Tag: Cyber Fraud

Odisha Crime Branch released a video showing the modus operandi adopted by the fraudsters to defraud people and urged citizens to report any cyber fraud within one hour of the crime, terming it as ‘golden hour’.

The police have seized Rs 1.69 lakh in cash, 14 ATM cards of different banks, 39 SIM cards and 10 mobile phones from the possession of the accused persons. 

The cyber fraudsters are using innovative techniques via social media, mobile phone calls and SMS to cheat people.

As per reports, cyber fraudsters mopped up around Rs 50,000 from the bank account of the ASI’s wife on the pretext of credit card activation/validation.

During the investigation, they found that the threat actor was able to leave most parts of the attack under the radar by separating the attack into several small files, most of which had very low detection rates by (antivirus) engines, "with the final stage leading to Purple Fox rootkit infection".

Cyber fraudsters are on the prowl as Odisha is witnessing a spike in online crimes. Fraudsters are alluring people with several tempting schemes and are looting their savings. Several such cases have come to the fore in recent times posing a challenge to the Cyber Police.

A couple from Baligohiri village under Balasore’s Nilagiri area sat on dharna in front the IndusInd Bank’s branch office in Balasore accusing the staff of swindling money from their fixed deposit and saving accounts, on Thursday.

The fraudster who made on attempt to cheat Crime Branch Additional DG Sanjeev Panda is said to be the third wanted accused involved in the high-profile OCAC CEO WhatsApp hacking case. 

Microsoft has introduced four new security, compliance and identity certifications, of which the accredited certification for Fundamentals will be offered at zero-cost for any individual who attends the associated training through this initiative.

Once installed, the Joker malware immediately begins spying on the user’s phone, steals information and sends it back to the hackers remotely.

It may be noted here that the Odisha Crime Branch had sought the help of Delhi Police to ascertain whether Paschal is the same accused who hacked Pattnaik’s WhatsApp account on November 9 and defrauded lakhs of rupees from his contacts by sending them distress messages.

The majority of the online shops used for skimming identified by the NCSC had been compromised via a known vulnerability in Magento, a popular e-commerce platform.

Raval Bhavik, a notorious cyber fraud has been nabbed by the Rourkela Police from Gujarat for allegedly defrauding a large sum of money from an unsuspecting man in the Steel City.

In the latest development in the WhatsApp account hack of Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) CEO, Manoj Kumar Patnaik, Odisha Crime Branch on Wednesday confirmed the involvement of Nigerian nationals.

NCRB report said cyber crimes increased by 30 per cent in Odisha in 2020 compared to the figures in the previous year.