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Cyber fraud

How the scams actually work, what the police or courts have said, and the details worth treating as confirmed.

4 stories on Cyber fraud, with original writing, linked sources and a little context.

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A sandstone Reserve Bank of India office building in Mumbai with cars parked along the street in front.

Explained: Will banks have to repay digital arrest scam victims? What the Supreme Court has proposed

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

The domed central wing of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, with trees in the foreground.

‘What is wrong with these victims?’ CJI Surya Kant asks why educated people still fall for digital arrest scams

29 Oct2 min read4 sources

A dark smartphone lying on a wooden table with its SIM tray pulled out, a nano SIM card and an ejector pin beside it, in an AI-generated representative image.

WhatsApp SIM binding explained: why your messaging apps may need the SIM inside your phone from January 1

Explained22 Oct3 min read5 sources

The cream-coloured colonial-era facade of the State Bank of India’s Chandni Chowk branch in Old Delhi, with blue SBI signboards in English and Hindi.

SBI data leak explained: what was exposed in 3,897 customer records, and what account holders should do

Explained21 Oct2 min read8 sources