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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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Proton VPN Sees Over 120% Jump in Daily Registrations from India Amid Temporary Telegram Access Restriction
Google trends showed breakout in keywords like Download Proton VPN, Proxy for Telegram.
Cambodia Takes Bold Regulatory Action: Moves to Block Discord, in Major Crackdown on Online Gambling and Cybercrime
Cambodia's telecom regulator ordered ISPs to block Discord and Patreon in a crackdown on online-gambling and pig-butchering scam networks. Here's what happened, and why.
Cambodia’s Telecom Regulator Penalizes Viettel for Lax SIM Card Checks That Enabled Financial Scam
According to the regulator, the incident resulted from Viettel's failure to comply with legal requirements governing SIM card registration and customer identity verification.
India Restricts Telegram Until June 22 Ahead of the NEET-UG Re-Exam
India temporarily restricted Telegram nationwide under Section 69A until June 22, ahead of the NEET-UG re-exam, as police busted fake 'paper leak' channels.
India Drops the Hammer on Firebase: 113 Google-Hosted Malware Servers Killed in 8 Days
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) of Ministry of Home Affairs just turned Google's own infrastructure into a crime scene — and gave the search giant three hours to clean it up.
UAE Establishes New Federal Authority for Artificial Intelligence and Data
Omar Sultan Al Olama was appointed to lead the authority with the aim of creating a faster, more efficient, flexible, and proactive government that leverages data and assisted AI to serve people and build better opportunities for future generations.
What has India done to build Sovereign AI Ecosystem ?
Drawn from India's Parliamentary Standing Committee report on AI (27th Report, March 2026). These are selected for their replicability — meaning other countries, especially in the Global South, could adapt them.
India's Delhi High Court Sets a Template for Tackling Phishing-as-a-Service
Free Platform as a Service Providers, Vercel (Defendant No. 2) and Netlify (Defendant No. 4), that turn source code into live, accessible websites — were each directed to take down specific clusters of infringing URLs within 36 hours. A new interim order against IndiaMART impersonators shows how judicial systems can hold modern web infrastructure accountable — and what regulators elsewhere should take note of
How to prepare a Interpol Red Notice request? Step by step guide for Police
The key benefit of an Interpol Red Notice is that it acts as a global alert system, enabling police in all 196 member countries to locate and provisionally arrest a fugitive wanted for serious crimes, pending extradition or similar legal action. Unlike a binding international arrest warrant, it facilitates real-time international police cooperation, making it far harder for criminals to evade justice by simply crossing borders—often leading to arrests and extraditions even years after the origin
India extradicts wanted investment-scam operative from Thailand, linked to SE Asia based transnational criminal syndicate
The deportation of Ganesh Balaso Kale — traced and returned within roughly 20 days of a Red Corner Notice — shows India's regional police forces driving cross-border cybercrime cases once thought beyond their reach, as Dubai and Southeast Asia become less safe for fraudsters.
Three Young Cambodian Women Arrested in Phnom Penh for Running Online Scam Operation
In a sign of evolving dynamics within Cambodia’s notorious online scam industry, authorities arrested three young Cambodian women on Friday night for operating a small-scale fraud ring in the capital’s Chom Chao 2 area.
Uber Law Enforcement Portal (LERT): Police & Government Data Request Guide
How authorised police and government officials request data from Uber: the Law Enforcement Request Tool (LERT) at lert.uber.com — request types, the safety review, what to submit step by step, and how India's I4C Sahyog Portal fits in.