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330,000+ Daily Users Overnight, Jack Dorsey’s BitChat App Explodes in India with 85% of Global Downloads
Global Trends25 Jul 2026

330,000+ Daily Users Overnight, Jack Dorsey’s BitChat App Explodes in India with 85% of Global Downloads

Bitchat is a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over bluetooth mesh networks. no internet required, no servers, no phone numbers.

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Kerala Designates Cyber Operations Division as State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C)
Laws and Policies (India)24 Jul 2026

Kerala Designates Cyber Operations Division as State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C)

S4C is the structured state-level arm of India’s national cybercrime coordination framework. In Kerala, it formalises and strengthens the role of the Police Cyber Operations Division as the official state nodal body for cybercrime coordination with I4C.

G.O.(Ms) No. 131/2026/HOMERead
Maharashtra declares Maha Cyber Office as State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C)
Cybercrime Trends (News)24 Jul 2026

Maharashtra declares Maha Cyber Office as State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C)

In a major step to strengthen its fight against cybercrime, the state government has upgraded its existing cyber infrastructure. The State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) is required in India to act as a localized, data-driven defense mechanism against the country's surging, localized, and sophisticated cyber-crimes

Home Department GRRead
Investiate AI Generated Image - a practical guide
AI Updates23 Jul 2026

Investiate AI Generated Image - a practical guide

Meta's invisible watermark system remains in place "even when cropped, compressed, resized, or a screenshot is taken".

AI Research Team, Ministry of Cyber AffairsRead
How Starlink Became the Unkillable Wi-Fi for a $114 Billion Crime Empire
Global Trends23 Jul 2026

How Starlink Became the Unkillable Wi-Fi for a $114 Billion Crime Empire

As of mid-2026, SpaceX has approximately 10,787+ active Starlink satellites in orbit. SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded.

UNODCRead
Gujarat's Deputy CM addresses 5,300 bank branches across the State to strengthen fight against cyber crime
Cybercrime Trends (News)23 Jul 2026

Gujarat's Deputy CM addresses 5,300 bank branches across the State to strengthen fight against cyber crime

A high-level video conference was held by the Deputy Chief Minister of the State, Shri Harsh Sanghavi, to provide necessary guidance and instructions on ensuring a more effective response against cyber financial fraud, strengthening the 1930 helpline further, implementing strict controls on mule accounts, and real-time coordination between banks and Gujarat Police.

PTIRead
Assam Notifies State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) Under CID to Combat Digital Frauds
Laws and Policies (India)23 Jul 2026

Assam Notifies State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) Under CID to Combat Digital Frauds

State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) in India, an initiative to enhance state-level digital crime fighting and law enforcement synergy.

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“Intelligence-as-a-Service”: The Corporate Insider Threat Fueling Cybercriminals
Global Trends22 Jul 2026

“Intelligence-as-a-Service”: The Corporate Insider Threat Fueling Cybercriminals

A new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals how transnational organized crime is commodifying corporate and government data, turning rogue employees into critical nodes in the global cybercrime ecosystem.

UNODCRead
Cyber Crime Police Arrest Man for Online Trade in Child and Adult Pornography on Telegram
Cybercrime Trends (News)22 Jul 2026

Cyber Crime Police Arrest Man for Online Trade in Child and Adult Pornography on Telegram

Telegram and Telegram X groups and channels were used to share Adult and child pornography videos, photographs and their links through various channels at rates of ₹99 and ₹150 each.

Press Note, UP PoliceRead
India identifies new scam compound in Myanmar, Government successfully rescues two youths
Cybercrime Trends (News)21 Jul 2026

India identifies new scam compound in Myanmar, Government successfully rescues two youths

After demolition of the infamous K K Park, Myanmar has seen development of new scam compounds bordering Thailand. Government shares location of scam compound.

Official Press Release, Karnataka State Cyber CommandRead
AI enabled Reverse Engineering vs. Obfuscated SDK: How AI Agents Are Now Cracking Hunter’s Defenses
Cybersecurity18 Jul 2026

AI enabled Reverse Engineering vs. Obfuscated SDK: How AI Agents Are Now Cracking Hunter’s Defenses

In the escalating cat-and-mouse game of Android security, one native library has stood out for its brutal effectiveness: libhunter.so from the popular root/hook/tampering detector com.zhenxi.hunter (Hunter). By mid-2026, its combination of heavy obfuscation, dynamic JNI trickery, and multi-layered runtime self-checks had made traditional static analysis painfully slow and error-prone. Manual reverse engineering felt like navigating a minefield blindfolded.

Research : AI & Cyber SecurityRead
Meta Mandates AI Disclosure Labels for Ads Targeting India
Laws and Policies (India)16 Jul 2026

Meta Mandates AI Disclosure Labels for Ads Targeting India

Meta now requires advertisers running campaigns in India to declare if their ads use AI-generated or AI-edited media, adding an “AI info” label to boost transparency under the country’s new synthetic content rules.

Public Policy Research from Ministry of Cyber AffairsRead