Fraud » Welcome To CYBER MITHRA

DoT’s new Initiative “FRI” to prevent CyberCrimes

In this column, I am going to tell you about the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by the Department of Telecommunications on the advice of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to prevent cyber crimes

Pensioner’s beware of new Life Certificate Scam

Last week, a senior reader I know called me and identified himself as an officer of the Pension Directorate and…

Cybercrimes committed using AI

This Article talks about the various cybercrimes done with the help of OpenAI’s ChatGPT software platform and the action taken by OpenAI to disrupt and prevent such crimes based on their published article.

Where to report or verify suspected cyber fraudsters?

I this article, I am listing the new features introduced by the central government to check suspected cyber fraudster or report a suspected fraudster in the cyber crime reporting portal(www.cybercrime.gov.in).

I am accused of cyber crime, what to do next?

In this article, I will talk about what must be your first steps to understand what cybercrime you are accused of, how to evaluate or check if its a valid or false/invalid complaint, what are your rights and obligations, Potential Defenses in Cybercrime Cases, What are your bail options, What happens after the investigations, and finally some important court cases which can help you defend yourself.

All you need to know about WhatsApp Cybercrimes

In this column, I am going to tell you about some of the major cyber crimes that are carried out using WhatsApp.

All you need to know about Ghibli scams

In this article, I discuss the various cyber frauds done by cyber criminals using Ghibli art or images or apps used to create it.

Bank account hacked, what should I do next?

In this Article, I talk about how your bank account can be hacked, what are the symptoms to know if your bank account is hacked, what are the next steps to do in case of bank account hack, precautionary measures you can take and finally what RBI says in case of bank account hack.

Why Is My Bank Account Frozen by Police? What to do next?

I this article, I am going to talk about what to do when your bank account frozen and why it gets freezed and what are the precautions one can take.

Introduction to India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act,2023

In this article, I am going to tell you about the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) of India. I will provide some key highlights of this act in simple language.