Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has advised citizens to remain vigilant against cybercriminals exploiting flash sales, season discounts, clearance sales, and exclusive online offers to defraud unsuspecting shoppers. TGCSB Director Shikha Goel said on Monday that fraudsters create fake websites, impersonate popular e-commerce brands, circulate misleading advertisements on social media, and send fraudulent links through WhatsApp, SMS, and email, offering produ…
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Hyderabad, July 8 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has cracked a Rs 4.70 crore WhatsApp Boss fraud and arrested two mule account holders and agents. The TGCSB said on Wednesday that it took up the investigation following a complaint that an unknown fraudster impersonated the company’s Managing Director by creating a WhatsApp profile using the Managing Director’s name and photograph and committed the fraud.According to TGCSB Director Shikha Goel, the case was registered under Se…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has alerted citizens, government departments, public sector organisations, private companies, and business establishments about an emerging cyber fraud trend known as the “Boss Scam” or CEO Impersonation Fraud. As per an advisory issued by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), cybercriminals are targeting senior executives, government officials, business owners, and organisational leaders through malicious file…
Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) conducted ‘Operation Crackdown 2.0’ across the state to monitor cyber offenders who were arrested in the past to prevent repeat offences and continued involvement in illegal activities, a senior official said on Sunday.The TGCSB, in coordination with law & order police, launched the crackdown on Saturday.During 2024–2025, a total of 3,567 cybercrime accused were arrested across Telangana. From this pool of 614 accus…
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has arrested five cyber criminals closely associated with a cyber fraud syndicate operating from Cambodia, defrauding Indian citizens of crores of rupees, a senior official said on Wednesday.The arrested accused are from Hyderabad, Warangal, and Uttar Pradesh.According to TGCSB Director Shikha Goel, Syed Ashraf Ali was intercepted at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, on Tuesday when he was trying to carry 198 SIM …
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) rescued a five-year-old girl and arrested her cousin, who was sexually abusing her.TGCSB Director Shikha Goel said on Tuesday that they arrested a 19-year-old accused in a Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) case.The incident came to light after the Child Protection Unit (CPU) of TGCSB analysed evidence received through the CSEAM tipline, which also indicated that the parents may be unaware of the abuse.The…
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) The Telangana police on Wednesday launched ‘Operation Crackdown’, a special operation to break the cybercrime network across the state.Conceived by Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), ‘Operation Crackdown’ will involve a series of operations over the next few months, wherein the TGCSB, in collaboration with districts and commissionerates, will target the crime-criminal networks and Cybercrime ecosystem in the state so as to dismantle them and control cybercr…
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has apprehended six accused in three cases of cyber fraud involving over Rs 16 crore, during an operation conducted in Kerala and Bengaluru. TGCSB director Shikha Goel said on Tuesday that TGCSB organised a coordinated operation as part of its ongoing investigation into cybercrimes and to apprehend the accused individuals involved.Two teams were dispatched to Kerala, and one team to Bengaluru. They successfully apprehended six …
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 34 cyber offenders during a special one-day operation across the State.Those arrested include 24 accused involved in repeated Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) offences and 10 mule account holders involved in multiple cyber frauds within and outside Telangana.A total of 18 teams participated in the operation which was primarily focused on in and around Hyderabad city and other district units.TGCSB direc…
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) and the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen action against digital film piracy. They agreed to establish a structured, technology-driven, and coordinated framework to combat digital film piracy and online copyright violations, particularly affecting the Telugu film industry.The MoU was signed by Shikha Goel, Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, and Daggu…