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Romance and Pig-Butchering Scam Recovery: Can Your Bank Be Made to Pay?
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Romance and Pig-Butchering Scam Recovery: Can Your Bank Be Made to Pay?

Sent money to someone you met online who turned out to be a scammer? Recovery depends heavily on how you paid. Here's the bank-liability reality and what to do now.

Ministry of Cyber AffairsRead
Scammed on Facebook Marketplace? Why "Friends & Family" Killed Your Refund
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Scammed on Facebook Marketplace? Why "Friends & Family" Killed Your Refund

The single trick behind most Marketplace payment scams: getting you off protected checkout and onto Friends & Family, Zelle, or Cash App, which carry no buyer protection.

Ministry of Cyber AffairsRead
The "Safe Account" Scam: When a Fake Bank Fraud Team Tells You to Move Your Money
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

The "Safe Account" Scam: When a Fake Bank Fraud Team Tells You to Move Your Money

A caller with your bank's real caller ID says fraudsters are targeting your account and you must move money to a "safe account." That instruction is the scam.

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Akira Ransomware: What the FBI, CISA and Europol Advisory Means for Defenders
Global Trends1 Jul 2026

Akira Ransomware: What the FBI, CISA and Europol Advisory Means for Defenders

A multi-agency joint advisory warns that Akira ransomware now threatens critical infrastructure and has claimed roughly $244 million, breaking in mainly through VPNs without MFA and unpatched Cisco, SonicWall and Veeam flaws. Here is how it operates and the official mitigations.

Ministry of Cyber AffairsRead
Someone Made AI Nude Deepfakes of You: The 48-Hour Take It Down Act Playbook
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Someone Made AI Nude Deepfakes of You: The 48-Hour Take It Down Act Playbook

AI deepfake nudes can be forced offline fast: use StopNCII, and under the US Take It Down Act covered platforms must remove them within 48 hours. The step-by-step.

Ministry of Cyber AffairsRead
Bank Refusing to Refund a Fraud Transaction? Use the RBI Ombudsman
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Bank Refusing to Refund a Fraud Transaction? Use the RBI Ombudsman

If your bank will not refund an unauthorised transaction, escalate free to the RBI Ombudsman at cms.rbi.org.in. The zero-liability rule, and the new 90-day deadline.

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That 'Pending Traffic Challan' SMS Is a Trap: How to Check a Real e-Challan
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

That 'Pending Traffic Challan' SMS Is a Trap: How to Check a Real e-Challan

A text about a pending traffic fine with a payment link is a common India scam. How to verify a real challan at echallan.parivahan.gov.in and avoid the APK trap.

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Recover a Hacked Snapchat Account: Reset, Appeal, and Lock It Down
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Recover a Hacked Snapchat Account: Reset, Appeal, and Lock It Down

Locked out of Snapchat? How to reset your password at accounts.snapchat.com, recover an account whose email the attacker changed, and secure it with 2FA.

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Sent Bitcoin or USDT to a Scammer? What Actually Works (and the Recovery Trap)
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Sent Bitcoin or USDT to a Scammer? What Actually Works (and the Recovery Trap)

Crypto transfers cannot be reversed, but reporting fast to your exchange and ic3.gov still matters, and beware the upfront-fee recovery services that target victims twice.

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Sent Money by Wire to a Scammer? The 24–72 Hour Recall Playbook (US)
Cybercrime Help1 Jul 2026

Sent Money by Wire to a Scammer? The 24–72 Hour Recall Playbook (US)

A bank wire feels final, but there is a short window to claw it back: call your bank for a recall and file at ic3.gov the same day, ideally within 72 hours.

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Emerging "Boss Scam": How Threat Actors Leverage DLL Sideloading to Hijack WhatsApp Web and Defraud Enterprises
Cybercrime Trends (News)30 Jun 2026

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.

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NFSU Delhi Recruitment 2026: 6 Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Jobs — Who Can Apply and How
Internship and Job Opportunities30 Jun 2026

NFSU Delhi Recruitment 2026: 6 Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Jobs — Who Can Apply and How

NFSU's Delhi Campus is hiring six cyber security and digital forensics posts on contract. Pay, eligibility and how to apply before the 5 July 2026 deadline.

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