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Secretariat follows the cases: cybercrime busts, scam-compound takedowns, arrests, and enforcement actions, from Indian state cyber cells to the betting and trafficking networks of Southeast Asia.

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Cyber Police Station Akola, Arrests Five Accused from Goa in Two Major Cyber Fraud Cases
Cybercrime Trends (News)4 Aug 2026

Cyber Police Station Akola, Arrests Five Accused from Goa in Two Major Cyber Fraud Cases

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Shri Archit Chandak, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Akola, and Shri Chandrakant Reddy, IPS, Additional Superintendent of Police, Akola.

PRO, Office of SP - AkolaRead
Dubai Police Cuts Fraud and Cybercrime, Axes 103 Fake Social Media Accounts in Q2
Global Trends3 Aug 2026

Dubai Police Cuts Fraud and Cybercrime, Axes 103 Fake Social Media Accounts in Q2

Proactive policing, AI-driven investigations and public awareness deliver measurable results as the emirate aligns with global best practices in digital crime prevention

Dubai PoliceRead
Singapore Police Force and INTERPOL Disrupt Tycoon2FA Platform - 2 Pakistani nationals arrested
Global Trends3 Aug 2026

Singapore Police Force and INTERPOL Disrupt Tycoon2FA Platform - 2 Pakistani nationals arrested

Two Pakistani nationals arrested by Pakistan Authorities after joint investigation into syndicate linked to more than 96,000 victims worldwide. Tycoon2FA was a Phishing-as-a-Service platform.

Singapore Police Force | Public Affairs Dept.Read
India's banking regulator (RBI) does not want the CISO Reporting to IT
Cybersecurity2 Aug 2026

India's banking regulator (RBI) does not want the CISO Reporting to IT

The 2026 Directions put the CISO's reporting line in writing — outside IT, into risk, with no business targets. The RBI regulates over 9000 financial entities, ranking one of largest in the world.

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China (Bozhou Police) Seize Over 400,000 SIM Cards Weighing 45.44 kg in Major Telecom Fraud Bust
Global Trends2 Aug 2026

China (Bozhou Police) Seize Over 400,000 SIM Cards Weighing 45.44 kg in Major Telecom Fraud Bust

The case originated from routine monitoring by the Qiaocheng Branch Anti-Fraud Center, which detected suspicious phone call activity concentrated around the border area between Qiaocheng District and Guoyang County . Investigators quickly zeroed in on a criminal network led by a man identified as Wang Mouhui (王某辉).

Partner NetworkRead
ChatGPT disrupted a Cambodia-based operation using AI for Human Trafficking & Cybercrime
AI Frauds2 Aug 2026

ChatGPT disrupted a Cambodia-based operation using AI for Human Trafficking & Cybercrime

Actor was operating inside a Poipet-linked operation that blended romance, investment, and impersonation scams — and left traces of forced labor.

OpenAIRead
AI Copyright Showdown 2026: Why Anthropic Paid $1.5B in the US While OpenAI Won in India
Laws and Policies (USA & India)1 Aug 2026

AI Copyright Showdown 2026: Why Anthropic Paid $1.5B in the US While OpenAI Won in India

In a tale of two distilleries, a U.S. court ruled Anthropic's Claude was exceedingly transformative but fined it $1.5 billion for bootlegging the mash, while Delhi ruled OpenAI's ChatGPT left no trace of ANI's spirit in its final pour. AI law now has a single question: was your distillation licensed?

Court DocumentsRead
INTERPOL Unveils Framework to Dismantle Industrialized Cybercrime Networks
Global Trends1 Aug 2026

INTERPOL Unveils Framework to Dismantle Industrialized Cybercrime Networks

Law enforcement must stop chasing lone hackers and start dismantling the industrial machinery of cybercrime, INTERPOL warns in a new global strategy aimed at the AI-powered criminal underworld.

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Cybercrime Now Has a Supply Chain — INTERPOL's Cybercrime Expert Group (CyberEX)
AI Frauds1 Aug 2026

Cybercrime Now Has a Supply Chain — INTERPOL's Cybercrime Expert Group (CyberEX)

INTERPOL's cybercrime experts say the criminal underworld has quietly turned into an industry. Here's what that means for the rest of us.

Hong Kong Police ForceRead
SIM Box in Nepal used Indian mobile towers for conducting scams - Nepal Police identifies Chinese Links
Global Trends31 Jul 2026

SIM Box in Nepal used Indian mobile towers for conducting scams - Nepal Police identifies Chinese Links

Nepal Police uncovers illegal VoIP bypass hub targeting India from hotel 300 meters from Sunauli border. 56 Indian SIMs, 3 Chinese SIMs, Voter Cards Seized in Bhairahawa.

Press Note by Nepal PoliceRead
UP Police Bust SIM Box on Nepal - India border; One Arrested
Cybercrime Trends (News)31 Jul 2026

UP Police Bust SIM Box on Nepal - India border; One Arrested

A Sim bank / sim box is a device which holds hundreds of SIM Cards and routes international VoIP calls received through high speed broadband connectivity as local mobile calls

Press ReleaseRead
BREAKING GLOBAL : India Files Criminal FIR Against Meta Over Viral Deepfake of PM Modi
AI Updates31 Jul 2026

BREAKING GLOBAL : India Files Criminal FIR Against Meta Over Viral Deepfake of PM Modi

Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police register Case No. 502/2026 against Instagram users and the Head of Meta in India after AI-morphed videos show the Prime Minister in a derogatory manner

Reporter, HyderabadRead