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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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Google & Gmail Law Enforcement Data Request (LERS): Police & Government Guide
Law Enforcement Resources26 Jun 2026

Google & Gmail Law Enforcement Data Request (LERS): Police & Government Guide

How police use Google's LERS portal at lers.google.com: register your agency, the subpoena, court-order and warrant ladder, preservation, and emergencies.

Official platform law-enforcement guidelines (see article sources).Read
Indian Police Bust Gang Abusing Google Firebase and Hostinger in $4.6 Million Sideloaded Android Malware Scam
Global Trends26 Jun 2026

Indian Police Bust Gang Abusing Google Firebase and Hostinger in $4.6 Million Sideloaded Android Malware Scam

A single malicious APK disguised as a Mahanagar Gas utility file led investigators from one victim's drained bank account to 12.4 million intercepted text messages, 111 counterfeit apps, and a six-member ring operating out of Jharkhand, Bihar, and Delhi.

Official Press Release, West Cyber Police Station, Bandra, Mumbai, MaharashtraRead
Digital Professionalism in Medicine: What AIIMS’s New Social Media Guidelines Mean for You
Laws and Policies (India)26 Jun 2026

Digital Professionalism in Medicine: What AIIMS’s New Social Media Guidelines Mean for You

By a fellow future doctor, for every MBBS, MD, DM, and MCh student navigating the wards and the web

AIIMSRead
Indian CERT Moves From Warnings to War Games as Frontier AI Reshapes the Cyber Threat
Cybersecurity25 Jun 2026

Indian CERT Moves From Warnings to War Games as Frontier AI Reshapes the Cyber Threat

How CERT-In is protecting Indian Cyberspace the in an era of machine-speed attacks and Mythos

Official Release, CERT-InRead
Quantum Sensing Technologies Introduce New Cyber Risks for Australian Organisations
Global Trends24 Jun 2026

Quantum Sensing Technologies Introduce New Cyber Risks for Australian Organisations

ASD and ACSC primer warns leaders to guard against sensor tampering, data spoofing and supply-chain threats as precision quantum devices move into real-world use — and offers lessons the world can learn

Quantum technology primer by Australian Signals DirectorateRead
Defence Ministry Opens Doors to Young Talent: Six Professionals to Join India's National Security Mission
Internship and Job Opportunities22 Jun 2026

Defence Ministry Opens Doors to Young Talent: Six Professionals to Join India's National Security Mission

The Ministry of Defence invites young experts in international relations, cybersecurity, law, economics and media to serve the nation — a small cohort with an outsized role in shaping India's strategic future.

official advertisement (F. No. A-19020/02/2026-D(Estt.I/Gp.I)) Read
Kantara Actress Rukmini Vasanth Files Cybercrime Case Over AI-Generated Deepfakes; Three Arrested
Cybercrime Trends (News)21 Jun 2026

Kantara Actress Rukmini Vasanth Files Cybercrime Case Over AI-Generated Deepfakes; Three Arrested

Karnataka's Cyber Command says investigators traced a special team to apprehend three accused in a case that has alarmed the film fraternity. AI was used to create objectionable images

Official Press Release, Karnataka State Cyber CommandRead
India Unveils Four Digital Platforms to Secure Internet Infrastructure as NIXI Marks 23 Years
Internet Governance20 Jun 2026

India Unveils Four Digital Platforms to Secure Internet Infrastructure as NIXI Marks 23 Years

An AI-powered screening system and a new domain auction portal are among the tools unveiled as the National Internet Exchange of India marks its 23rd anniversary, amid a broader push to secure the country's digital infrastructure.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2275446&reg=48&lang=1Read
Google Pay’s merchant KYC bypassed to build nationwide mule networks, Indian police investigation reveals loopholes in customer onboarding
Global Trends20 Jun 2026

Google Pay’s merchant KYC bypassed to build nationwide mule networks, Indian police investigation reveals loopholes in customer onboarding

Under the guidance of the SP Nagar, supervision of the CO Kotwali, and leadership of the SHO Kotwali, the Cyber Commando SI Upendra Singh, District Anti-Theft Team Gorakhpur, SI Aditya Kumar Pandey with Kotwali Team, arrested 3 accused, who were involved in bypassing Google Pay's onboarding process.

Official Press Release, Gorakhpur, UPRead
India’s ED Launches Major Crackdown on Crypto-Enabled Unauthorized Cross-Border Transfers
Cybercrime Trends (News)20 Jun 2026

India’s ED Launches Major Crackdown on Crypto-Enabled Unauthorized Cross-Border Transfers

Cryptocurrency is one of the major risks to any Government of the world, owing to it anonymous and complex nature of 'asset' transfer.

Official Press Release dated 19 June 2026 issued by the Directorate of Enforcement, Bengaluru ZonalRead
Proton VPN Sees Over 120% Jump in Daily Registrations from India Amid Temporary Telegram Access Restriction
Internet Governance19 Jun 2026

Proton VPN Sees Over 120% Jump in Daily Registrations from India Amid Temporary Telegram Access Restriction

Google trends showed breakout in keywords like Download Proton VPN, Proxy for Telegram.

Official Handle of Protonmail GMRead
Cambodia Takes Bold Regulatory Action: Moves to Block Discord, in Major Crackdown on Online Gambling and Cybercrime
Global Trends17 Jun 2026

Cambodia Takes Bold Regulatory Action: Moves to Block Discord, in Major Crackdown on Online Gambling and Cybercrime

Cambodia's telecom regulator ordered ISPs to block Discord and Patreon in a crackdown on online-gambling and pig-butchering scam networks. Here's what happened, and why.

Official Cambodian government announcement (Telecommunications RegulatorRead