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Singapore police outfit  Digital Disruption Centre blocks VestoFX Trader Investment App
Global Trends4 Sept 2026

Singapore police outfit Digital Disruption Centre blocks VestoFX Trader Investment App

Singapore Police Force’s Digital Disruption Centre sits under the new Cyber Command, launched on 3 July 2026 at Police Cantonment Complex, and is the unit tasked with finding and taking down online threats before they reach the public—scam sites and other scam enablers, ransomware and malware, and content that is racially or religiously inflammatory—using tools such as AI-assisted detection and powers under the Online Criminal Harms Act rather than waiting for victims to report after the fact.

SPF App Removal Direction OCHA/ASC/20260818/5001, dated Aug 18, 2026, with annexes; Online Read
Bangladesh asked Google to pull predatory loan apps. Weeks on, several are still on the Play Store
Global Trends4 Sept 2026

Bangladesh asked Google to pull predatory loan apps. Weeks on, several are still on the Play Store

Google built that licence-verification machinery in response to almost exactly this crisis in India, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan between 2021 and 2023. It has not extended it to Bangladesh, a market of some 190 million people where every one of the preconditions — heavy microcredit demand, near-universal mobile wallets, and an app economy running well ahead of its regulator — is present.

Lumen Database | Cyber Beat ReportersRead
Fake Boss Scam hits Taiwan: How a Gmail Note and a LINE QR Code Became Taiwan’s Corporate Heist Kit
Cybercrime Trends (News)4 Sept 2026

Fake Boss Scam hits Taiwan: How a Gmail Note and a LINE QR Code Became Taiwan’s Corporate Heist Kit

A Lumen Database filing shows Google was asked to kill Gmail accounts used to impersonate Fubon Group chairman Cai Mingzhong and a Taichung mutual-aid chief. The pitch is almost polite: create a chat group, send the QR code, then “advance” a company payment. Police say one earlier run of the same script cost a firm about NT$17 million — and Taiwan’s anti-fraud law is now pulling Google into the fight on two fronts, mailboxes and ads.

Lumen Database | Cyber Beat ReportersRead
Four Chinese Nationals Arrested in Nairobi Over SIM-Swapping and Money-Laundering Scheme
Global Trends4 Sept 2026

Four Chinese Nationals Arrested in Nairobi Over SIM-Swapping and Money-Laundering Scheme

Recent months have also seen several cases involving Chinese nationals arrested in Kenya on cyber-related charges. In July 2026, detectives arrested 18 Chinese nationals in a Kilimani apartment described as a suspected cyber fraud workstation, recovering phones, passports and cash.

DCI KenyaRead
India’s Power Grid Gets a Binding Cyber Security Rules : What Changes From April 2027
Cybersecurity3 Sept 2026

India’s Power Grid Gets a Binding Cyber Security Rules : What Changes From April 2027

Binding operational-technology (OT) rules for electricity exist in a handful of jurisdictions. Most of the world still runs plants on vendor advice, IEC 62443 contracts and national CERT circulars. That difference matters. A guideline can be ignored. A reliability standard or a critical-infrastructure statute can shut a control room or fine a board.

CEA Cyber Regulations NotificationRead
The 5-Pillar Framework: What It Really Takes To Be a Successful Cybercrime Investigator
Cybercrime Trends (Tutorials)2 Sept 2026

The 5-Pillar Framework: What It Really Takes To Be a Successful Cybercrime Investigator

Technology has made cybercrime investigation extremely difficult. A successful investigator needs to master multiple skillset to compete with the criminal's anti-forensic & detection methods

Researchers at Cyber AffairsRead
Cambodia's Telegram Paradox: A Nation Built on Telegram has Zero data disclosure request in 2026
Internet Governance1 Sept 2026

Cambodia's Telegram Paradox: A Nation Built on Telegram has Zero data disclosure request in 2026

An analysis of exclusive data from Telegram's official transparency bot.

Telegram Transparency ReportRead
Indian Overseas Bank Recruitment 2026: 291 Generalist and Specialist Officer Posts
Internship and Job Opportunities30 Aug 2026

Indian Overseas Bank Recruitment 2026: 291 Generalist and Specialist Officer Posts

Indian Overseas Bank has opened 291 officer vacancies across 14 post codes in JMGS I, MMGS II and MMGS III. Applications run 29 August to 15 September 2026, with selection by online examination and interview. Full vacancy table, reservation split, age limits, fees and application steps.

Indian Overseas Bank, Advt. No. HRDD/RECT/04/2026-27 dated 28.08.2026, Recruitment of Generalist / Specialist Officers in Various Scales 2026-27.Read
AI Alert from India's Bank of Baroda & Delhi Police intercepted a major law enforcment impersonation scam
AI Frauds29 Aug 2026

AI Alert from India's Bank of Baroda & Delhi Police intercepted a major law enforcment impersonation scam

An 80-year-old in Delhi was put under fake digital arrest on WhatsApp and told to transfer Rs 1 crore. Here's how Bank of Baroda's AI model, a vigilant branch, and Delhi Police stopped it, and the 6 red flags of digital arrest scams every family must know.

CyberDost Live Session with Bank of BarodaRead
Inside RBIH's EDD TechSprint - India adopting AI to solve its mule accounts issue
AI Updates28 Aug 2026

Inside RBIH's EDD TechSprint - India adopting AI to solve its mule accounts issue

RBIH is bringing together innovators, regulators, and financial leaders to build solutions that are intelligent, inclusive, and ready for scale. For global builders, this is a rare opportunity to create technology that not only protects millions

RBIHRead
Suspected Chinese Bot farm of approx 200,000 accounts, involved in influence operations idenfied by X
Global Trends28 Aug 2026

Suspected Chinese Bot farm of approx 200,000 accounts, involved in influence operations idenfied by X

X’s disclosure of a suspected Chinese bot farm targeting the U.S. AI data-center debate reveals a sophisticated, AI-enabled influence effort that exploits genuine energy-grid stress in the Mid-Atlantic to slow American technological scaling.

Global Government Affairs Handle, XRead
Singapore's Elderly Bear Heaviest Losses as Scams Evolve: Police
Global Trends27 Aug 2026

Singapore's Elderly Bear Heaviest Losses as Scams Evolve: Police

Elderly victims aged 65 and above made up 14.4% of all scam victims in the first six months of the year, down from 15.0% a year ago. Yet the average amount lost per elderly victim rose to S$42,347 from S$35,374 in the same period last year — the highest among all age groups.

Singapore Police Force | Public Affairs Dept.Read