India desk
Cyber threats hitting India
Breaches at Indian companies, fraud and scam waves, CERT-In advisories and the policy that shapes them — sourced from filings, regulators and police.
In this section
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
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
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
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
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
SIM binding, IMEI crackdown and Sanchar Saathi: where India's telecom anti-fraud rules stand
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
Reliance confirms partial breach as Kudankulam project files leak; NPCIL says no safety data
India / by the numbers
India's cybercrime, in numbers
22,495 cr
lost to cyber fraud reported on NCRP (₹ crore, 2025)
ThePrint — MHA data: Indians lost Rs 22,495 crore to cyber fraud in 2025 (21 Feb 2026)
11,158 cr
saved via I4C's CFCFRMS across 32.80 lakh complaints (₹ crore, 2021 to 30 Jun 2026)
MHA — Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 251, National Cyber Crime Data (21 Jul 2026)
29.44 lakh
cyber security incidents handled by CERT-In (2025)
PIB — CERT-In: India's Frontline Defender against Cyber Threats (23 Jan 2026)
10,114
bank and FI fraud cases of ₹1 lakh+ reported, involving ₹48,021 crore (RBI, FY2025-26)
Outlook Business (PTI) — RBI Annual Report 2025-26 fraud data (29 May 2026)
Tracker
Recent Indian data breaches
Guides
What to do if it happens to you
2026 / Guide
Clicked a scam link? What to do depends on what you did next
Open report
2026 / Guide
Life certificate season: the fake 'pension office' call that asks for your PPO number and OTP
Open report2026 / Guide
Sent money to the wrong UPI ID or number? How to ask for it back, and where to complain
Open report
2026 / Guide
UPI charge delayed to after Diwali: who pays the 0.4% fee, and fake 'UPI fee' messages to spot
Open report
2026 / Guide
Fake cracker websites before Diwali: big discounts, pay-first links, crackers that never come
Open report
2026 / Guide
FASTag annual pass scam: fake sites selling the ₹3,075 pass, and the official way to buy it
Open report
2026 / Guide
LIC and insurance 'bonus' calls and a fake Bima Bharosa complaint site: what IRDAI says
Open report
2026 / Guide
Private video or deepfake of you going viral? How to stop copies and get it removed fast
Open report
2026 / Guide
The 'Boss Scam': a hijacked WhatsApp orders an urgent payment. A call-back checklist for firms
Open report
2026 / Guide
Fake government job letter? How to check a recruitment notice before paying a 'joining fee'
Open report
2026 / Guide
Instagram or Facebook hacked, or a fake profile of you? How to recover, and the 2-hour rule
Open report
2026 / Guide
Loan taken in your name? How to check loans on your PAN, dispute them and claim ₹100 a day
Open report
2026 / Guide
Money withdrawn with your fingerprint, no OTP? AePS fraud explained, and how to stop it
Open report
2026 / Guide
Festival scam calendar: October–November 2026 dates and the scams that ride on them
Open report
2026 / Guide
Installed an app from a link or ad? How Accessibility malware takes over phones, and what to do
Open report
2026 / Guide
Police won't register your cyber-fraud FIR? e-Zero FIR, the SP and the Magistrate route
Open report
2026 / Guide
WhatsApp hacked? GhostPairing, fake ZIP files, a friend's code request, and how to get it back
Open report
2026 / Guide
LPG e-KYC from 1 October: what really changes, and the fake 'gas connection blocked' calls
Open report
2026 / Guide
Navratri garba: fake passes, 'rent a garba partner' ads police flagged, and pay-first links
Open report
2026 / Guide
Phone lost or stolen? The first-hour checklist for SIM, UPI and bank apps, then the CEIR block
Open report
2026 / Guide
Fake UP/DOWN trading games: the early win, the losses and the blocked withdrawal
Open report
2026 / Guide
Crypto scams in India: how they work, how to check an exchange and what to do if you lose money
Open report
2026 / Guide
Fake SIP and mutual fund scams: how to check your money is really invested
Open report
2026 / Guide
Fake IPO allotment scams: WhatsApp 'VIP quotas', institutional accounts and payment traps
Open report
2026 / Guide
Aadhaar or PAN leaked in a data breach? How to lock it down and check for misuse
Open report
2026 / Guide
Bank account frozen by cyber police? What to do if you received tainted money without knowing
Open report
2026 / Guide
How to get money back after cyber fraud: the real routes, the odds and 'recovery' scams
Open report
2026 / Guide
Digital arrest scam: how to recognise the call, what to do on it, and what to do if you paid
Open report
2026 / Guide
Electricity disconnection SMS scam: how to spot the fake 'power cut tonight' message
Open report
2026 / Guide
Phone suddenly shows no service? What to do about SIM-swap and eSIM fraud in India
Open report
2026 / Guide
Fake e-challan scam: how to check a traffic fine before you pay or tap a link
Open report
2026 / Guide
Festive sale scams: how to spot fake shopping sites, gift links and delivery tricks
Open report
2026 / Guide
Income tax refund scam SMS: how to spot fake messages and check your real status
Open report
2026 / Guide
Is this a scam? How to check a phone number, link, app, adviser or UPI ID in India
Open report
2026 / Guide
Harassed by a loan app? How to check a lender first, and where to complain in India
Open report
2026 / Guide
Money on hold after a 1930 complaint? How frozen funds are released back to victims
Open report
2026 / Guide
Cyber crime complaint status 'pending'? How to track an NCRP complaint and what to do next
Open report
2026 / Guide
Lost money to online fraud? RBI's new refund rules from 1 January 2027, explained
Open report
2026 / Guide
Blackmailed after a video call? What to do about sextortion, and how to get the clip taken down
Open report
2026 / Guide
Invited to a stock tips WhatsApp group? How to check it before you send a rupee
Open report
2026 / Guide
Train ticket scams: fake IRCTC apps, 'confirmed Tatkal' agents and refund calls
Open report
2026 / Guide
Lost money in a UPI fraud? What to do in the first hour, and how to complain on 1930
Open reportLost money
Call 1930 or file at cybercrime.gov.in — the faster, the better the odds of freezing it.
Suspicious call or SMS
Report it on Sanchar Saathi – Chakshu.
Organisations
Report incidents to CERT-In within six hours. How it works.
Advisories
Read CERT-In advisories and exploited vulnerabilities.