Microsoft Emergency Update: Office Zero-Day CVE-2026-21509 Under Active Attack
Background and Timeline: Microsoft released an emergency out-of-band security update on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, was discovered and reported by Microsoft’s own internal security teams after they identified confirmed evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
US Crypto Fraud Sentence: Chinese Launderer Held for $36M Cambodia Scam
Background and Timeline: A U.S. federal court sentenced a Chinese national to 46 months in prison on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The sentencing follows a major investigation into a Cambodia-based scam operation that targeted hundreds of American investors. The accused had previously pleaded guilty in June 2025 to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting […]
Rajasthan High Court Limits Police Power: No Coercion of Banks in Cyber Probes
Background and Timeline: The Rajasthan High Court issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, expressing serious concern over the “unbridled power” exercised by police in cybercrime investigations. Justice Ashok Kumar Jain passed a slew of directions aimed at protecting innocent citizens and entities from harassment during technical probes. The court emphasized that the role […]
Ratlam Police Bust: International Fraud Ring Using Fake NGOs for Money Laundering
Background and Timeline: Madhya Pradesh police uncovered a sophisticated international fraud syndicate on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, following a cheating complaint by a local professor in Ratlam. The investigation initially focused on a localized cheating case but rapidly expanded as technical evidence pointed toward a massive cross-border network. The syndicate had been operating for months, using […]
Bhubaneswar Cyber Bust: Andhra Pradesh Man Held for ₹30 Lakh Digital Arrest Fraud
Background and Timeline: The Bhubaneswar Cyber Crime Unit announced the arrest of an interstate operative on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in connection with a major “digital arrest” racket. The investigation followed a complaint from a local woman who had been subjected to intense psychological manipulation earlier this month. Authorities tracked the digital footprints of the extortion […]
₹21 Lakh Recovered: Khanna Police Bust MSME Loan Fraud Ring with Three Arrests
Background and Timeline: The Khanna Cybercrime Police achieved a rare success in digital fraud recovery on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, returning the full defrauded amount to a local victim. The investigation began after an FIR was registered on January 13 by Dr. Gurjeet Singh, a resident of Karamsar Rara Sahib. The breakthrough occurred within two weeks […]
Gurgaon Partnership Fraud: Businessman Arrested for ₹67 Lakh Industrial
Background and Timeline: The Economic Offences Wing II (EOW II) of the Gurgaon police achieved a major breakthrough on Sunday, January 25, 2026, with the arrest of a 37-year-old businessman. The case originated from a formal complaint registered on November 26, 2024, at the Kherki Daula police station involving a long-standing financial betrayal. The suspect had […]
Ahmedabad CaaS Bust: Police Disrupt Backend Infrastructure of Global Fraud Syndicates
Background and Timeline: The Cyber Centre of Excellence of CID Crime, Gandhinagar, executed a targeted crackdown on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, to dismantle a burgeoning “Cybercrime-as-a-Service” (CaaS) hub. The operation was initiated following a multi-month technical analysis of digital trails left by various extortion and phishing syndicates across Gujarat. Investigators successfully pinpointed the backend infrastructure to […]