Cybercrime Trends
Emerging cybercrime patterns, online fraud, scams, and digital criminal activity in India and globally.
Breaking: India Busts a Call Centre That Scammed Americans, 119 Arrested in Lucknow
Lucknow police busted an international call centre that scammed US citizens with fake FBI/FTC threats and crypto. 119 arrested, 103 laptops seized.
Quishing: Why QR-Code Scams Are Exploding (and How to Spot One)
QR-code phishing is surging worldwide. How quishing works, the UPI receive-vs-pay trap, where you meet it, and how to spot, avoid and report it.
I4C Warns of Fake 'Find My iPhone' Texts: How iPhone Thieves Phish Your Apple ID
India's I4C warns that criminals who steal or find an iPhone send fake Apple 'Find My' texts to trick victims into entering their Apple ID password and one-time code, letting thieves disable Activation Lock and resell the device. Here is how the trap works and how to stay safe.
Emerging "Boss Scam": How Threat Actors Leverage DLL Sideloading to Hijack WhatsApp Web and Defraud Enterprises
Ministry of Home Affair issues an alert on rising sophesticated boss scam utilizing DLL Sideloading and WhatsApp web compromise. Several high profile cases have been reported with the same MO.
Is 'Spro Deal' Safe? What 'Task' and 'Commission' Earning Apps Can Do to Your Bank Account
We checked what is actually known about the Spro Deal earning app, how task and commission scams turn users into unwitting money mules, and why bank accounts get frozen.
The Telegram Crackdown: Why India's 'New Dark Web' is Being Put on Notice
India's Delhi High Court upheld a 2026 Telegram block after the Centre called the app the "new dark web." How Telegram's design built a criminal pipeline, what the Durov arrest changed, and how six governments are now putting it on notice.
Digital Ekadashi Alerts: How Scammers Are Exploiting Religious Apps for Financial Fraud
On auspicious days, devotional apps, darshan bookings and donations surge, and so does fraud. Drawing on India's I4C advisory for pilgrims, here are the documented scam patterns, the red flags, and how to give and book safely.
India's Cyber-Fraud Fightback: ₹7,130 Crore Saved in 2025
India's coordinated cyber-fraud response scaled sharply in 2025 - the I4C-run 1930 system saved over Rs 7,130 crore for citizens and blocked Rs 8,031 crore in fraudulent transfers.
I4C Warns of the 'Boss Scam': Fake RBI Files Hijack a CEO's WhatsApp to Order Fraudulent Transfers
India's I4C has issued an advisory on the 'Boss Scam', where criminals impersonate the RBI and company executives, plant malware via a .zip/.exe file, hijack the boss's WhatsApp Web session, and instruct finance staff to wire money to mule accounts. Here is how it works and how to stop it.
Investment Scams Are Now the World's Costliest Cyber Fraud
Across the US, India and Singapore, one scam type tops every loss chart in 2025: investment fraud - increasingly powered by AI-generated personas and fake trading apps.
Kantara Actress Rukmini Vasanth Files Cybercrime Case Over AI-Generated Deepfakes; Three Arrested
Karnataka's Cyber Command says investigators traced a special team to apprehend three accused in a case that has alarmed the film fraternity. AI was used to create objectionable images
India’s ED Launches Major Crackdown on Crypto-Enabled Unauthorized Cross-Border Transfers
Cryptocurrency is one of the major risks to any Government of the world, owing to it anonymous and complex nature of 'asset' transfer.