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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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Govt Warns Meta Over AI-Misuse: What MeitY Secretary Told DD News
Internet Governance6 Aug 2026

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.

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Bihar STF and Sheikhpura Police Crack Down on WhatsApp Hacking Fraudsters
Cybercrime Trends (News)6 Aug 2026

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.

Bihar Police OfficialRead
Chinese Scammers use fake Traffic Fine messages to target Saint Lucia and the Caribbean
Global Trends6 Aug 2026

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.

Government of Saint LuciaRead
The Digital Chains: Inside Rajasthan’s Cyber Slavery Pipeline to Scam Compounds, 5 arrested
Global Trends6 Aug 2026

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.

Reporter, Rajasthan ZoneRead
NFSU Goa Recruitment 2026 – Assistant Professor (Contractual) Walk-in-Interview on 14 August 2026
Internship and Job Opportunities6 Aug 2026

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.

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Inside the UK's offensive-cyber test that let two frontier models onto the live internet
AI Updates5 Aug 2026

Inside the UK's offensive-cyber test that let two frontier models onto the live internet

AISI's incident report sets out the range configuration, the agent harness and the prompts that governed Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol — and the containment that followed

UK AI Security InstituteRead
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).

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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