Cybercrime Trends

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

Cryptocurrency is one of the major risks to any Government of the world, owing to it anonymous and complex nature of 'asset' transfer.

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.

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'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.

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.