Secretariat
Secretariat follows the cases: cybercrime busts, scam-compound takedowns, arrests, and enforcement actions, from Indian state cyber cells to the betting and trafficking networks of Southeast Asia.
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Telegram Law Enforcement Data Request: How to Investigate Telegram
Telegram has no LERS portal — police request data by email under legal process. Identifiers, the data provided (IP, phone), and India's IT Rules timeline.
Indian Cyber Police Crack ₹1.27-Crore sophesticated android malware scam, arrest Alleged Mastermind in Cross-State Manhunt
Forensic financial tracing, digital-trail analysis and inter-state coordination helped Kanpur’s Cyber Crime unit dismantle a fraud network that allegedly weaponised fake government-scheme apps and SIM-swap attacks.
Facebook & Instagram LERS Portal: Police Data Request Guide
How police request Facebook, Instagram and Threads data via Meta's LERS portal at facebook.com/records: preservation, records requests, and emergencies.
Uttar Pradesh Police Busts organized inter-state cybercrime & mule account supply chain syndicate
9 Arrested, Over ₹14.87 Crore Frozen; Massive Haul of Bank Documents and IDs Recovered; many of arrested ones already had criminal history
Multiple Call Centers busted by Karnataka State Cyber Command - defrauding US Citizens
India has adopted a zero tolerance approach towards any organized syndicate, which is targeting foreign nationals. Every source input is taken seriously for a comprehensive crackdown
How India's CFCFRMS (1930) and the FBI's Recovery Asset Team handle online financial crimes
A step-by-step comparison of the financial-fraud interception machinery of the world's largest digital-payments market and the world's largest economy
Investment Scams Cost Americans $8.65 Billion in 2025 – A Stark Warning from FBI’s IC3 Annual Report
According to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 Internet Crime Report, investment-related fraud emerged as the single largest category of financial loss reported to the agency. Victims lost a staggering $8,648,617,756 (approximately ₹83,226 Crores) to investment scams in 2025 alone.
Cambodia's resturant chain owner arrested by Indian Cyber Police for involvement in illegal recruitment
The arrest of a 35-year-old Indian national in Madurai this week has exposed a telling artefact of Southeast Asia's cyber-slavery economy: an Indian restaurant chain operating inside the scam compounds themselves, allegedly doubling as logistical backbone for the trafficking of hundreds of Indian victims into forced online fraud.
Cyber Fraudster Arrested in Nalanda for Fake Char Dham Yatra Bookings
Fraudsters used online advertisements reach out victims who were willing to go on one of the India's most sought after pilgrimage circuit in high altitude Himalayas, Uttarakhand State
India's Jharkhand Police cracks down on International Child Exploitation Network Operating via Telegram
In a major breakthrough against transnational cybercrime, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Jharkhand Police has successfully dismantled a dark network involved in the trade and circulation of Online Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM).
Chargesheet filed against absconding Munna Singh aka Anand Singh - Indian's NIA cracks down on Cyber Slavery Racket of Cambodia
Chargesheet has been filed against mastermind Anand @ Munna Singh & 4 others before NIA special court in Patna in a case of trafficking of Indian youth & forcing them into cyber slavery in Cambodia. Anand is absconding while three co-accused are under arrest and one out on bail.
Indian Authorities Warn iPhone Users: Sophisticated Phishing Scam Targets Owners of Lost or Stolen Devices
Indian cybercrime authorities have issued a fresh alert over a targeted phishing operation that specifically preys on iPhone owners whose devices have recently been lost or stolen. Criminals who already possess the physical phone send convincing SMS messages pretending to be from Apple Support or Find My iPhone, claiming the device is temporarily switched off and urging the owner to click a link to secure their data.