Noida, April 9 (IANS) Police in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar have achieved a major success in its crackdown on cybercrime with the Cyber Crime Police Station team on Thursday busting a fake call centre operating in Sector-16, Noida, and arresting 16 accused, officials said.The gang used to trap foreign nationals through paid online advertisements and defraud them by instilling fear of hacking and data theft.According to the police, the action was carried out based on local intelligence and technical…
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Jaipur, March 11 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Branch of the Rajasthan Police has issued a detailed advisory urging citizens to remain calm and act swiftly in case of erroneous UPI transactions. The advisory comes amid rising instances of digital payment fraud and mistaken transfers in the era of Digital India.Officials said that while UPI-based payments have made transactions seamless, they also demand vigilance. Mistakes such as entering incorrect details or acting in haste can result in funds…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The government on Wednesday advised railway pensioners to remain vigilant against scammers who are sending messages claiming to update pension payment orders (PPOs) or service records. The Railways Ministry said that it has come to notice that certain cyber fraudsters are making fake phone calls and sending SMS/WhatsApp messages in the name of Railway officials, “seeking personal and financial details on the pretext of PPO updates, KYC verification, additional pensi…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking framing of comprehensive guidelines to curb the growing menace of frauds perpetrated through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Issuing notice, a bench of the Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought responses from the Union government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on the plea filed by retired Central governm…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Parliament that Aadhaar-based authentication, multi-layer cybersecurity, and anti-fraud measures led to the deactivation of 3.03 crore suspicious user IDs in train ticket booking in 2025, ensuring seamless booking for genuine users.In a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said that 60.43 billion (6,043 crore) on malicious bot requests were blocked in six months (till December 2025), protecting the…