Cybercrime Trends
Emerging cybercrime patterns, online fraud, scams, and digital criminal activity in India and globally.
Loan-App Scams in India: How Predatory Apps Trap and Extort
Instant cash, no paperwork, then double the debt and threats to your contacts. How India's predatory loan apps trap borrowers, the regulatory crackdown, and how to spot a legal lender from an extortion racket.
Job Offer & Task Scams: How Fake Recruiters Drain Bank Accounts
An unsolicited text offers easy online work. Then come the tasks, the small payouts, and the deposit you will never get back. How gamified job scams became a record-breaking fraud, and how to spot one.
Hong Kong Arrests 150 in HK$320 Million World Cup Betting Syndicate Bust
Hong Kong's Organized Crime and Triad Bureau arrested about 150 people and dismantled a triad-linked online gambling syndicate that processed more than HK$320 million in illegal bets since July 2025, in a World Cup crackdown that seized cash, luxury goods, and the dummy bank accounts used to move the money.
Scams Are Surging in the UAE: How Fraudsters Target Dubai Residents, and How to Fight Back
More than half of UAE residents have been scammed at least once, and fraud keeps rising. How criminals target Dubai residents, and the steps that keep you safe.
Counting 1.4 Billion: Inside India's Historic First Digital Census (and How to Stay Safe)
India has launched the world's largest census, and its first conducted digitally: more than 1.4 billion people, around 31 lakh field staff, self-enumeration in 16 languages and satellite-based mapping. What the technology really does, how the genuine process works, and how to recognise and avoid impersonation scams.
Business Email Compromise (BEC), Explained: The $3 Billion Scam Hiding in Your Inbox
What BEC is, how the scam unfolds, why it dwarfs ransomware, and the 72-hour kill chain to recover funds. Verified against FBI IC3 2025.
SIM-Swapping, Explained: How Criminals Steal Your Phone Number (and Empty Your Accounts)
How SIM-swap fraud hijacks your number to beat SMS 2FA, who's targeted, warning signs, defenses, and how to report it in the US, India and UK.
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
Gamaredon Group Exploits WinRAR to Deliver GammaWorm Malware
The advanced persistent threat actor Gamaredon is leveraging WinRAR vulnerabilities to distribute the GammaWorm and GammaSteel payloads against targets in Ukraine.
Social Engineering Explained: The Human Hacking Behind Every Scam
Most breaches do not start by beating a computer. They start by fooling a person. How social engineering works, the psychology it exploits, the techniques from pretexting to deepfakes, and how to defend yourself.
Case Study for Cyber Police on Website and Domain Investigation
A case study based on in-depth investigation related to 'consultancy firm' based espionage case where website / domains were used for recruitment.
Phishing Explained: How the Internet's #1 Attack Works, and How to Stop It
Phishing is the most reported cybercrime on earth and the way most breaches begin. How the lure works, the many forms it now takes, how it defeats two-factor login, and the defenses that actually stop it.