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India Tightens the Screws on Organised Cybercrime: MCOCA Invoked Against SE Asia linked Investment Scam Gang
The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 was the first state law in India aimed specifically at organised crime. Originally enacted to tackle the Mumbai underworld, it came into force on 24 February 1999 and today extends to the State of Maharashtra and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
10,000 Fake SIM Cards: Inside CBI's Crackdown on India's Cybercrime Supply Chain
A single accused. Multiple bank accounts. Approximately ₹67 lakh in transactions. And an estimated 10,000 illegally procured SIM cards feeding a sprawling cybercrime network across India - industrialised SIM card abuse crackdown
Operation Octopus 2.0 - Record 32 Bankers arrested by Hyderabad Police
52 arrested including 32 bank officials — the largest crackdown on insider-enabled cybercrime in India | Links to investment scams and digital arrest - one of the major scams reported across India
Insights from India's AI Adoption in Government Ministries and Departments
The Committee examined challenges such as job displacement, algorithmic bias, data privacy concerns (under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act), copyright issues, need for comprehensive AI legislation, deepfake proliferation, cyber financial frauds using AI, illegal immigration detection, and the lack of consensus on defining autonomy of weapon systems.
APK Fraud and SMS Forwarding: How Varanasi Police Dismantled a ₹8.38 Lakh Cyber Fraud Ring With Roots in Jamtara, Jharkhand
A sophisticated cyber fraud operation that siphoned ₹8,38,402 from a Varanasi resident's bank account has been busted by the Varanasi Police Commissionerate's cyber crime unit, with the arrest of two key operatives — including the gang's ringleader — from Andal in West Bengal's Paschimi Bardhaman district.
India Is Quietly Building the Blueprint for a Safer Internet — detecting DNS Abuse before damage
How a country of 1.4 billion is turning its national domain into a model for proactive cybersecurity for securing its ".in" domain space.
Operation FACE: How India Built an AI-Powered Shield Against the Telecom Frauds
Bhopal, March 25, 2026 — In a world drowning in SIM-based cybercrime — from OTP scams and financial fraud to identity theft and terror financing — India just demonstrated what decisive, technology-led policing looks like. The country has deployed a first-of-its-kind AI facial recognition dragnet called Operation FACE (Facial Authentication & Compliance Enforcement), and the results are staggering.
Indian Police in Uttar Pradesh Dismantle Cyber Fraud Ring that Swindled $930,000
A small-town police unit in Uttar Pradesh cracked an organized syndicate that exploited India's unemployed youths to steal millions