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Sourced developments in ransomware, data theft, operational disruption and policy.
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I4C warns of deepfake PM and CM 'welfare scheme' ads; Telangana flags fake ₹8,000 Diwali offer
Fake village health camps took Aadhaar data and biometrics to get 3,000 SIMs, police say
WhatsApp 'boss' scam: Mumbai police arrest six; accounts linked to 255 complaints, ₹72 crore
Supreme Court: RBI's new rules must make banks compensate digital arrest victims when they fail
'MR ROBOT' kit rents out fake bank, bill and challan apps that steal OTPs and divert calls
ED arrests advocate it says bribed officials to unfreeze about 100 fraud-linked bank accounts
Browsers distrust an eMudhra root after weak CA keys; MeitY probes, DSC and eSign unaffected
SBI discloses 'data loss': 3,897 customer records with personal details found on the dark web
Another NetScaler flaw exploited: CVE-2026-88779 hits SAML setups; CISA and CERT-In say patch
Telangana cyber bureau arrests 101 in six-state sweep on mule accounts linked to ₹17 crore
Mumbai police arrest developer accused of 2,805 fake APKs: 'senior citizen card' to challans
ED arrests man it calls the 'principal handler' in S.P. Oswal ₹7 crore digital-arrest case
Update now: iPhone fix for a targeted zero-day (iOS 26.7.1) and Chrome 154
Bitget loses $387.5 million in 2026's biggest crypto theft yet: what Indian users should know
Digital arrest scam comes home: Delhi woman, 75, says she was made to hand over her house deeds
Deepfake investment ads in India: what they are, who has been faked, and how to spot one
Data breach reporting in India: CERT-In's six-hour rule and the DPDP timeline explained
Mule accounts: why renting out your bank account can end in arrest
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
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
CBI arrests key accused behind Ahmedabad call centres that took $7.21 million from Americans
Critical WordPress flaw exploited within hours of its patch; update to 7.1.2 now
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
