Cybercrime Trends
Emerging cybercrime patterns, online fraud, scams, and digital criminal activity in India and globally.
'You Are Under Digital Arrest': How Fake Police Video Calls Are Stealing Crores From Indians
Scammers posing as police and CBI officers are digitally arresting Indians over video calls and draining their savings. How it works, and how to beat it.
That 'ChatGPT' App You Just Downloaded Might Be Malware: How Fake AI Apps Steal Your Data
Fake ChatGPT, Sora and DeepSeek apps, websites and browser add-ons are spreading data-stealing malware. How to tell a real AI tool from a malicious copy.
A Chinese Cybercrime Crew Just Went Global: TA4922 Hits the UK, Germany and Beyond
TA4922, a financially motivated Chinese-speaking hacking group, has expanded from East Asia to the UK, Germany and beyond using Atlas RAT. Inside the campaign.
India Cracks Down on Mule Accounts: Is Your Account a Laundering Tool?
A mule account moves criminal money through an innocent person's bank account. In India, renting or lending yours is a crime — even unknowingly. How the scam works and how to avoid it.
Fake Telegram based "Paper Leak" Scam bused by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force
Police say suspect tricked nursing-exam aspirants in several states by promising leaked question papers on Telegram and charging about ₹2,000 each. Owing to such wide scale abuse of Telegram, India ranks first in data disclosure request from Telegram, with 2734 request sent in Q1 itself.
The 2026 Deepfake Fraud Economy: Why Detection Failed
In 2026, deepfake fraud accounts for 11% of global fraudulent activity. Human visual detection has failed, forcing a transition to continuous authentication.
The Stranger Who Texts 'Hi' Then Offers You Riches: How Pig-Butchering Scams Drain Life Savings
Pig-butchering scams mix fake romance with crypto investing to drain victims over months, costing Americans 8.7 billion dollars in 2025. The red flags to know.
That Panicked Call From Your Child Might Be a Robot: How AI Voice Scams Work, and How to Stop Them
AI can clone a loved one's voice from a few seconds of audio to fake an emergency and demand money. How the scam works, and the safe word that stops it.
India Has Pulled 2,411 Citizens From Myanmar's Cyber-Scam Compounds as a Global Crackdown Closes In
India has repatriated 2,411 nationals from Myanmar's cyber-scam compounds and rescued hundreds more from Cambodia, even as a US-led 'Disruption Week' froze millions in crypto and shut down millions of fraud accounts. Two fronts, one war on the scam-compound economy.
Chinese Hackers Deploy Atlas RAT Malware Across European Networks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, TA4922, is hitting Germany, the UK and Italy with new Atlas RAT malware that researchers believe is being built with AI.
Dutch Authorities Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet
Dutch police and the NCSC have dismantled a 17-million-device botnet. The operation seized over 200 servers linked to a residential proxy service used for fraud.
8,750 Illegal Betting Platforms Blocked - Karnataka Cyber Command & I4C, MHA Executes One of India’s Largest Anti-Online Betting Operations
In a decisive regulatory shift, the Government of India brought the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 into force on 1 May 2026, effectively imposing a nationwide blanket ban on all forms of real-money online gaming. Enacted through the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (passed by Parliament in August 2025), the law prohibits any online game, whether skill-based or chance-based, that involves deposits, entry fees, or monetary winnings.