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More than one billion (100 crore) credentials were harvested by malware in the past 12 months alone. That figure does not include credentials stolen through phishing, data breaches or social engineering — only malware.

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In August 2025, an 82-year-old man living alone in Delhi — his children abroad — received a WhatsApp video call. The callers impersonated officers from the directorate of enforcement (ED) and the central bureau of investigation (CBI) and shared what appeared to be orders (forged) from the Supreme Court on screen.

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Something unsettling is happening on the highways in and around Mumbai. Organised gangs are posing as loan recovery agents, chasing down vehicles

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The offer sounds irresistible. A high-paying job in Thailand, free travel, fast visa processing and a real shot at building a life abroad. For young Indians struggling to find stable work, this kind of pitch doesn't just sound good. It sounds like a way out.

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Picture a thief trying to get into your home. The old-fashioned way — breaking the lock, smashing a window, forcing a weak door. That is what most of us imagine when we think of a break-in.

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Picture this. You are sitting in a café, having a conversation with a friend or quietly checking your bank balance on your phone.

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“Block your IP address on WhatsApp and you will get 100% protection from hackers.”

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The India AI Impact Summit 2026 brought together political leaders, technology chiefs, and policymakers at a moment many believe will shape the next chapter of human progress.

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For years, we were told not to click suspicious links. Don’t share one-time passcodes (OTPs). Don’t trust unknown callers. I also keep suggesting the same repeatedly. That advice still stands. However, with the ever-evolving cyberspace and the crimes it enables, it is no longer enough.

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It began, as many turning points do, with a strangely honest confession. Aditya Agarwal, one of Facebook’s earliest engineers and a former chief technology officer (CTO) of Dropbox

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The head of America’s cyber defence agency recently illustrated a risk that millions of people take every day — sharing sensitive information with public artificial intelligence (AI) tools without really thinking about where that data ends up.

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From fake marriage proposals to forged investment platforms, cyber fraud is increasingly driven by trust rather than technology. In one case, a software engineer was cheated of ₹1.53 crore by a man she met on a matrimonial website who posed as a wealthy businessman. He introduced his real wife as his sister, and emotionally manipulated her into taking loans using fabricated business crises. The scam surfaced only after repeated delays in marriage, leading to arrests.

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A few days ago, a friend shared a link with me. His son had received it while applying for a job with MahaMetro. At first glance, it looked like a routine recruitment form. The kind job seekers see every day. But something did not feel right.

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For a long time, we were told that the internet’s worst crimes lived deep in the shadows, buried inside the dark web, accessible only through Tor browsers and anonymous crypto wallets.

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Vedika, a 22-year-old engineering graduate, has been searching for her first job. She was contacted on LinkedIn by someone claiming to be a recruiter from a well-known IT services company.

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It started with a moment of confusion that felt almost trivial. A Mumbai-based accountant received a message from a colleague asking why he had sent her a strange photo link at a late hour. He hadn’t. A few hours later, his phone began ringing again, this time from family members.

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Today, almost everyone is connected to the online world—by choice, by necessity, or simply because modern systems leave us with little alternative.

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Bollywood star Dharmendra’s passing has brought many of his memorable stories, films and songs back into the spotlight on social media. Among them are several video clips created using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Every week, I track how fraudsters and cybercriminals from around the world adapt more quickly than regulators and remain several steps ahead of law enforcement agencies (LEAs). But a bigger danger is now emerging: a growing digital trust deficit. This is the widening gap between what citizens expect from digital systems — security, transparency and privacy — and what they actually experience: repeated data leaks, opaque processes and constant cyberattacks. Unfortunately, this loss of trust only makes it easier for cybercriminals and fraudsters to operate.

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