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Watch: Scammer Pretending To Be Mumbai Police Officer Calls Real Cop, This Happens Next
In an unexpected turn of events in Kerala, a scammer posing as a police officer received the shock of his life when his victim turned out to be a real cop.
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UP Man Poses As Army Officer, Demands Rs 50,000 On False Promises, Arrested
A man was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly posing as an Army officer and demanding Rs 50,000 from a person on the false promise of getting his family members released from prison, police said.
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New Spoofed Calls Prevention System Blocked 1.35 Crore International Calls in 24 Hours, Says DoT
The new 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' has been made operational and in just 24 hours the system has identified and blocked about 1.35 crore calls as spoofed calls.
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Fake Website Posing as Sony’s Soneium Blockchain Reportedly Found in Google Search
To lure victims, malicious actors are now reportedly circulating harmful links that appear in Google search results for 'Soneium.' The crypto community has been warned to avoid any suspicious sites imitating Soneium.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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Juice Seller To Millionaire Scammer: Mahadev Betting App Accused's Empire
Saurabh Chandrakar and co-promoter Ravil Uppal hailed from Chhattisgarhs Bhilai, but operated the Mahadev betting app from Dubai.
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AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India
Scammers gather victims' contact details, names, and other relevant information to make the fake call seem legitimate. They then use social engineering tactics, playing on the emotions of the victim's loved ones.
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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Telegram to Provide Users' IP Addresses, Phone Numbers to Law Enforcement Authorities, CEO Says
Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests. The move represents a marked difference from Telegram’s approach to government requests for data and its reputation for lax moderation.
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Experts Warn Of Scammers Using 'Deepfakes' Of Famous Doctors On Social Media
Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.
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"Send Me Rs 500 For Cab": Scammer Poses As Chief Justice, Case Filed
From fake digital arrests to courier fraud, cybercriminals have become crafty. After several instances of fraudsters impersonating policemen, messaging and calling people to dupe them of their hard-earned money, a fake message from the 'CJI', seeking
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OpenAI Backs California AI Bill Requiring 'Watermarking' of Synthetic Content
OpenAI is supporting a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content. OpenAI believes that for AI-generated content, transparency and requirements around provenance such as watermarking are important, especially in an election year
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Binance Prevented $2.4 Billion in Losses in H1 2024, 45 Percent Were Linked to Scams: Report
Binance has reportedly managed to avert $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 20,130 crore) in losses between January and July this year. Out of the total saved, withdrawals linked to suspected crypto scams made up over $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,227 crore), which is about 45 percent of the total amount.
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IIT Professor 'Digitally Arrested' For 12 Days By Scammers, Loses Rs 12 Lakh
Cyber criminals have duped an IIT Jodhpur professor of nearly Rs 12 lakh after being held under 'digit arrest' for 12 days.
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Top UP Doctor Kept Under "Digital House Arrest" For 6 Days, Cheated Of Rs 2.8 Crores
A neurologist at the SGPGI in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has fallen victim to an elaborate cyber fraud, losing Rs 2.8 crore to scammers, who kept her under "digital house arrest" for six days posing as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation
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Watch: Scammer Pretending To Be Mumbai Police Officer Calls Real Cop, This Happens Next
In an unexpected turn of events in Kerala, a scammer posing as a police officer received the shock of his life when his victim turned out to be a real cop.
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UP Man Poses As Army Officer, Demands Rs 50,000 On False Promises, Arrested
A man was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly posing as an Army officer and demanding Rs 50,000 from a person on the false promise of getting his family members released from prison, police said.
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New Spoofed Calls Prevention System Blocked 1.35 Crore International Calls in 24 Hours, Says DoT
The new 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' has been made operational and in just 24 hours the system has identified and blocked about 1.35 crore calls as spoofed calls.
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Fake Website Posing as Sony’s Soneium Blockchain Reportedly Found in Google Search
To lure victims, malicious actors are now reportedly circulating harmful links that appear in Google search results for 'Soneium.' The crypto community has been warned to avoid any suspicious sites imitating Soneium.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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Juice Seller To Millionaire Scammer: Mahadev Betting App Accused's Empire
Saurabh Chandrakar and co-promoter Ravil Uppal hailed from Chhattisgarhs Bhilai, but operated the Mahadev betting app from Dubai.
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AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India
Scammers gather victims' contact details, names, and other relevant information to make the fake call seem legitimate. They then use social engineering tactics, playing on the emotions of the victim's loved ones.
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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Telegram to Provide Users' IP Addresses, Phone Numbers to Law Enforcement Authorities, CEO Says
Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests. The move represents a marked difference from Telegram’s approach to government requests for data and its reputation for lax moderation.
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Experts Warn Of Scammers Using 'Deepfakes' Of Famous Doctors On Social Media
Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.
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"Send Me Rs 500 For Cab": Scammer Poses As Chief Justice, Case Filed
From fake digital arrests to courier fraud, cybercriminals have become crafty. After several instances of fraudsters impersonating policemen, messaging and calling people to dupe them of their hard-earned money, a fake message from the 'CJI', seeking
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OpenAI Backs California AI Bill Requiring 'Watermarking' of Synthetic Content
OpenAI is supporting a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content. OpenAI believes that for AI-generated content, transparency and requirements around provenance such as watermarking are important, especially in an election year
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Binance Prevented $2.4 Billion in Losses in H1 2024, 45 Percent Were Linked to Scams: Report
Binance has reportedly managed to avert $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 20,130 crore) in losses between January and July this year. Out of the total saved, withdrawals linked to suspected crypto scams made up over $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,227 crore), which is about 45 percent of the total amount.
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IIT Professor 'Digitally Arrested' For 12 Days By Scammers, Loses Rs 12 Lakh
Cyber criminals have duped an IIT Jodhpur professor of nearly Rs 12 lakh after being held under 'digit arrest' for 12 days.
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Top UP Doctor Kept Under "Digital House Arrest" For 6 Days, Cheated Of Rs 2.8 Crores
A neurologist at the SGPGI in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has fallen victim to an elaborate cyber fraud, losing Rs 2.8 crore to scammers, who kept her under "digital house arrest" for six days posing as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation
