India’s busts online gaming betting scam ring; Mahadev, Lotus, MY99 apps used

5 October 2026

Source:UP Police

India’s UP Police have arrested two people and placed one juvenile under watch in an alleged online gaming and betting fraud that used fake social media ads, WhatsApp and WATI groups, and sites including Mahadev Game, Lotus Game, MY99 and MY REDDY 99. Officers seized ₹15 lakh in cash and digital evidence of crores in transactions.

ETAWAH: Etawah Police have arrested two people and placed one juvenile under police watch in an alleged syndicate that cheated victims through online gaming and betting websites, the Uttar Pradesh Police said on 4 October 2026.

Officers recovered ₹15 lakh in cash, four mobile phones, a Dell laptop, bank cheque books, ATM cards and identity documents.

Digital data linked to gaming accounts and transactions worth crores of rupees was also seized.

A black Scorpio used by the suspects was impounded.

Apps and platforms used

Sources say the syndicate pushed fake ads on social media for online gaming and betting sites named Mahadev Game, Lotus Game, MY99 and MY REDDY 99.

After contact, victims were added to WhatsApp and WATI app groups, then given gaming IDs and passwords.

Modus operandi

Sources say the group first showed small wins to build trust, then asked victims to keep depositing money through fake QR codes and mule bank accounts.

When anyone tried to withdraw, the gaming ID was blocked and the deposited money was taken.

Police are still tracing bank accounts and other members from the seized digital data.

Alleged ringleader Sumit Sahu of Jhansi remains at large, with a ₹25,000 reward declared for his arrest.

OpenAI Disclosed ChatGPT User Content, Including Prompts and Files, in 88 Government Requests

OpenAI disclosed user content, including text and files entered into or generated by its services, in response to 88 government requests in January–June 2026, covering 130 accounts. The company received 146 content requests, typically search warrants, and produced data in about 60 percent of them, plus 620 non-content requests for subscriber records. Ordinary requests more than doubled from late 2025. No country breakdown is given. U.S. national security demands totaled 250–499.

12 Nov 2026

Cybersecurity

CyberStrike AI - Detection for Defenders: Scripting, Tempo and Residue

CyberStrike is a free, open-source AI agent for offensive security that pairs any LLM with 56+ tools, including a 40,000-line Windows post-exploitation module. A source-code reading of commit a5ed1e0 (v1.1.16) shows every Windows action runs through five fixed wrappers after a hard-coded five-process capability probe, leaving default cs-* and CyberStrike* artefacts. Includes Sigma, Suricata, YARA and KQL detections and a response playbook.

4 Nov 2026

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Checklist in the Agentic Hacking Era

Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant say threat actors are now using agentic offensive frameworks such as ARTEX and PentAGI in real intrusions, moving from first stolen account to deep access in hours, sometimes 15 minutes. With CERT-In already warning of AI-assisted payment API hijacking at Indian NBFCs and fintechs, here is a checklist built on Google's five defence layers and CERT-In's controls.

2 Nov 2026