Valentine's Week Warning: How a Dating App Scam Led to a ₹4.6 Lakh Sextortion Nightmare
A real case study from Bengaluru reveals how dating app scammers use romance rackets and sextortion to extort ₹4.6 lakh from victims. Learn the warning signs, protection strategies, and what to do if you become a target.
Stay Safe While Swiping: A Guide to the Top 5 Online Dating Scams
Discover the top 5 online dating scams targeting users on popular apps. Learn about phishing, catfishing, stalkerware, and malicious fake apps, plus expert tips from Kaspersky on how to protect yourself while swiping.
5 Alarming Truths About the New LinkedIn Scam Targeting Top Executives
A sophisticated LinkedIn phishing campaign is targeting senior executives through direct messages. Discover how scammers use fake board invitations, multi-stage redirects, and stealthy fake login pages to steal corporate credentials.
The Hidden Danger of Unofficial Customer Care: How a Quick Search Can Cost You Thousands
A simple online search for customer care can lead to devastating losses. Learn how scammers use fake helpline numbers to steal thousands, with real cases showing losses of Rs 86,000 and more. Discover how to protect yourself.
Warning: This LinkedIn Job Scam Looks So Real, It Fooled a Career Coach
A career coach shares how she was nearly scammed by a sophisticated LinkedIn job posting. Learn the red flags: device-restricted links, VPN disable requests, and suspicious email domains. Discover how to verify job opportunities safely.
Renting Your LinkedIn Account? The Bizarre New Scam Targeting Professionals
A Bengaluru professional exposes a bizarre new scam: scammers offering to rent LinkedIn accounts. Learn the red flags, understand the risks, and discover LinkedIn's security tools to protect your professional reputation.
Income Tax Refund Scam: How to Spot Fake Messages & Stay Safe
Scammers are weaponizing fake 'pending refund' SMS links to steal PAN, OTP, and login credentials, recently resulting in a ₹1.5 lakh theft from a single taxpayer. Learn how to spot fake messages and stay safe using only the official e-filing portal.
The Parcel You Never Ordered: The Dangerous New Scam Hiding in Your Delivery Notifications
A new scam exploits our habit of daily deliveries. Fraudsters posing as delivery agents use fake 'cancellation' OTPs and physical phone access to steal credentials and drain bank accounts — one victim lost ₹7.12 crore. Learn how to protect your digital front door.
Identifying and Avoiding the "Stock Market Trap": A Case Study in Investment Fraud
A Bengaluru-based fake call center posing as a stock market advisory firm used stolen data, mule accounts, and forged identities to cheat investors nationwide. Learn how the "stock market trap" works, how police dismantled the operation, and the red flags every investor must watch for.
How to Avoid the Parcel OTP Scam: A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Personal Data
The Parcel OTP scam uses fake delivery personnel to trick victims into sharing OTPs or handing over their phones, enabling fraudsters to drain bank accounts and steal personal data. One victim lost ₹7.12 crore. Learn the red flags, protective measures, and how to report the scam.
Your Bank Account vs. The LPG Scam: 5 Surprising Ways Fraudsters Are Exploiting Supply Fears
Fraudsters are exploiting LPG supply fears with APK malware, spoofed KYC messages, and mirror sites to drain bank accounts. Learn 5 ways scammers weaponize supply fears and how to verify and book LPG safely using only official channels.
Delhi Police Bust ₹16 Crore Cyber Fraud Racket: Inside the Shell Company Job Scam
Delhi Police dismantled a high-velocity cyber fraud network that laundered over ₹16 crore in eight days through shell companies and dummy directors. Learn how the job scam and OTP fraud pipeline worked, and how investigators traced 300+ complaints to one account.
Beyond the Headlines: The Reality of Digital Vulnerability in the Spotlight
Archana Puran Singh's sons lost a combined Rs 1.67 lakh to credit card scams, proving that wealth and fame are no shield against digital fraud. If celebrity households get hit twice, your own security urgently needs a reality check.
UPI Fraud Trends in India 2026: A Comprehensive Guide to RBI Alerts, New Scams, and Protection Strategies
UPI fraud in India is evolving fast in 2026, with RBI and NPCI flagging collect request scams, QR swaps, screen-share theft, fake customer care links, and SIM-swap takeovers. This guide breaks down the latest alerts, case trends, and practical protection strategies for users and merchants.
India to Deploy AI Against Money Mule Banking Fraud: A New Shield for Digital Transactions
India's government is deploying AI to combat money mule banking fraud through a landmark MoU between I4C and RBIH. Learn how MuleHunter.ai and real-time intelligence sharing will protect digital transactions across UPI and online banking platforms.
Interstate Investment Scam Busted: How Fraudsters Use Fake Trading Apps to Siphon Millions
An interstate syndicate using fake trading apps defrauded a Haryana victim of Rs 14.26 lakh by displaying fictitious Rs 33 crore profits, then demanding a "10% tax clearance" fee. Learn how this scam works, how police busted the network, and the red flags that could save your savings.
How Online Fraudsters Use Fake Apps to Siphon Bank Accounts: A Cybersecurity Deep Dive
Six cybercriminals operating from a forest hideout used fake RTO and gas utility apps to remotely hijack victims' phones and drain bank accounts. This deep dive explains how malicious APK side-loading and Accessibility Service abuse work, and how the Pratibimb portal helped police crack the case.