over her marital status after Taraq Pradhumna Kosaraju -- who claims to be Gopinath's son from his first marriage -- alleged that Sunitha was never legally married to the MLA. The controversy has erupted just days before the Jubilee Hills by-poll on November 11, which was necessitated after the passing of Maganti Gopinath in June this year. Taraq has filed a complaint with the Cyberabad police commissioner alleging that Mag ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): In one of the largest coordinated operations against cybercrime in recent years, Delhi Police have dealt a significant blow to online fraudsters operating from the national capital under a city-wide crackdown named Operation CyHawk. As per the release, conceived and directed by Commissioner of Police Satish Golchha, IPS, the operation marked a decisive shift from reactive measures to dismantling the entire cybercrime ecosystem. The month-long intelligence gathering and planning phase received strong backing from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C ...Read More >
Nine individuals were arrested by the Cyberabad Police for operating a fake call centre from a rented villa in Bachupally, targeting unsuspecting victims in both India and the United States under the guise of customer support representatives from reputed financial platforms including PayPal, Geek Squad, and other credit card companies. The operation was unearthed by the Medchal Special Operation Team (SOT) and cybercrime police following intelligence inputs. The arrested accused, all natives of ...Read More >
SURAT: The investigation into a massive international cybercrime racket busted last month in Surat has revealed a staggering Rs 1,455 crore was laundered through 90 bank accounts that were opened by misusing documents of needy people over the last six months.The total amount siphoned off could rise to Rs 2,000 crore, as the police are yet to examine details of another 75 suspicious accounts.The racket was unearthed on May 22, when Udhna police detained a man carrying suspicious stamps and bank kits. The probe led to a raid at an office in Mota Varachha operated by Kirat Jadwani, Meet Khokhar, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty years. Sanjay Raut, spokesperson for Shiv Sena (UBT), affirmed the collective position through a post o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of standard quality' and spurious drugs are being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has mandated that entities regulated by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) should adopt, by February 15, 2026, the '1600' series numbers for making service and transactional calls to consumers. The Trai said that the direction has been issued with the objective of enhancing consumer trust, curbing spam, and preventing fraudulent activities perpetrated through voice calls. "The series will enable people to reliably identify legitimate calls originating from such regulated entities," the t ...Read More >
Hyderabad Resident Alert! Dry day in Cyberabad: 10 am-10 pm. Star hotels and clubs stay open. Everyone else, plan ahead. Planning to step out today? Think twice. From Gowliguda to Tadbund, much of Hyderabad shuts down, slows down, or dries up -- here's what you need to know before you leave home. What Is Happening Today, And Where Does It Start? The Sri Veera Hanuman Vijay Yatra kicks off from Gowliguda Ram Mandir at 11:30 am and winds its way to Sri Hanuman Temple in Tadbund, covering roughly ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 5: Indian Railways will commence regular operations of two new Vande Bharat Express trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar from June 7, following their official inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, June 6. The trains will offer passengers a fast, reliable, and modern travel option, running six days a week in both directions, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Modi is expected to flag off the two specially designed Vande Bharat trains running between Srinagar and Katra on June 6, marking the completion of the long-awaited project to li ...Read More >
Surat: The investigation into a massive international cybercrime racket busted last month in Surat has revealed a staggering Rs 1,455 crore was laundered through 90 bank accounts that were opened by misusing documents of needy people over the last six months.The total amount siphoned off could rise to Rs 2,000 crore, as the police are yet to examine details of another 75 suspicious accounts.The racket was unearthed on May 22, when Udhna police detained a man carrying suspicious stamps and bank kits. The probe led to a raid at an office in Mota Varachha operated by Kirat Jadwani, Meet Khokhar, ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): A comprehensive fire mock drill was conducted at the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate on Thursday in collaboration with the Telangana State Fire Department, aimed at enhancing emergency response systems and inter-departmental coordination during fire-related disasters. The drill featured a live demonstration by Madhapur Station Fire Officer Anjaneyulu Dodla, who briefed attendees on various fire safety tools, types of fire emergencies, and appropriate response methods. He also explained how to act during emergencies, the importance of remaining ca ...Read More >
An official said that some of the accused have claimed that certain government officials who were aware of the call centres allowed it to flourish in exchange for money. THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted two illegal call centres operating out of Nashik where fraudsters would dupe UK nationals by impersonating insurance agents and government authorities. While two persons have been arrested, police are looking for more suspects including police officers after allegations cropped u ...Read More >