Jaipur Cyber Crime Watch: Fake Trading Platforms, ATM Fraud Rings, and a Statewide SIM Purge
Jaipur & Rajasthan · Coverage through mid-to-late July 2026 Rajasthan’s cyber crime units have had a busy few weeks — a ₹50 crore fake trading racket, a five-state ATM fraud gang, and a statewide operation that has already blocked over a lakh SIM cards. Here’s a roundup of what’s been happening in and around Jaipur. […]
CID Crime Branch Cracks Down on Fake Hotel Booking Scams During Rath Yatra
As lakhs of devotees converged on Puri for Rath Yatra 2026, Odisha’s Crime Branch was running a quieter, parallel operation online — hunting down and shutting fake hotel booking sites before they could empty a pilgrim’s wallet. In a significant cyber safety push timed to this year’s Rath Yatra, the Cyber Crime Unit of Odisha’s […]
Operation Cy-Vajra: Inside UP Police’s Weeklong Strike That Traced a ₹1,158-Crore Cyber Fraud Web
Nearly 800 arrests, over 800 fresh FIRs, and more than a thousand crore rupees in traced fraud — Operation Cy-Vajra is shaping up to be one of the largest state-level cybercrime offensives India has seen this year. Uttar Pradesh Police has wrapped up the first phase of “Cy-Vajra,” a statewide, week-long crackdown on cyber fraud […]
Surat Cyber Crime Cell Busts Interstate Investment Scam, Arrests Five in ₹26.2 Lakh Fraud Case
A fake share-trading app, a WhatsApp group full of “tips,” and a rented bank account trail stretching across two states — that’s the anatomy of the latest cyber fraud case cracked by Surat’s Cyber Crime Cell. In a significant move against organised digital fraud, the Surat City Cyber Crime Cell has taken down an interstate […]
The Kudankulam Data Breach: Why Your Cybersecurity Is Only as Strong as Your Weakest Vendor
858,000 files. Nuclear plant blueprints. A “partial breach” traced back to a third-party vendor’s data centre. This is what happens when an organisation’s security is only as strong as its weakest contractor — and it is a lesson every business, not just those tied to critical infrastructure, needs to take seriously. What Happened A ransomware […]
Telangana Tops India in Cybercrime FIRs — Even as Fraud Hits ₹1,524 Cr
A state that files more cybercrime cases than anywhere else in the country also managed to cut its losses by a fifth in a single year. The DGP says that’s not enough — and that policing itself is about to be redefined by this one crime category. ₹1,524 Cr Fraud losses, 2025 ↓ 20% Loss […]
Scattered Spider Hackers Get Bail 5.5 Years for the £29M TfL Breach
Two teenagers behind one of the UK’s most disruptive cyberattacks were undone by a food delivery order — and became the second people ever convicted under Britain’s most serious hacking law. 5.5 yrseach, Woolwich Crown Court £29Min losses & recovery costs 2nd everSection 3ZA conviction On 16 July 2026, a judge at Woolwich Crown Court […]
Inside Operation Cy-Vajra: How UP Police Traced a ₹1,158-Crore Fraud Network
A seven-day statewide crackdown turned scattered cybercrime complaints into a mapped financial network — 773 accused, one dismantled mule-account economy, and a test of whether the momentum holds. ₹1,158.7 CrFraud traced 773Accused arrested 7 DaysDuration of drive How the Operation Came Together The campaign was launched under Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna, framed as […]
75 Arrests, ₹3.4 Crore Frozen: What Varanasi’s ‘Cyber Vajra’ Drive Reveals About India’s Cybercrime Fight
The Headline Numbers Uttar Pradesh Police’s ‘Cyber Vajra’ enforcement drive in Varanasi has notched up a striking scorecard: 75 alleged cybercriminals arrested across 39 separate cybercrime cases, and ₹3.4 crore in fraud-linked funds frozen along the way. But the more revealing part of the story isn’t the arrest count — it’s where police chose to […]
Inside the Rs 46.16 Lakh WhatsApp Trading Scam: How Surat’s Cyber Cell Is Cracking Down on Fake Investment Rackets
The Case That Sparked This Story The Surat City Cyber Crime Cell recently arrested a 30-year-old man accused of helping move money for an online investment fraud that cost one complainant Rs 46.16 lakh. The playbook, according to officials, was depressingly familiar: the victim was added to a WhatsApp group where “experts” shared share market […]