Founder and editor
Vivek Kumar
Vivek Kumar is a full-stack developer and cyber security expert, and the founder and editor of CyberShitty.com. He writes about the data breaches, cyber fraud and exploited vulnerabilities affecting India, working from primary sources: company filings, regulator notices, court records and government advisories.
In this section
Aadhaar or PAN leaked in a data breach? How to lock it down and check for misuse
Bank account frozen by cyber police? What to do if you received tainted money without knowing
How to get money back after cyber fraud: the real routes, the odds and 'recovery' scams
Deepfake investment ads in India: what they are, who has been faked, and how to spot one
Digital arrest scam: how to recognise the call, what to do on it, and what to do if you paid
Phone suddenly shows no service? What to do about SIM-swap and eSIM fraud in India
Festive sale scams: how to spot fake shopping sites, gift links and delivery tricks
Data breach reporting in India: CERT-In's six-hour rule and the DPDP timeline explained
Infostealer infection: what to do, in the right order
Is this a scam? How to check a phone number, link, app, adviser or UPI ID in India
Harassed by a loan app? How to check a lender first, and where to complain in India
Money on hold after a 1930 complaint? How frozen funds are released back to victims
Mule accounts: why renting out your bank account can end in arrest
Cyber crime complaint status 'pending'? How to track an NCRP complaint and what to do next
Ransomware in August 2026: trackers log a record month as Qilin leads
Fake job offers, real compounds: how Indians end up trafficked into Southeast Asian scam hubs
Blackmailed after a video call? What to do about sextortion, and how to get the clip taken down
ShinyHunters emailed me: what to do about an extortion or sextortion threat
Invited to a stock tips WhatsApp group? How to check it before you send a rupee
Lost money in a UPI fraud? What to do in the first hour, and how to complain on 1930
What to do after a data breach notice, and how to check if your data was exposed
CBI's Operation Chakra-VI targets the money trail behind India's digital arrest scams
Citrix patches two NetScaler zero-days already exploited; CISA sets 30 September deadline
Digital arrest scams in India: complaints fall, but the Supreme Court and CBI keep up pressure
SIM binding, IMEI crackdown and Sanchar Saathi: where India's telecom anti-fraud rules stand
AdaptHealth reports 4.1 million patients affected by June data theft
Boston Scientific says cyberattack will hit 2026 results as systems are restored
ATF confirms breach of standalone CALEA system after Qilin claim; leaked files unverified
CEVA Logistics intrusion halts eight European warehouses and exposes client customer data
Indian cybercrime by the numbers: what NCRP, 1930 and the RBI's 2025-26 report actually show
Tata Electronics confirms cyber incident after group leaks alleged Apple and Tesla files
Bank of Baroda discloses cyber incident as data-leak claims circulate
Bajaj Auto says ransomware attack led it to pause operations for a few days
German police dismantle Kratos phishing kit used to hijack Microsoft 365 sessions
Reliance confirms partial breach as Kudankulam project files leak; NPCIL says no safety data
Nineteen agencies warn FSB Center 16 is exploiting poorly configured routers worldwide
