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Noida gang used PAN card data of 635,000 people in multi-crore racket, busted
The Gautam Budh Nagar police have busted a gang of eight people who were unscrupulously misusing permanent account number (PAN) cards of 635,000 people for over five years and created 2,660 shell companies to evade Goods and Services Tax (GST) worth multiple crores, deputy commissioner of police (Noida) Harish Chander said on Thursday.
1 Jun 2023
New Ransomware Wave Engulfs over 200 Corporate Victims
The rapid emergence of new ransomware strains and the formation of new ransomware groups highlight the scalability and profitability of these criminal operations. As criminals continue to refine their techniques and exploit vulnerabilities, they find new ways to maximize their financial gains.
23 May 2023
IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer
Ashley Liles, a 28-year-old United Kingdom man has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer, where is misused his position in IT team investigating Ransomware attack. He created fake cryptocurrency account and an email account as hacker and enhanced the demand from own company
23 May 2023
Insurance Information Bureau Of India Hit by Ransomware Attack: Russian Hackers Demand $250,000 As Ransom
The Insurance Information Bureau of India (IIB) fell victim to a ransomware attack on April 2, 2023. The attack left nearly 30 server systems encrypted, rendering the agency’s data inaccessible and demanded ransom of $250,000 in bitcoins for unlocking the encrypted data.
23 May 2023
ऑनलाइन वर्क करने के नाम पर साइबर जालसाजों ने महिला से की 11 लाख की ठगी
साइबर जालसाजों ने Online Work के नाम पर Gurugram की एक महिला से 11 लाख रुपये की ठगी की है। ठगों ने पहले महिला को छोटा सा Investment करने को कहा था, जिसके बाद उन्होंने रिटर्न भी दे दिया। लेकिन, जैसे ही बड़ी Investment की तो ठग ने पैसे उड़ा लिए। महिला ने पुलिस को बताया कि उन्हें WhatsApp पर एक मैसेज आया था, जो कि Part Time Job Offer के लिए था।
24 Apr 2023
Sivaganga police bust cyber crime gang operating from Coimbatore
The cyber crime police station of Sivaganga district has busted a Coimbatore-based gang involved in siphoning off money from bank accounts of gullible people with 18 persons and seized as many as 22,735 SIM cards.. The police seized 22,735 SIM cards, 11 laptops, 19 desktop computers, 292 mobile phones, 23 SIM modem boxes, and nine ATM cards with cheque books
6 Mar 2023
Caller ID app Truecaller misused for extortion in name of Bidhannagar (West Bengal) police
A homemaker was allegedly cheated by a gang that had saved the phone number from which it called her as that of “Bidhannagar Cyber Crime police” in the Truecaller app and extorted money from her threatening arrest.
4 Mar 2023
Cyber Crime: Delhi Police Arrests 5 For Using PAN Details Of M S Dhoni, Abhishek Bachchan For Credit Card Fraud
n a bizarre case of cyber fraud, a group of fraudsters allegedly procured PAN details of several Bollywood actors and cricketers from their GST Identification Numbers which are available online, and got credit cards issued in their names from Pune-based fintech startup 'One Card'. And abused the Credit Cards
3 Mar 2023
Electricity bill frauds turn one of the most reported online crimes in Kolkata
Electricity bill frauds are one of the most reported online crimes in Kolkata and police fear the numbers could rise during summer when a simple text message saying supply will be disconnected if the bill is not paid will be enough to trigger panic.
28 Feb 2023
Andhra Pradesh DGP’s ‘inactive’ Twitter handle hacked, cybercrime case booked
The verified Twitter handle (@dgpapofficial) of Andhra Pradesh’s Director General of Police has allegedly been hacked by miscreants.
The hackers have allegedly misused the account and ‘liked’ the obscene content on the microblogging site.
22 Jan 2023
RS 2.69 CRORE EXTORTED FROM GUJARAT BUSINESSMAN WITH NUDE VIDEO CALL THREAT
A shocking case of cybercrime has come to the fore in Gujarat. A businessman lost Rs 2.69 crore after being trapped in a sex-related fraud. The victim, who owns a renewable energy business, allegedly received a call from a woman on August 8 of last year, per information provided by the police. She identified herself as Riya Sharma and stated that she lived in Morbi. Both of them soon got intimate on calls and video calls, with the girl then asking the victim to undress in front of the camera.
13 Jan 2023
22-Yr-Old Nabbed From Rajasthan In Sextortion Racket
The Cyber Crime police nabbed a 22-year-old from Bharatpur in Rajasthan for extorting Rs 2.69 crore from a Navrangpura businessman by luring him in a sex video and blackmailing him by claiming they are cops.
Talim Tahir Khan of Meena Mohalla in Chandupura village of Gopalgadh district in Rajasthan was detained and Rs 1.17 crore along with two mobile phones were seized from him.
13 Jan 2023
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