Digital Arrest scams: CBI conducts searches at over 80 locations across India
In a major crackdown on the cybercrime infrastructure facilitating Digital Arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched more than 80 locations across the country over the past week in connection with 200-plus cases. It has arrested two accused so far — Naresh from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Sanjib Saha of Kolkata, West Bengal. These accounts were used for laundering about ₹2 crore of suspected proceeds of crime, the CBI said.Fraudulent websiteRecently, the agency unearthed a fraudulent website with a URL deceptively similar to the official website of the Supreme Court.
- ▪In a major crackdown on the cybercrime infrastructure facilitating Digital Arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched more than 80 locations across the country over the past week in connection with 200-plus cases.
- ▪It has arrested two accused so far — Naresh from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Sanjib Saha of Kolkata, West Bengal.
- ▪These accounts were used for laundering about ₹2 crore of suspected proceeds of crime, the CBI said.Fraudulent websiteRecently, the agency unearthed a fraudulent website with a URL deceptively similar to the official website of the Supreme
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In a major crackdown on the cybercrime infrastructure facilitating Digital Arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched more than 80 locations across the country over the past week in connection with 200-plus cases. It has arrested two accused so far — Naresh from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Sanjib Saha of Kolkata, West Bengal. What is ‘digital arrest scam’ and how can you protect yourself?Under Operation Chakra-VI, the agency formed 60 special teams and conducted coordinated searches in Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Karnataka, and Odisha.“The searches were carried out as part of an ongoing investigation aimed at dismantling a targeted operational…
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