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Mexico City Government Issues Urgent Alert As Fraudsters Hijack WhatsApp and Bank Accounts Using Your Own Verification Code
"¡NO LO COMPARTAS!" - The New Government Impersonation Scam Targeting Every Phone in CDMX - WhatsApp Account takeover scam
Sahyog: How India Built One of the World's Most Difficult Internet Governance Platforms
Before Sahyog, the I4C catalogued the friction plainly: non-functional contact details on platforms, intermediaries with no Indian office, LEA request portals that were “complex, non-uniform and difficult to navigate,” delayed or absent responses, and no standardised way to track non-compliance.
Sharjah Prosecution Official Highlights Fraud Tactics Targeting the Elderly Amid Rising Cases Across the UAE and Globally
Counselor Mayed Al Darmaki, Head of the Kalba Public Prosecution under the Sharjah Public Prosecution shares insights about evolving tactics used by fraudsters who specifically prey on elderly residents on Sharjah TV’s program Qadiya lil Hiwar (“A Case for Dialogue”) to aired on August 11, 2026.
How Indian States Are Ranked on Cybercrime Performance: The 9 Key Parameters Explained
Telangana led the rankings with near-complete green performance across most metrics, followed closely by Maharashtra, while several others such as Puducherry, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand also featured among the top performers, highlighting varied progress in building a coordinated national response to cyber threats.
Telangana Tops the Nation in Cybercrime Fight: A Motivating Milestone at the PRAGATI Review
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy warmly congratulated the Telangana Police, the Cyber Security Bureau, and every officer involved for securing the top national rank in cybercrime performance at the PMO’s PRAGATI Review.
India’s Landmark AI Content Rules: Mandating Labels and 3-Hour Takedowns
A convincing fabricated video of a candidate conceding or committing a crime can suppress turnout or shift undecided voters in the final hours. Faster, more systematic removal obligations reduce the operational window for such interference.
How to investigate a faceboook / instagram impersonation case?
Impersonation cases are the most common type of cases in any investigation of Law Enforcement Agencies across the world. The article provides step by step guide on the investigation.
Govt Warns Meta Over AI-Misuse: What MeitY Secretary Told DD News
A high-level global delegation from Meta, including Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, met with Union IT and I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi. The visit followed a government summons and parliamentary scrutiny over the brief, inadvertent removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook.
Bihar STF and Sheikhpura Police Crack Down on WhatsApp Hacking Fraudsters
WhatsApp Account takeover, followed by cheating is one of the most common modus operandi across India. Device Binding regulations will be a game-changer in preventing these type of cases from occuring.
Chinese Scammers use fake Traffic Fine messages to target Saint Lucia and the Caribbean
Scammers are impersonating the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force and a counterfeit "DigiGov" portal. The fake domain uses a trick that survives a quick glance — and near-identical messages hit Guyana and Trinidad in the same week.
The Digital Chains: Inside Rajasthan’s Cyber Slavery Pipeline to Scam Compounds, 5 arrested
The investigation, fed by intelligence from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs has so far identified more than 500 people from Rajasthan alone who were sent into these compounds. Many remain unaccounted for.
NFSU Goa Recruitment 2026 – Assistant Professor (Contractual) Walk-in-Interview on 14 August 2026
National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Goa Campus — an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India — invites eligible candidates to a walk-in-interview for the post of Assistant Professor (Contractual) at its Goa Campus, Curti, Ponda.