Cops suspect crooks created new profile in victim’s name and linked it to bank accounts using personal details; when he later checked his bank account, he was left with just Rs 276, with the remaining amount siphoned off through unauthorised transactions
14 May,2025 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
India-Pakistan tensions
Pak, Bangladesh, and Middle Eastern countries behind 1.5 crore attempts since Pahalgam attack, say Maharashtra Cyber officials; officials revealed that 1.5 crore cyber attacks were carried out after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, but only 150 proved successful
13 May,2025 08:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Maharashtra Cyber cracks down on offensive social media posts, seizing phones and hunting six more suspects in a scandal rocking digital platforms
13 May,2025 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Addressing reporters, a senior official of Maharashtra Cyber debunked claims of hackers stealing data from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, hacking aviation and municipal systems, and targeting the Election Commission website
12 May,2025 09:48 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The complainant, Sanjay Kishore Prajapati, 37, said he was browsing Facebook when he encountered the link promising expert guidance on stock market trading
11 May,2025 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Authorities have advised citizens to remain cautious and avoid clicking on unknown links; the message — bearing religious overtones and a hacking declaration—was prominently visible on the homepage, prompting immediate action from the civic body’s IT department
11 May,2025 08:04 AM IST | Ulhasnagar | Aishwarya Iyer
The State Cyber Department has put response measures in place combating co-ordinated attempts to disrupt essential services; earlier this month, Maharashtra Cyber issued a confidential advisory to key government departments and critical sectors, titled “Echoes of Pahalgam”
11 May,2025 07:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Masters of Science degree in chemical sciences launched in collaboration with America’s Saint Louis University; programme to offer students dual degrees from both the universities
10 May,2025 07:42 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mira Road men reveal how they were lured to Chinese cyber-fraud factories that use AI deepfakes, fake love, and fake Facebook IDs to scam Americans. At these digital sweatshops, recruits are handed thick script booklets and told to memorise lines designed to trap mostly young Americans and Europeans
10 May,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Maharashtra Cyber is a cybercrime detection agency under the state police force. It serves as a nodal office for cybercrime investigation and cybersecurity maintenance in the state
09 May,2025 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
