Cybercrime Trends
Emerging cybercrime patterns, online fraud, scams, and digital criminal activity in India and globally.
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.
Cybercrime in America 2025: Inside the FBI's $20.9 Billion Record, and How to Report It
The FBI's IC3 logged a record $20.9 billion in losses and over a million complaints in 2025. We decode where the money goes, who loses it, and how US reporting and recovery actually work.
That 'Unpaid Toll' Text Is a Scam: The Smishing Wave Hitting US and UK Phones
Fake 'unpaid toll' texts from the China-based Smishing Triad are flooding US and UK phones, with text-scam losses at 470 million dollars. How to spot them.
Mumbai Police Uncover Novel Credit Card Laundering Method in ₹5.45 Lakh Cyber Fraud; Two Jharkhand Men Arrested
Cuffe Parade Police Station cracks case involving fake gas agency APK scam and misuse of credit cards to obscure money trail
Ransomware Explained: How Modern Attacks Work and the Global Policy Debate
Ransomware in 2026 is a franchised, automated industry: access brokers hand off breached networks in seconds, affiliates rent attack kits for the price of a streaming subscription, and victims face double and triple extortion. A complete guide to how modern attacks work, who runs them, the landmark 2025-26 incidents, and the global fight over whether paying should be illegal.